Unification of China Confucius and the Social Order 5 Basic relationships Ruler and subject Father and son Husband and wife Older brother and younger brother Friend and friend ofilial piety obureaucracy

Other Ethical Systems Laozi Natural order Dao De Jing (The Way of Virtue) “the Way” guides all things Daoism alchemy, astronomy and medicine

Legalists Highly efficient and powerful government Hanfeizi and Li Si were founders of Legalism Rich rewards Stressed punishments more than rewards I Ching Solve ethical or practical problems Throwing coins, interpreting results, reading oracle or prediction Yin and Yang Cold, dark, soft and mysterious Warm, bright, hard and clear Rhythm of the universe

Qin Dynasty  Shi Huangdi  Halted internal battles  Defeated invaders  Crushed political opposition  Relocated noble families  Murdered Confucius scholars  Established autocracy  Highway network  Standards for writing, law, currency and weights  Irrigation, trade, harsh taxes

The Great Wall of China  Poor peasants worked for nothing  Made to protect its border The Han Dynasty Emerged