Section 3: China
Classical China-Huang He River (geographically isolated) Invaders-north The Great Wall-built for protection. Ethical systems-Confucianism and Taoism Chinese forms of Buddhism spread throughout Asia INTRODUCTION
CONFUCIANISM
Confucius Chinese scholar Urges harmony ethical system
1.ruler & subject 2.father & son 3.husband & wife 4.older & younger brother 5.friend & friend 5 BASIC RELATIONSHIPS
Children should practice respect for parents & ancestors Filial piety
Belief that humans are good, not bad Respect for elders Code of politeness Emphasis on education Ancestor worship SOCIAL ORDER
GOVERNMENT
Laid groundwork for creation of bureaucracy Civil service – those who run government Required testing Confucian government
advancement – must be educated to advance governed by dynasties Mandate of Heaven Government
DAOISM (TAOISM)
Laozi Dao – universal force that guided all things (the way) Natural Order human failure – argue about wrong or right instead of following the way
live humbly seek simple life and inner peace live in harmony with nature Basic Concepts
Humility Simple life and inner peace Harmony with nature IMPACT ON CHINESE CULTURE AND VALUES
OTHER
2 powers Yin – all that is cold, dark, soft, mysterious Yang – warm, bright, hard, clear balance forces opposites for Confucianism and Taoism Yin and Yang
Qin Shi Huangdi built the Great Wall as a line of defense against invasions. Migratory invaders raided Chinese settlements from the north. Great wall
Paper Collar harness Windmills Movable type Gun powder Magnetic compass INVENTIONS
The Silk Road-trade and contact between China and other cultures as far away as Rome. TRADE
Civil service system Paper Porcelain Silk CONTRIBUTIONS