Haley Daniel Catherine Meyer Merrill King AP World History 3rd period Confucianism Haley Daniel Catherine Meyer Merrill King AP World History 3rd period

Beliefs of Confucianism Not an actual religion but a belief system Did not have a god, followed the teachings of Confucius Did not believe in any type of afterlife or resurrection

Beliefs of Confucianism Believed the God of Heaven appointed rulers Believed each person had a role in life and should know their place Parallel between the family and the state Men were inherently good

Practice of Confucianism No specific rules or practices Followed certain ethical principles Filial Piety Education Benevolence Nonviolence Loyalty Justice

Rituals Li- proper way to behave in certain situations Ex. Bowing before an elder, taking shoes off before entering a house Marriage, birth, coming of age, death Teacher’s day- ceremony to honor Confucius Made sacrifices to “Heaven”

Role of Women Had no real power of control Were taught how to manage a house, etiquette, humility and self-discipline Main duty to was have children, particularly boys

Major Texts The Analects were sayings of Confucius written down by his followers Ex. "Anyone learning without thought is lost; anyone thinking but not learning is in peril." (on education) "Have no friends not equal to yourself.”

Missionary Work Groups of masters and disciples studied together and set out to change the ideas and behavior of society during Warring States period Missionaries worked to convert people to follow Confucianism

Diffusion of Confucianism Originated in China Spread to Japan and Korea *See map

Contacts with Other Religions Buddhism spread into China near the end of the Han Dynasty (c. 220 CE) and later spread to Japan Buddhism ultimately takes over as most powerful religion in China

Quotations of Confucianism “To be able to under all circumstances to practice five things constitutes perfect virtue; these five things are gravity, generosity of soul, sincerity, earnest and kindness.” –Confucius “When we see a man of contrary character, we should turn inward and examine ourselves.” -Confucius

Bibliography http://eawc.evansville.edu/anthology/analects.htm http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~wldciv/world_civ_reader/world_civ_reader_1/confucius.html http://www.quotationspage.com/quotes/Confucius/ http://www.load-islam.com/artical_det.php?artical_id=353&section=indepth&subsection=Belief

Bibliography http://staff.washington.edu/jcmills/SLIS/500time.html Illustrated Dictionary of Religions, Philip Wilkinson pg. 68 http://www.indiana.edu/~e232/Time1.html http://www.religionfacts.com/a-z-religion-index/confucianism.htm Google Images: Confucianism and Han Dynasty