1. Warm-up Questions
Read the following passage and answer the question that follows:
“Lead the people by means of government policies and regulate them through punishments, and they will be evasive and have no sense of shame. Lead them by means of virtue…and they will have a sense of shame and moreover have standards.” Confucius, from the Analects
What can you infer from this passage concerning Confucius’ opinion of Legalism?
Punishment does not deter misbehavior, it encourages concealment.
Punishment is what brings shame to the offender.
Government policies bring virtue

2. Ancient China Major Philosophies Ancient Civilizations
Mr. Hollingsworth – World History
Monday – October 23, 2017

3. Alabama Course of Study
Analyze characteristics of early civilizations in respect to technology, division of labor, government, calendar, and writings.
Comparing significant features of civilizations that developed in the Tigris-Euphrates, Nile, Indus, and Huang He River valleys.
Identifying on a map locations of cultural hearths of early civilizations.

4. Alabama Course of Study
Compare the development of early world religions, philosophies, and their key tenets.
Identifying cultural contributions of early world religions and philosophies.

5. Today’s Learning Targets
I will use academic vocabulary of this region and time appropriately.
I will locate key geographical features of China on a map.
I will analyze the role philosophical thought played in governmental dynasties.

6. Warm-up Questions
What can you infer from this passage concerning Confucius’ opinion of Legalism?
Punishment does not deter misbehavior, it encourages concealment.
Punishment is what brings shame to the offender.
Government policies bring virtue.

7. Confucianism What are the key tenets of Confucianism?
Fathers display high moral values
Children respect and obey parents
Families be loyal to each other
Moral leadership brought order to China
King leads by example
Lower classes learn by example of upper classes

8. Legalism What are the key tenets of Legalism? People are bad by nature
Strict laws and harsh punishments
Relatives and neighbors also punished
Appointed officials should run government

9. Daoism What are the key tenets of Daoism? Live in harmony with nature
Government stay out of peoples’ lives
Don’t interfere with nature or each other
The universe is a balance of opposites
A king’s rule should be effortless

10. Legalism & Daoism
“Lead the people by means of government policies and regulate them through punishments, and they will be evasive and have no sense of shame. Lead them by means of virtue…and they will have a sense of shame and moreover have standards.”
Confucius, from the Analects
Rephrase this passage to reflect how a Legalist and a Daoist would look at society.

11. Legalism & Daoism
“Lead the people by means of government policies and regulate them through punishments, and they will be evasive and have no sense of shame. Lead them by means of virtue…and they will have a sense of shame and moreover have standards.” Confucius, from the Analects
The answers on this will vary, but here is an example:
Born without virtue, the people will have no shame or standards. Only by the means of government policies and regulation through punishment will standards be met and people do right.

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13. Key Terms Review
A prediction
oracle
A hard gemstone.
jade

14. Key Terms Review To alter or change, to differ
vary
Farmers with small farms
peasants

15. Key Terms Review
People of high rank who provided soldiers to the king.
lords
moral values
ethics

16. Key Terms Review Teachings of Kongfuzi
Confucianism
People are bad by nature and needed harsh laws to be controlled
legalism

17. Key Terms Review
Living in harmony with nature
Daoism

18. Righting TAO 300 A deviation of a hair’s breadth at the center
Leads to an error of a hundred miles at the rim.
When the effort is so slight,
Why should you hesitate to set things right?
Deng Ming-Dao

19. Today’s Learning Targets
I can use academic vocabulary of this region and time appropriately.
I can locate key geographical features of China on a map.
I can analyze the role philosophical thought played in governmental dynasties.