1. Chapter 8: The Unification of China
Lao Tse:
Wuwei
Dao “The Way”
Passive and yielding
Period of the Warring
States: BCE
Qin Dynasty
BCE
Former Han Dynasty
206BCE- 9CE
Han Wudi
BCE
Wang Mang
9-23 CE
Later Han Dynasty CE
China Under the Qin Dynasty
Junzi: superior
individual
Ren: courtesy
Li: propriety
Xiao: filial piety
Emperor Qin Shihuangdi: Legalism
Confucius

2. Terra Cotta Army of Emperor Qin Shihuangdi

3. Confucianism Daoism Legalism
Active
(Confucius)
Ren- humanity,
benevolence, kindness
Li- propriety, respect,
courtesy
Xiao- filial piety
R-S, H-W, B-B, P-C, F-F
Moral and ethical belief
Govt should be led by junzi
who wouldn’t let personal
interests influence judgement
Leaders different aspects of
Confucianism over time
Compatible with other belief systems
Active
Unyielding
No concern for understanding principles
that govern nature or society
No concern for ethics
Harsh social discipline
Collective responsibility
before the law
Supported agriculture and the military
Inactive, Passive
(Lao tse)
Philosophical
introspection/ harmony with nature
Dao = “The Way”: governs the world
Wuwei: disengagement
Yin: (dark, female, soft,passive)
Yang: (light, male, hard,active)
Ambition and activism = chaos

4. EXTRA CREDIT: 1 point
Our guests yesterday told you of the need for funds to support the drilling of water wells and to provide Maasai children with an education. What African country are the Maasai from?
(There are two possible answers but only give me one)

5. Compare and Contrast Graphic Organizer
Society A / Person A/ Issue A= Confucianism
Society B/ Person B/ Issue B = Daoism
What is the question asking you to compare/contrast? (SOAPSTONE)
A and B, definition of “good” government, relationship of individual and government
THESIS:
Similarities of A and B
Differences between A and B
Reasons for the Differences and/or Similarities?
POV for each document??

6. Bronze Wheeled Chariot for Imperial Officials: Qin and Han Dynasties
What does the chariot indicate about the status of officials in China?
What can you determine about the artist?
What does this sculpture say about technology in the Qin and Han Dynasties?
As an art piece, how would you recognize this as Chinese?
What additional piece of information would you like to have to help your analysis?
(and how would that information help you?)
Presence of four horses with fine harnesses and a finely crafted 2 wheeled cart
Very skilled- two kinds of metallurgy: silver and bronze;
Refinement of the wheeled vehicle; presence of silver and bronze
Realistic quality, chunky horses, composition of bronze; typical Chinese dress of driver, flat angled roof of cart is reminiscent of flat lined roof of Chinese houses

8. Population Growth in the Han Dynasty
General prosperity
Increased agricultural productivity
Taxes small part of overall income
Produce occasionally spoiling in state granaries
Extent of Han Empire during
reign of Han Wudi 87 BCE

9. The Silk Road: 1st C CE

10. Geography Religion/ Belief Systems Achievements
Extremely varied- narrow fertile strip by the coastline-
Hills and deserts to the N and W- geography encourages isolation.
Xiongnu: Nomads to the North
Theme 1
Confucianism= moral and ethical, practical method, five relationships
Daoism=passive, yielding, withdrawal, nature contains divine impulse that directs all life, retreat from active world of politics
Legalism= active, discouraged education, reflection, didn’t care about principles governing the world or nature= concerns of the state,
Solution to chaos = strict laws
Theme 2
Great Wall
Built roads, disarmed regional armies, built bridges
Standardized Chinese script, standardized weights and measures,
coins, laws
Han = iron metallurgy, silk (expansion of) and paper production
(before 100 CE) = The Silk Road
Han (Han Wudi) = Confucian education system
Theme 2

11. Political Systems Economic Systems Social
Qin Shihuangdi BCE- 1st emperor – centralized bureaucracy with administrative provinces and districts (Legalism)
Confucius BCE, Laozi 6th C BCE
Han Wudi (Former Han) BCE- imperialistic, huge bureaucracy, educated administration
Wang Mang 9-23 CE – reform, socialist emperor
Theme 3
Agriculture/Late Zhou = plows with iron tips, more iron goods later
(Han Wudi) heavy taxes on agriculture, trade and craft industries (iron and silk) imperial monopolies (iron, salt, liquor) = economic strain, raised taxes, confiscated land and personal property, discouraged investment in industries and business
Han = Silk Road
Wang Mang = addressed issues of land distribution
Theme 4
patriarchal/ mandate of heaven/ filial piety/ subordination of women
population increase during Han (Qin 20- Han 60 million) due to
agricultural surplus
Han Wudi ignored nobility, eunuchs
huge social class distinctions led to social unrest
Yellow Turban Uprising = late 2nd Century CE combined with threat
from Xiongnu to the north
Theme 5