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Chapter 4 Section 4 Notes
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I. Philosophy and Social Order in China
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A. China’s most influential scholar was Confucius born in 551 B.C.
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Confucius
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1. Believed in social order, harmony and good government
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2. Five Basic Relationships
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a. Ruler and subject b. Father and son c. Husband and wife d.Older brother and younger brother e. Friend and friend
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3. A code of conduct regulated each of these relationships
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4. Filial piety respect for ones elders and parents
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5. His writings are recorded in a book called the Analects
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6. Believed strongly in a strong government with trained government officials called bureaucrats
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II. Daoism
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A. Daoism created by Laozi who lived in the 6 th century
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Laozi
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B. Natural order was important
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C. His book Dao De Shing ( The Way of Virtue )
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1. Search for knowledge and understanding of Nature
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III. Qin dynasty
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A. Defeated the Zhou
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B. The leader of the Qin, Shi Huangdi starts the Great Wall of China and starts the philosophy of Legalism
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LEGALISM basically postulates that humans are evil and need to be controlled using laws in order to prevent chaos
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1. Over 1400 Miles long
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