Transcript Lesson 7.03 Beliefs of Ancient China
Lesson 7.03
Beliefs of Ancient China
Ancestors
Used To Honor ancestors • • • •
Your great grandparents, great great grandparents, etc. are your ancestors.
Ancestors were worshipped like gods but they were not the same. They had gods of nature like weather or direction (north, south, etc) Ancestors could talk to the gods and persuade the gods to be kind to the people Kings asked ancestors for help and to answer questions. Done through the help of diviners (priests) and oracle bones.
Beliefs begin to change during and after the Warring Period.
Zhou Dynasty
united the country by making agreements. There was no strong central government. Each region had their own ruler.
Local rulers became very powerful and overthrew the government.
During the
Qin Dynasty
, the size of the country grew. They took over nearby lands.
During the
Han Dynasty,
invaders take over the country. China falls as a great country.
The family was center of everything during the Zhou dynasty. Families of one class were expected to show kindness to families of another class.
Confucius
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Confucius believed that one had to respect himself/herself and respect others. This is a way of life, not a religion!
Family relationships were the basis of society.
Wrote a book called Analects.
Ancestor worship was important.
Respect for parents and ancestors is filial piety.
Daoism
• • • • • • • Created by Laozi Believed there was a force in nature and force, they found happiness. nature should be allowed to take its course. When people connected to this Life force known as yin and yang Laozi believed that everyone has some yin and yang (a light and dark side) Life force must be protected ; therefore Laozi was against war and killing others.
Does not believe in strict government and that people should be free to make their own decision.
Wrote “Dao de Jing”. It showed the “way “or “path”.
Legalism
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Laws were strictly force followed Emperor had strict control of government and there was a police
First emperor of
Punishment People if laws were broken.
HAD to tell on someone that broke the law. If they didn’t, they were punished. A spy system was set up.
Emperor believed books were useless and burned them. (Censorship) Han Fei Tzu Legalism.
China- Qin Shi Huangdi
philosopher who believed in
Assignment
Slide/Quote #1:
What key concepts are included in this quote?
“A good leader is one who is virtuous and kind towards his subjects in exchange for their loyalty.”
Who wrote this quote and what were they like? Which belief system does this quote belong to and why?
Slide/Quote #2:
What key concepts are included in this quote? Who wrote this quote and what were they like? Which belief system does this quote belong to and why?
“There is crime to the degree the government interferes and meddles in individuals’ lives.”
Slide/Quote #3: “No country is permanently strong. Nor is any country permanently weak. If conformers to law are strong, the country is strong; if conformers to law are weak, the country is weak.”
What key concepts are included in this quote? Who wrote this quote and what were they like? Which belief system does this quote belong to and why?