1. THE ZHOU DYNASTY AND NEW IDEAS
CHAPTER 6 SECTION 2
THE ZHOU DYNASTY AND NEW IDEAS

2. BY THE 1100’S BC- THE ZHOU CAME TO POWER
THEY OVERTHREW THE SHANG
LASTED LONGER THAN ANY OTHER DYNASTY IN CHINA

3. ZHOU KINGS CLAIMED MANDATE OF HEAVEN
HEAVEN GAVE POWER TO THE RULER – NOONE RULED WITHOUT HEAVEN’S PERMISSION
CAME FROM WEST OF THE SHANG KINGDOM

4. THE ZHOU EXPANDED THEIR BORDERS
SET UP A NEW POLITICAL ORDER
GRANTED LAND TO OTHERS IN RETURN FOR LOYALTY
ZHOU KING AT HIGHEST LEVEL

5. HE GAVE LAND TO LORDS- PPL OF HIGH RANK
LORDS PAID TAXES AND GAVE SOLDIERS TO THE KING
PEASANTS WORKED THE LAND FOR NOBLES
BR0UGHT ORDER TO CHINA

6. LORDS HELPED MAINTAIN ZHOU CONTROL OVER DISTANT LANDS
OVER TIME THE LORDS GAINED MORE POWER AND PPL REJECTED THE KING

7. DECLINE OF ZHOU POWER AS LOYALTY LESSENED, MANY REFUSED TO HELP KING
IN 771 BC THE CAPITAL WAS INVADED
THE ZHOU DYNASTY SURVIVED BUT WAS WEAKENED
THE LORDS STARTED TO FIGHT

8. BY 481 BC- CHINA ENTERED WARRING STATES PERIOD
ARMIES GREW
SONS FOUGHT FATHERS
BREAKDOWN OF FAMILY
CHINESE SOCIETY FELL INTO DISORDER

9. CONFUCIUS AND SOCIETY CONFUCIUS WAS BORN IN TE LATE ZHOU DYNASTY
HE BECAME THE MOST INFLUENTIAL TEACHER IN CHINESE HISTORY
HE SAID CHINA NEEDED TO RETURN TO ETHICS- MORAL VALUES

10. HE STRESSED PROPER ROLES IN SOCIETY
FELT THIS WOULD RESTORE SOCIAL ORDER
AND FAMILY HARMONY

11. FATHERS SHOULD DISPLAY MORAL VALUES TO INSPIRE FAMILIES
CHILDREN SHOULD RESPECT AND OBEY PARENTS
ALL FAMILY MEMBERS SHOULD BE LOYAL TO ONE ANOTHER

12. HE BELIEVED MORAL LEADERSHIP BROUGHT ORDER TO CHINA
KINGS SHOULD LEAD BY EXAMPLE
THE LOWER CLASSES SHOULD FOLLOW EXAMPLE OF SUPERIORS

13. AS CONFUCIUS TRAVELLED HE EARNED THE TITLE OF RESPECTED TEACHER
HIS IDEAS WERE COLLECTED IN THE ANALECTS
CONFUCIANISM AS A PHILOSOPHY IS STILL IMPORTANT IN CHINA TODAY

14. DAOISM DAOISM- DURING ZHOU DYNASTY DA0- THE WAY-
STRESSED LIVING IN HARMONY WITH THE DAO – THE GUIDING FORCE OF ALL REALITY
DAOISM DEVELOPD IN REACTION TO CONFUCIANISM
FELT THAT GOVT SHOULD STAY OUT OF PPL’S LIVES
BELIEVED PPL SHOULD NOT INTEFERE WITH EACH OTHER’S NATURES
THEY SHOULD JUST GO WITH THE FLOW

15. DAO BELIEFS
IDEAL RULER- WISE MAN WHO RULED IN HARMONY WITH DAO
HE WOULD RULE SO EFFORTLESSLY- PPL WOULDN’T KNOW THEY WERE BEING RULED
UNIVERSE IS A BALANCE OF OPPOSITES

16. DAOISTS PAID ATTENTION TO NATURAL WORLD
THEY WORSHIPPED NATURE
MOST IMPORTANT TEACHER- LAO ZI
HIS TEACHINGS- THE WAY AND ITS POWER

17. LEGALISM ALSO DEV DURING ZHOU
BELIEF THAT PPL WERE BAD BY NATURE AND NEEDED TO BE CONTROLLED
A POLITICAL PHIL, NO REL ASPECTS
IT DEALT WITH GOVT AND SOCIAL CONTROL

18. LEGALISTS DISAGREED WITH CONFUCIUS
FELT SOCIETY NEEDED STRICT LAWS
FELT CITIZENS SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR EACH OTHER’S CONDUCT
A PERSON’S RELATIVES SHOULD BE PUNISHED FOR HIS TRANSGRESSION

19. UNITY AND EFFICIENCY WERE IMPORTANT
THE EMPIRE SHOULD EXPAND
THE STATE SHOULD ALWAYS BE PREPARED FOR WAR
LEGALISTS PUT THEIR IDEAS INTO PRACTICE FIRST.