1. Focus: What can a society’s values reveal about its people? Do Now: When your parents are alive, you should not go too far afield (away) in your travels. – Confucius What does this quote mean? Do you agree with it? Why/why not?

2. Agenda Do Now Confucius Reading –5 key facts from the reading Analects Analysis

3. Key Words to know Zhou Dynasty (1700BC-1027BC): Northern China: 3 things emerged as important in society: –Family –Social Ranking (social class) –Religious beliefs Mandate of Heaven: idea in China that rulers get the right to rule from a divine power

4. Confucius Reading: Directions: Read and annotate (looking for main ideas). Add 5 key facts to your notes at the end!

5. 5 Key Facts Confucius lived in a time of political unrest His thoughts are recorded in The Analects Confucianism is NOT a RELIGION! (philosophy v. religion) Five Relationships Filial Piety

6. 5 Relationships Father to son Ruler to subject Husband to wife Older to younger sibling Friend to Friend

7. Directions Match each of the proverbs with one of the five relationships Write the proverbs in your own words

8. Reading The Analects What is each proverb saying? Do you agree with these statements? What can we infer about life in the Zhou Dynasty? Can these be related to any other laws/proverbs we have seen Do you think people can live by them today? Why/why not?

9. 1. Civilization Emerges in Shang Times 500,000 years ago ppl settled in China 2000 BC Chinese cities begin/Xia Dynasty Used irrigation and flood control to tame the Huang He River **Yellow River** Shang Dynasty: 1700BC-1027BC Anyang—major capital. Made of wood. Wealthy— houses; poor—huts Cities protected by walls Estimated > 12 years to build walls Frequent wars Warriors & Chariots used in wars