Human relationships  What are the four basic human relationships? (11) –How do they relate to each other?  What qualifies one as a “superior man”? –How does he relate to others? (12)  Look at the quote on the bottom of p. 12 –What is expected of the “superior man” (junzi, 君子)? –What is this called?  Humaneness or righteousness (rén, 仁)

Ancestor worship  How is lineage determined? (32)  Thompson identifies two principles important not only to ancestor worship but to Chinese culture. What are they? –Li 禮, “ritual,” “ritual propriety,” “proper conduct”  In practical terms, what did it mean for ancient Chinese people? –To what cultural spheres did it apply?

Ancestor worship  “The Mandate of Heaven” –From the Shu jing, or Classic of History  Compiled in the Han dynasty  This section probably composed in the Zhou era ( BCE) –Set the scene: who’s talking to whom, and why? –What is Yi Yin’s standing? –Page 2, para. 2 – what principle is he stating? –How would you define good and evil in Chinese terms?

Ancestor worship  Xiào 孝, filial piety –How is it related to Li? –What do you reckon its cultural consequences to be?  For marriage?  For women?  How would you describe the status of the ancestors? –What is the relationship between the living and the dead? –How is that relationship conducted by the living? (44f)