1. Unification or China

2. Order of the first 4 Dynasties
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Order of the first 4 Dynasties

3. Confucius Ruler and subject Father and son Husband and wife
Older brother and younger brother
Friend and friend
China’s most influential scholar who lived in time when the Zhou Dynasty declined
Wanted to restore the order and moral living of earlier times to his society
Believed that social order, harmony, and good government could be restored in China if society were organized around five basic relationships

4. Confucius Cont Three of Confucius relationships were based on family
Stressed that children should practice filial piety or respect for their parents and ancestors
Confucius stated that education could transform a humbly born person into gentleman
He laid the groundwork for the creation of a bureaucracy, a trained civil service, or those who run the government

5. Daoism
*Laozi (low-dzuh)felt the universal forced called the Dao (meaning the way) guides all things
*Its search for knowledge and understanding of nature led Daoism’s followers to pursue scientific studies
*Alchemy, astronomy, and medicine

6. Legalism *Group of political thinkers
*Believed that a highly efficient and powerful government was the key to restoring order in society
*Name comes from their belief that government should use the law to end civil disorder and restore harmony
*Ruler should provide rich reward for people who carried out their duties well
*Burn all writings that might encourage people to criticize government

7. I Ching and Yin and Yang
I Ching was an oracle that people would consult to solve ethical or practical problems
Yin and Yang is two powers that together represent the natural rhythms of life. Yin represents all that is cold, dark, soft, and mysterious and Yang is warm, bright, hard, and clear..

8. Qin Dynasty
Qin Dynasty: replaced the Zhou Dynasty and the founder employed legalist ideas
Shi Huangdi (First Emperor) begun his reign by halting the internal battles of China
Murdered hundreds of Confucian scholars
Established a autocracy a government that has unlimited power and uses it in a random manner
Built highway network of 4,000 miles
Built the Great Wall of China
Qin dynasty did not last long
Peasants rebelled against his son
Han Dynasty emerges