1. Aim: How did Confucian philosophy help create Chinese civilization?
Do Now: 1. Read Confucius and the Social Order
2. Answer the questions that follow

2. Vocabulary
Confucius- one of the most important thinkers in Chinese history
Filial Piety- respect for parents and elders
Bureaucracy- a system of departments and agencies that run a government

3. Pair-work Read Document #1: The life of Confucius &
Document #2: The Teachings of Confucius
Document #3: Cartoon
Answer Questions in complete sentences.

4. Confucian Philosophy Helps to Create Chinese Civilization
Confucius believed to maintain order the people would have to work at five basic relationships. With your group, analyze the following statements and determine whether or not you think these rules would help or hurt society.
Complete A- E

5. Notes Confucianism Origins
1. Founded in China (6th Century BC) by philosopher Confucius
2. Civil War raged throughout China during Confucius life. His goal was to restore peace and order in China
3. Confucian teachings are contained in the book Analects. It was China’s official philosophy for over 2,000 years.

6. Notes (Continued) B. Major Principles
1. In order to restore order, Confucius established Five Relationships that must be followed:
a. Children must obey their parents; younger brothers must obey older brothers
b. Lower class (poorer) people must obey higher class (richer) people
c. The ruler must be obeyed as long as he is honest and good
d. The wife must obey the husband
e. Members of the community must treat each other with respect

7. Homework
Evaluate: Would you consider Confucianism a belief system or a political system? Justify your answers with evidence from the documents.
1- Paragraph

8. Aim: How do Daoist and Legalist views differ?
Do Now: Read “Land of Disharmony”
Answer the following question:
According to the author, why is there disharmony in the world?

9. What is Taoism (Daoism)?
As a class, let’s read “Origins of Taoism”
Answer Questions 1 &2
With your partner, alternate reading Document #2: The Yin & Yang and Document #3 The Teaching of Laozi
Answer Questions in complete sentences

10. Summary Which of the following ideas would a Taoist believe in?
Put “A” for agree and “D” for disagree next to each idea and explain why in the space below.

11. How did Daoist and Legalist Views Differ?
Read Taoism and Legalism
How did the Daoists and Legalists view the idea of human nature (instincts)?
Regarding, contrast the ideas of the Daoists with the Legalists.
Define: Tao
Define: Alchemy
If you had to choose, would you rather be a Daoist or a Legalist?

12. Notes Taoism (Daoism) Founder: Lao-Tzu 6th Century BC
Teaches the necessity of the individual’s having a sense of nature, understanding his/her part in it and adapting to it.
Accept the Natural Order and live in harmony with it.
Human instincts are good, it is learning and custom that have taught them to be bad.
Once people rid themselves of unnatural laws and customs, they find the Tao (or way) of the universe

13. Notes (Continued) II. Legalism
A. Legalists assumed that human nature was evil and that the people must be restricted by laws.
B. Believed that through harsh punishments people would be forced to obey these laws.
C. A strong central government was essential to maintain peace and order
D. The ruler should be an unquestioned authority

14. Aim: How do Shintoism and Animism shape people’s view of nature?
Do Now: Copy into your Notebooks!
Quiz Tomorrow on Belief Systems/Religions
**You must all bring all your notes on Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Daoism, Legalism, Shintoism, and Animism

15. Animism Working with a partner, read the documents.
Answer the questions that follow

16. Board Notes: Fill in Monotheism-belief in one God
Polytheism-belief in many Gods
Animism-the belief that every living and non-living thing has a spirit
Ancestral Veneration-the belief that spirits are in ancestors and they must be worshipped ands respected.
I Traditional patterns of African life
A) Social-
1. Family was important-people lived with both a nuclear family and joint family in tight knit communities
2. Families belonged to lineages
B) Political-shared power, often overseen by chiefs or village elders
C) Economic- (how people make a living?)
1. Hunting and gathering
2. Mostly agricultural
D) Religion- animism

17. II. Beliefs of Animism
A single god created all living things
The spirit of god is everywhere at all times (omnipresence)
All people have a personalized god called a Chi
Ancestral worship and fear
Believed that vengeful ancestors cause much of the problems in the world
Examples, floods, famines
Sacrifices are performed to please ancestors
III
Religion Nature Livelihood

18. Shintoism Read Introduction Vocabulary:
Clans- groups of people descended from a common ancestor
Shinto- way of the gods
Kami- divine spirits found in all living and non living things

19. Board notes: Shintoism
I. Shintoism
A. Shintoism is a religion unique to Japan
Its native religion in ancient times
Developed out of the worship of nature
B. Kami
1. Shintoism taught Kami
a. spirits or gods
b. found throughout nature
1. Mountains
2. Rivers
3. Rocks
4. Wind and storms

20. c. Beliefs
1. No sacred books
2. no specific codes of belief
3. Emperors claim to be descendants of the Sun goddess
a. head of the Shinto religion
4. 19th Century
a. emperor- worship was introduced
b. Shinto was made into the official state of religion

21. Homework
Quiz Tomorrow
Handout on Shintoism

22. Aim: How can we compare and contrast the various belief systems we have studied thus far?
Do Now: Take out a Pen
Get ready for the Quiz!

23. Take out your notes
Complete the graphic organizer by filling in the following categories for each of the belief systems
Geography-Where is it?/ Location
Founder/ Key People
Book/Sacred Text
Major Beliefs / Laws
Vocabulary (Key Terms)

24. Graphic Organizer Animism Confucian- ism Daoism Hinduism Buddhism
Belief
System/
Religion
Geography Where is it?-Location
Founder/
Key people
Book/
Sacred Text
Major Beliefs/
Laws
Vocabulary
Animism
Confucian-
ism
Daoism
Hinduism
Buddhism
*Shintoism
*Legalism

25. Test: Next Week on Belief Systems & Religion
Part I: Tuesday Multiple Choice
Part II: Wednesday Thematic Essay on Religion