1. Chinese Society and Thought Social Studies Chapter 11

2. Section 2 The Teachings of Confucius

3. Anticipatory Set During the Era of Warring States, China was in a state of anarchy. The social order was collapsing. Hanfeizi promoted a Legalistic solution. Mo-zi suggested a government where everyone would work for the common good. Confucius came up with a different solution.

4. Standards H-SS 6.6.3 – Know about the life of Confucius and the fundamental teachings of Confucianism and Daoism H-SS 6.6.4 – Identify the political and cultural problems prevalent in the time of Confucius and how he sought to solve them

5. The Big Idea The ideas of Confucius greatly influenced Chinese society and government

6. Key Terms  Confucianism – teachings of Confucius  Filial piety – unending devotion of children, especially sons, to their parents and family

7. The “Traditional Values” Solution of Confucius Confucius is known as the “First Teacher” Though others came before him, he is honored above all others for his wisdom

8. The Early Life of Confucius  Born in the small state of Lu in 551BC  Confucius lived about the same time as Buddha in India  Confucius came from a poor but respected family  Received a good education

9. The Early Life of Confucius  As a young man he took a job collecting taxes from farmers for the ruler of Lu  Saw the problems of his time in person  Laws were not enforced  Dishonest officials took bribes, or illegal payments to do favors for the rich  Peasants starved while rulers taxed them to pay for wars

10. The Early Life of Confucius Confucius believed the cause of the anarchy was that the Chinese had turned away from the values and virtues of their ancestors

11. The Early Life of Confucius  Believed only a return to those traditional values could bring order to China  Confucius made teaching the ways of the ancestors his life’s work

12. Teacher and Scholar  To carry out his work, Confucius started his own school  Did not teach about religion, gods, or an afterlife  Goal was to instruct young men on how to become junzi (true gentlemen)  Teachings were collected in a book called the Analects

13. Teacher and Scholar  Confucius hoped to find a ruler who would follow his teachings  Few rulers took his ideas seriously, and Confucius died thinking himself a failure  Did now know that his teachings would influence Chinese society and government up to present day

14. The Five Key Relationships The heart of Confucianism lay in a vision of a stable society based on five relationships

15. The Five Key Relationships Ruler - - Subject Father - - Son Husband - - Wife Older brother - - Younger brother Older friend - - Younger friend

16. The Five Key Relationships Confucius taught that these five relationships should be the foundations of China’s social order

17. The Five Key Relationships  In each relationship:  The superior/older person should respect respect and obedience from the junior person  The superior/older person should set a good example of proper behavior  If rulers/fathers set a bad example then it was their fault if their subjects/children also behaved badly

18. The Five Key Relationships  Each relationship was based on traditional virtues  Ruler - - Subject: virtue for the ruler was kindness to subject; for subjects it was loyalty to ruler

19. The Five Key Relationships Most important virtue in Confucianism was filial piety

20. The Five Key Relationships  Confucius believed that establishing the proper relationship with one’s parents and other was of greater importance than getting a good education

21. The “Traditional Values” Solution of Confucius Read The “Traditional Values” Solution of Confucius on pages 306 – 308 of your textbook

22. Guided Practice The teachings of Confucius are known as ________________. There are ______________ key relationships in Confucianism. The most important virtue in Confucianism was _________________ __________________.

23. Guided Practice The teachings of Confucius are known as Confucianism. There are five key relationships in Confucianism. The most important virtue in Confucianism was filial piety.

24. Independent Practice Complete Chapter 11 Section 2 Independent Practice worksheet