Transcript Andrea W

By, Andrea W.
CONFUCIANISM V.S. DAOISM
V.S. LEGALISM
Confucianism: 5 Basic
Relationships
 The five basic relationships are ruler
and subject, husband and wife, father
and son, older sibling and younger
sibling, and friend and friend.
 People must respect and obey all of
the basic relationships.
Confucius :Life in
China
 Confucius lived from 551
to 479 B.C.E., in the
small state of Lu in
eastern China.
 He experience lords fight
for power.
 Confucius respected
Chinese traditions and
scholars.
Confucianism: The Influence
 Confucianism taught “Do not do to
others what you would not what done
to you”.
 Confucianism influence people to
have proper behavior.
 Laozi lived in the late
500 B.C. E.
 Some people think
he is just a legend
others disagree.
 According to Daoism
Laozi is said to be
the author of the
Dao De Jing.
Daoism: Laozi
Daoism: Yin and Yang
 Yin and Yang are true
harmony which comes
from balancing
opposite forces of
nature.
Daoism: The Behavior
 Daoist believed that everyone must
discover the Dao for themselves.
 Daoist also thought too many laws would
get in the way of living naturally and the
Dao.
 So the best rulers were the people who
ruled less.
 Hanfeizi lived
from 280 to
233 B.C.E.
Legalism:
Hanfeizi
He was the
prince in a
royal family.
Hanfeizi
wanted to
create
peace in his
society.
Legalism: The Government
•Hanfeizi thought the only way to
create a good society was to make
harsh laws and brutal punishments.
•Hanfeizi believed that rulers should
trust no one not even their families.
Legalism: Qin Dynasty
 The Qin dynasty looked up to Hanfeizi
writings. To make these goals they
made brutal laws and punishments.
 Some died from the brutal
punishments.
Videos
 Confucianism:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fa_Z3aUa
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 Daoism:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oi62EjwG
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Resources: Citations
 “Three Chinese Philosophies." History
Alive! the Ancient World. Palo Alto, CA:
Teachers' Curriculum Institute, 2004. Print.
 Web. 30 Apr. 2011.
<goldberg09.wikis.birmingham.k12.mi.us>.
 Web. 2 May 2011. <blog.shunya.net>.
 Web. 2 May 2011. <history.cultural-
china.com>.
 Web. 1 May 2011. <janeteresa.com>.