Ancient China

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Ancient China

• Section 2

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Zhou Dynasty

• Lasted longer than any other dynasty in Chinese
  history 1100BC
• Kings claimed Mandate of Heaven
• Established a new political order
• Granted land for loyalty and support

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Kings
Lords
Peasants
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Decline of Power

• 481 BC entered the Warring States period
• Civil wars
• China lacked a strong government to stop the
  power struggles within the ruling-class families.
• Society fell into a period of disorder

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• What you do not want done to yourself, do not do
  to others

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• The superior man is modest in his speech,
• but exceeds in his actions

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• Everything has beauty,
• but not everyone sees it.

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• Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but
  in getting up every time we do.

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• I hear and I forget.
• I see and I remember.
• I do and I understand.

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Confucius

• The most influential teacher in Chinese history
• Believed that China needed to return to ethics

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Guidelines for Family

• Fathers should display high moral values to
  inspire their families
• Children should respect and obey their parents
• All family members should be loyal to each other

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Ideas About Government

• Moral leadership, not laws, brought order to
  China
• A king should lead by example, inspiring good
  behavior in all of his subjects
• The lower classes would learn by following the
  example of their superiors.

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Confucius Respected

• Earned the reputation of a respected teacher
• Ideas passed down through his students
• Is both philosophical and religious
• Ideas about virtue, kindness, learning became the
  dominant beliefs in China