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• Confucius is the founder of Confucianism

• He lived from551 to 479 B.C.E. in the state of Lu in Eastern China

• Back then, he lived in a state in a time of war, so he left

• A link for creative saying from Confucius himself: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bR6Xdy8MHKg&NR=1&feature=fvwp

The 5 Relationships of Confucianism

Father & SonRuler & Subject

Husband & Wife

Friend & Friend

Older & Younger Siblings

How we should act in those How we should act in those RelationshipsRelationships

• According to Confucius, the way to act in those relationships are: Good examples, kind, honest, wise, and Faithful Confucius also said:

“Do not do to others what you would not want done to you”

The influence on the GovernmentThe influence on the Government

• What Confucius did to influence the government is in his book The Analects

• This made the Civil servants under the Han were hired on the basis of there ability but had to know the Chinese Classic in detail, like the right behavior for people in various roles

Taoism, Founder and Facts on Taoism, Founder and Facts on Laozi & Yin and YangLaozi & Yin and Yang

• Laozi is the founder of Taoism, and also the writer of Dao De Jing, and lived in the late 500s B.C.E was a legend

• Yin is the “shaded”., while some people believed he half and yang is the light part that means “sunlight”

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The behavior of Rulers and PeleThe behavior of Rulers and Pele

• In Taoism, Rulers should rule less harshly than they did before

• In Taoism, People should follow the way of nature by living simple lives of quiet meditation and watch how nothing in nature strives for fame, power, or knowledge

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Legalism, founder and facts on Legalism, founder and facts on Hanfeizi and LegalismHanfeizi and Legalism

• Hanfeizi was born in 280 to 233 B.C.E. and founder on Legalism

• He was a lot like Confucius, he wanted peace and order in his society

Hanfeizi & his way to a strong Hanfeizi & his way to a strong society!society!

• Hanfeizi believed that he wanted no one to threaten his way of Legalism so he said nobody should break the laws, or will be severally punished

Hanfeizi & his way to a good Hanfeizi & his way to a good Ruler!Ruler!

• Place strict laws on good behavior

• Give good reward to those to people that follow the laws

• Give harsh punishments to those that break those laws

The Qin Dynasty applies The Qin Dynasty applies Hanfeizi and his waysHanfeizi and his ways

• The way the Qin Dynasty ruler applies Hanfeizi and his way is they read his book

• They thought it was a plan to a well-organized society

• So then they had to have strict laws for the society

CitationsCitations

• Bower, Bert, and Jim Lobdell. "Chapter 21, Three Chinese Philosophies." History Alive! Palo Alto, CA: Teachers' Curriculum Institute, 2005. 205-13. Print.

• "YouTube - Confucius." YouTube - Broadcast Yourself. Web. 02 May 2011. <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bR6Xdy8MHKg>.