Unification of China

Confucius and the Social Order• 5 Basic relationships

Ruler and subjectFather and sonHusband and wifeOlder brother and younger brotherFriend and friendo filial pietyo bureaucracy

Other Ethical Systems

• LaoziNatural orderDao De Jing (The Way of Virtue)“the Way” guides all thingsDaoismalchemy, astronomy and medicine

• LegalistsHighly efficient and powerful governmentHanfeizi and Li Si were founders of LegalismRich rewardsStressed punishments more than rewards

• I ChingSolve ethical or practical problemsThrowing coins, interpreting results, reading oracle

or prediction

• Yin and YangCold, dark, soft and mysteriousWarm, bright, hard and clearRhythm of the universe

• Qin DynastyShi Huangdi

Halted internal battles Defeated invaders Crushed political opposition Relocated noble families Murdered Confucius scholars Established autocracy Highway network Standards for writing, law, currency and weights Irrigation, trade, harsh taxes

• The Great Wall of ChinaPoor peasants worked for nothingMade to protect its border

• The Han Dynasty Emerged