SECTION 4: An Empire Unifies China TERMS & NAMES Confucius • filial piety • bureaucracy • Daoism • Legalism • I Ching • yin and yang • Qin dynasty • Shi Huangdi • autocracy • Chinese Ethical Systems Confucianism Daoism Legalism Social order, harmony, and The natural order is A highly efficient and • • • good government should be more important than the powerful government is the based on family social order. key to social order. relationships. A universal force guides Punishments are useful to • • Respect for parents and all things. maintain social order. • elders is important to a Human beings should live Thinkers and their ideas • • well-ordered society. simply and in harmony with should be strictly controlled Education is important both nature. by the government. • to the welfare of the individual and to society. SKILLBUILDER: Interpreting Charts 1. Which of these three systems stress the importance of government and a well-ordered society? 2. Which system emphasizes the natural order over the social order? 3. Which of these systems seems to be most moderate and balanced? Explain.
SECTION 4: An Empire Unifies China TERMS & NAMES • Confucius • filial piety • bureaucracy • Daoism • Legalism • I Ching • yin and yang • Qin dynasty • Shi Huangdi • autocracy Chinese Ethical Systems Confucianism Daoism Legalism • Social order, harmony, and good government should be based on family relationships. • Respect for parents and elders is important to a well-ordered society. • Education is important both to the welfare of the individual and to society. • The natural order is more important than the social order. • A universal force guides all things. • Human beings should live simply and in harmony with nature. • A highly efficient and powerful government is the key to social order. • Punishments are useful to maintain social order. • Thinkers and their ideas should be strictly controlled by the government. SKILLBUILDER: Interpreting Charts 1. Which of these three systems stress the importance of government and a well-ordered society? 2. Which system emphasizes the natural order over the social order? 3. Which of these systems seems to be most moderate and balanced? Explain.
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