Unskilled laborers, small number of slaves mean people – Themes Few live in cities less than 10% – Social hierarchy Confucius five basic levels of relationships – ruler/subject father/son elder brother/younger brother husband/wife friend/friend each relationship has set of duties/responsibilities between superior/subordinate harmony the result of right conduct North wheat, south rice – – Fishing, hunting, forestry, tea growing main industries in mountain Tenant farmers bulk of rural population for landlords – – Power from court of emperor implemented by scholar-gentry – Hierarchy in Provinces Scholar-gentry landlords Military Artisans Landed peasants Landless tenant peasants Hierarchy in Capital Emperor, Officials, Eunuchs, Military, Artisans When crops failed Higher starvation, infanticide, lawlessness, peasant revolts Extended family Call on spirits of dead ancestors advocates with gods – Extended family most influential feature homes respect to elders – Patrilineal wealth passed down to son – Female identity extension of father/husband Family to family network of connections Business, social life, marriage Patriarchal voice of authority for family to government – – Taoist yin/yang – Assertive masculinity vs. gentle/submissive female Women could get power in court Favored concubine/wife Daughters not valued as much female infanticide – Sold as servants/slaves for debts Caste system introduced by Aryans migrated 1500 BCE – – 3000 BCE four classes where is soul – – –
Unskilled laborers, small number of slaves – mean people Themes Few live in cities – less than 10% Social hierarchy Confucius – five basic levels of relationships ruler/subject father/son elder brother/younger brother husband/wife friend/friend each relationship has set of duties/responsibilities between superior/subordinate harmony the result of right conduct North – wheat, south – rice Fishing, hunting, forestry, tea growing main industries in mountain Tenant farmers – bulk of rural population – for landlords Power from court of emperor – implemented by scholar-gentry Hierarchy in Provinces Scholar-gentry landlords Military Artisans Landed peasants Landless tenant peasants Hierarchy in Capital Emperor, Officials, Eunuchs, Military, Artisans When crops failed Higher starvation, infanticide, lawlessness, peasant revolts Extended family Call on spirits of dead ancestors – advocates with gods Extended family most influential feature homes – respect to elders Patrilineal wealth – passed down to son Female identity extension of father/husband Family to family network of connections Business, social life, marriage Patriarchal – voice of authority for family – to government Taoist – yin/yang Assertive masculinity vs. gentle/submissive female Women could get power in court Favored concubine/wife Daughters not valued as much – female infanticide Sold as servants/slaves for debts Caste system – introduced by Aryans – migrated 1500 BCE 3000 BCE – – four classes – where is soul
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