Ch 4 sec 4 Notes
Name______________________________________Date___________________________Subject _________________________
Confucianism
-Confucius 551-479 BCE
-Live life ____________
-Ensure social _________ and ______________
-Little interest in _________________
-5 Key Relationships:
-Everyone has duties or responsibilities
-Superiors should take care of inferiors
-Golden Rule
Buddhism
-Siddhartha Gautama
-Moral principals that lead to a state of ________________
-4 Noble truths: Life is full of pain and sorrow, The
cause is non-virtue or negative deeds and mindsets such as
Filial
hatred or desire, the only cure for suffering is to overcome
Piety
non-virtue
-Follow the 8 Fold path
“___________” -Nirvana – Union with Universe
-Cycle or rebirth
-No GodWise
Human
Teaching
Be one with the Universe
Reject conflict and strife
-Laozi
-Live in _______________ with nature
-Government is _______________ and therefore causes ________________.
-Same time as Confucius
Daoism
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CHAPTER
4
GUIDED READING
The Unification of China
Section 4
A. Summarizing As you read this section, take notes summarizing the basic ideas of
the following Chinese philosophies.
1. Confucianism
Ideas about social order:
Ideas about government:
Ideas about order and harmony:
Ideas about a universal force:
Ideas about social order:
Ideas about government:
Founder:
2. Daoism
Founder:
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3. Legalists
Founder:
B. Synthesizing On the back of this paper, explain the concept of
yin and yang. How did this concept contribute to Chinese culture?
C. Writing for a Specific Purpose On the back of this paper, explain conditions
in China during the Qin Dynasty under the rule of Shi Huangdi.
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