Cha
apter 21: Three
T
Chiinese Phillosophies
s
D
Date:
II.
Previiew: Before you
y read thee chapter ansswer the queestion below.
1) Whicch of the folllowing appro
oaches do yo
ou think wouuld be most eeffective in dealing withh school
violen
nce such as fighting and
d bullying? Write
W
a paraggraph that exxplains your answer.
•Approach 1: Asssign studentss who are gu
uilty of violeent behavior around the sschool a “bigg
broth
her” or “big sister”
s
who is
i a respected
d older studeent from anoother grade. The big brotther or
sisterr would teach
h the studentt how to beh
have properlyy.
•Approach 2: Alllow students who are guiilty of fightiing or bullyinng to go unppunished, hooping that
eventtually they will
w learn from their misttakes and correct their beehavior.
•Approach 3: Hav
ve school au
uthorities putt in writing rrules about uunacceptablee behavior annd
assign
n harsh puniishments forr violating th
he rules. Forr example, sttudents caugght fighting w
will be
expellled. III.
The Zhou
Z
Dynastty (21.2) pg..
1) What was
w the Man
ndate of Heaaven?
2) What is feudalism
m?
IIII.
Confu
fucianism (21.3) pg.
In acccordance with
w Confuciaan traditions, obey and reespect your elder by ansswering the qquestions coorrectly.
1) Who was
w Confucius?
2) What was
w China liike during his life?
3) Accorrding to Conffucius, whatt are the fivee basic relatioonships?
4) How should
s
peoplle act in the basic
b
relatio
onships?
5) What influence did
d Confucius have on Ch
hinese governnment?
6) W
Write a captioon for the im
mage that woould
make your eelder proud.
IIV.
Daoissm (21.4) pg
g.
In acccordance with
w Daoist trraditions, dem
monstrate th
hat you underrstand the foollowing ideas of Daoism
m in any
way you want.
1) Who was
w Laozi?
2) Acco
ording to Dao
oism, how sh
hould peoplee discover hoow to behavve?
3) Whatt are yin and
d yang?
4) Acco
ording to Dao
oists, how sh
hould rulers behave?
5) If you want to, write a caption
n for the imag
ge.
V
V.
Legalism (21.5) pg.
p
A
Answer the questions
q
below. In acco
ordance with
h Legalist traaditions, youu will be “puunished” for iincorrect
aanswers.
1) Who was
w Hanfeizii?
2) Accorrding to Hanffeizi, what was
w the only way to creaate a strong ssociety?
3) How did
d Hanfeizi believe a ru
uler should govern?
g
4) How did
d the Qin dynasty
d
applly the teachin
ngs of Hanfeeizi?
5) Write a caption for the image right now!
V
VI.
Conn
necting to Yo
our Life
1) Descriibe your fam
mily’s policy about your homework. For examplee, do you haave a special place to
workk? Can you listen
l
to mussic or watch TV? Does someone
s
helpp you? Are tthere conseqquences for ffailing to
do your homewo
ork?
2. Which of the following schools of thought is your family’s policy toward your doing your homework
most like? Circle one.
Confucianism
Daoism
Legalism
Explain your answer.
Extra Credit:
Com
mplete the asssignment wiith a guardiaan.
Assigned:
Du
ue:
ucianism, Daaoism, and Legalism
L
to your
y
parent or guardian..
1. Exxplain Confu
2. Ask your pareent or guardiian to decidee whether thee family poliicy toward hhomework iss most like thhe
practtices of Con
nfucianism, Daoism,
D
or Legalism.
L
Write
W
your parrent’s or guaardian’s answ
wer here.
3. Diiscuss with your
y
parent or
o guardian how
h you ansswered in yoour notes whhat you belieeved your hoomework
policcy was like. Do your ansswers agree?? If not, talk about why yyour answerss differ.
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Signnature of pareent or guardian
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Signnature of stud
dent