Unification of China

Sacred Scripture tied to Confucianism?

• Dead Scrolls

• Bible

• Analects

• Quaran

Confucianism

• Created by Kong Fuzi

• Created by Dao

• Created by Wang Has

• Created by Buddha

Confucious model of excellence?

• Nirvana

• Junzi

• Moksha

• Doesn't exist

Confucious Qualities

• Ren (humanity)

  Li (good conduct)

• Li (good conduct)

• Ren (humanity)

  Li (good conduct)

  Xiao (respect for one's family, elders)

• Ren (humanity)

  Xiao (respect for one's family, elders)

Creator of Daoism?

• Casear

• Confucius

• Buddha

• Laozi

Qin Dynasty

• Qin Shihuangdi, 1st Emperor

• Centralized Bureaucracy

• Standardization (ex. coin mold)

• Expanded the Silk Road

The doctrine that instructs 'no action'

• Doctrine of Wuway

• Doctrine of Wuwei

• Book of the Dead

• Guide of Good Living

CHARACTERISTICS of Qin Shihuangdi’s Tomb

• Small, about the size of half a football field

• Terracotta Warriors, figures

• Huge

• completely ruined

Two texts for Doaism:

• Daodejin: Adressed to the King

  Zhungi: Guide to personal life

• Daodejin: Guide to personal life

  Zhungi: Adressed to the King

• Quaran and Torah

• Old and New Testaments

Characteristics of the Han Dynasty

• Founded by Liu Bang

• Han Wudi, as emperor, instilled Confucius doctrine

• Social strife and political factions caused the fall of the Han Dynasty and split of China into 3 Kingdoms

• Wang Mang (socialist ruler, land reform, short rule)