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China

From Zhou Dynasty

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Religious Beliefs

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Civilizations Emerge

  • The First Dynasties

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  • Xia Dynasty emerged in 2000 BC

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  • Shang Dynasty lasted from 1700 BC to 1027 BC

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Early Chinese Culture

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  • Respect for one’s parents was most important virtue
  • Men controlled property and made decisions
  • Women were considered inferior

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Zhou

    • Mandate of Heaven
      • 1027 Zhou overthrew Shang Dynasty

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      • Claimed the gods had given them the power to rule- known as Mandate of Heaven.

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      • Zhou Dynasty established feudalism.

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Confucius

    • Confucius Urges Harmony
      • China could be restored if society was organized around 5 basic relationships
        • Ruler and subject
        • Father and son
        • Husband and wife
        • Older brother and younger brother
        • Friend and friend

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Daoism

      • Dao- universal force guides all things.

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      • Daoism became the search for scientific knowledge & understanding.

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Other Religions

      • I Ching- book of oracles to solve ethical or practical problems.

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      • Yin and Yang- two powers that together represented the natural rhythms of life.
        • Yin- cold, dark, soft, mysterious.
        • Yang- warm, bright, hard, clear.

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