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TUESDAY 10/23
 Objective:
• Students analyze the influence of Confucianism in ancient China
 Homework:
• No Homework
 Do Now:
• When Mr. Bowman instructs you; get with your partner to finish your
poster
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You will only have 20 mins.
This is for a grade
If you do not complete will have workroom on Friday
YOUR POSTER MUST HAVE
 One sentence summary for each paragraph
• Total of four sentences
 One illustration for each paragraph
• Total of four illustrations
 Ranking from most important reason for the spread of Buddhism
to least important
• 1 -4
THE SPREAD OF BUDDHISM
 What were some Religious reasons for the spread of Buddhism
• The mixing of Daoism, Confucianism and Buddhism helped
Buddhism spread.
• Many people saw Buddhism as a way to escape the suffering from the
problems in China
 What were some Political reasons for the spread of Buddhism?
• Gave money to monasteries, ordered many Buddhist temples to be
built
• Empress Wu made a law saying that Buddhism was more important
than other belief systems
SPREAD OF BUDDHISM IN
TANG CHINA
 What were some economic reasons
for the spread of Buddhism?
• The traders who were involved
with trade on the Silk Road
helped to spread Buddhist
teachings as they traveled.
 What were some social reasons for
the spread of Buddhism
• Buddhist temples and
monasteries provided medical
care, ran schools and provided
seeds to farmers
CONFUCIUS
 The most important
philosopher in early Chinese
history was a man named
Confucius.
 Many of Confucius’s
ideas still affect China today.
GOOD CITIZENS
 Confucius did not teach people
about religion.
 Instead, he taught people how to
be good citizens.
 Confucius believed it was
important for people to live in
harmony with each other.
HARMONY
To live in harmony people needed to
understand the importance of five
relationships.
1. father to son
2. oldest brother to youngest brother
3. Husband to wife
4. ruler to subject
5. friend to friend
CONFUCIUS
 In these five relationships,
people were not equal.
• Older people were superior
to younger people
• men were superior to
women
• rulers were superior to
citizens.
 It was important for superior
people to take care of their
inferiors and set a good example
FILIAL PIETY
 The MOST
IMPORTANT duty was filial
piety.
 Filial Piety means respect
for your parents is your most
important duty.
HONESTY
Confucius also
stressed the importance
of:
• honesty
• hard work
• concern for
others
HOW TO GOVERN
 The best ruler ruled by
good example.
 Confucius believed that all
men could be educated.
 It was important for rulers
to listen to the ideas of
educated men
How did this play out in china
 On the door side of the
room(pg 183) answer in your
notebook
• According to emperors and
scholars, knowledge of
Confucius would produce
what type of government
officials?
• What new group of people
was allowed to become
government officials during
Song period?
• Why did people want
government jobs?
 On the window side of the
room (pg.184) answer in your
notebook
• Whom did Kublia Khan
choose to fill important
government positions?
• What happened to Chinese
Scholars during the Mongol
rule?
H OW D I D C O N F U C I U S T E AC H I N G S
E F F E C T S O N G G OV E R N M E N T
 According to emperors and scholars, knowledge of Confucius would produce
what type of government officials?
• Government officials who had studied Confucius would be rational,
moral, and able to maintain order
 What new group of people was allowed to become government officials during
Song period?
• People from lower classes were allowed to become government officials
 Why did people want government jobs?
• People wanted these jobs because government officials were respected
and were excused from taxes and military service
H OW D I D C O N F U C I U S E F F E C T T H E
M O N G O L DY N A S T Y
 What did Kublai Khan choose to fill important government
positions?
• He appointed relatives, other Mongols, and trusted foreigners
 What happened to Chinese scholars during the Mongol rule?
• Chinese scholars worked only as teachers and minor government
officials