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Philosophies of Thought in Ancient China -Pages 226–231 in History Alive!
Confucianism
Founder of Confucianism
1. What is the definition of Confucianism?
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2. Who thought of Confucianism?
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3. Why did he develop this philosophy?
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Teachings of Confucianism
1. What was the goal of Confucianism?
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What are the five relationships between people?
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3. Fill in the blanks for this quote from the text: “Confucius believed all people must ___________
and ______________ those who are above them in status. In particular, they must
____________________ their elders. In return, those with authority must
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Influence of Confucianism
1. What were The Analects?
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2. Who were civil servants? How could a person become a civil servant?
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3. List three major values that Confucianism believed in:
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Sum It Up:
Confucianism is…
Daoism
Founder of Daoism
1. What is the definition of Daoism?
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2. Who was the founder of Daoism?
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The Teachings of Daoism
1. In paragraph one, what does it state that Daoism taught?
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What is the yin and yang?
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3. Who did Daoists believe the best rulers were?
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The Influence of Daoism
1. What did Daoism encourage?
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2. What was Daoism’s more important influence?
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Daoism is…
Legalism
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Legalism
Founder of Legalism
1. What is the definition of Legalism?
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2. Who was the founder of Legalism?
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3. What was the founder concerned with in society?
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The Teachings of Legalism
1. What do people who follow Legalism believe about people?
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2. What should Legalist rulers do?
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The Influence of Legalism
1. What did the rulers during this period of time want for their governments?
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2. What was a consequence of criticizing the government or disloyalty?
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Sum It Up:
Legalism is…
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The Philosophies of Ancient China: What Would You Choose?
Imagine that you have the opportunity to convince the ruler of a dynasty in Ancient China
to pick a Chinese philosophy that the people of the kingdom must follow. You have the choice to
convince them to follow Confucianism, Daoism, or Legalism. Your job is to write a well-developed
paragraph to convince them about why the philosophy that you choose will be the best for
society.
In your paragraph, be sure to have the following:
 A strong claim that explains the three reasons that the philosophy is important
 A counterargument that shows the other position, but clearly expresses that your
argument is more significant
 Three pieces of specific evidence that comes directly from the text to support your
claim
 An explanation of each piece of evidence to prove that it would be helpful to society
 Transition words to clarify the relationship among the claim and reasons such as “for
example”, “moreover”, “in addition”, “however”
 A closing sentence that wraps up your thinking and restates your opening sentence
 Any persuasive vocabulary to help sway the reader to agree with your argument
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Philosophies of Ancient China Argument Paragraph
Criteria
Point Value
I have a strong claim that
explains the three
reasons I will be writing
about in my paragraph
4
I have three pieces of
evidence that came from
the text that describe the
philosophy
6
I explain why each piece
of evidence is important
and how it will help
society function well
6
I include transition words
to help my writing flow
3
I ended my paragraph
with a closing sentence
that restates my opening
sentence
3
I included a
counterargument which
expressed the other
position, but showed how
my argument was more
important
3
I used persuasive and
strong vocabulary to
convince my reader
2
I checked my work for
correct spelling,
grammar, punctuation,
and capitalization
3
Total
30 points
Self-Assessment
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