During the Han Dynasty is when confucianism became the dominant political standpoint for the next 2‚000 years. Confucianism‚ which revolves almost entirely around issues related to family‚ morals‚ and the role of the good ruler. In the short reading of “The Responsibility of Rulership” by Dong Zhongshu it explains that confucianism is a unifying idea and heaven upholds its rule‚ which is why the leaders must rule with firmness. Without humans‚ earth‚ and heaven fathers will not be able to control
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Three Philosophies The three philosophies were ruled during the time of the Shang dynasty. They are Legalism‚ Confucianism‚ and Daoism. Legalism was a philosophy of punishment. Confucianism was a philosophy of peace ( but did have some rules). Daoism was a philosophy of peace‚ being laid-back‚ and kindness. Legalism was a philosophy of punishment. Legalism was based on the teachings of Hanfezi. Hanfezi lived from 280-233 b.c.e. He was also a royal prince from the state of Han. Legalism was used
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The Qin dynasty (also written as Ch ’in) was brief‚ 221 B.C. - 206 B.C‚ but much was accomplished during this 15-year period. It was the first dynasty whose emperor ruled over a unified China‚ following his defeat of seven warring states. One currency and a single system of weights and measures for the entire empire were created and a standardized Chinese written language was established. Construction of a national highway system and the Great Wall of China were begun. The name‚ China‚ even originated
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In the Dynastic cycle‚ the Qin and Shang Dynasties of ancient China showed similar periods of decline. To begin‚ the Qin and the Shang Dynasties showed that they are similar in the period of decline because they both ignored the needs of the poor. When they did this the people got angry and they got mad because they couldn’t live. By not caring for the poor‚ led to another reason why they both declined. The last reason the both declined was people started to rebel. They started rebelling because
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because of it. Additionally like the Shang Dynasty the Zhou Dynasty had a lot of significant achievements. During the Shang Dynasty they were three important philosophies‚ Confucianism‚ Taoism‚ and Legalism. According to passage "Ancient Chinese Dynasties: Advancements and Achievements.” ‘Confucianism was the idea that people should behave ethically and have great respect and commitment for their families. Taoism teaches humility and compassion. Legalism believed that people were evil
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Dynasty Essay The Qin Dynasty The first Emperor of China. The consequences of his work ensued in the unification of China. He had an ambition for immortality. Further‚ Ying Zheng or better known as Qin Shi Huang was an Emperor like no other; he was truly an epoch-making to China’s culture and history. From 221B.C. to 207B.C. Qin made many contributions to China. He ordered the construction of the Great Wall to protect from the Mongols. This structure took about 2000 years to finish. Moreover
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Compare and Contrast: Confucianism and Legalism 9/29/11 Amidst the chaos of political instability and constant warfare during Chinaʼs Period of Warring States‚ two new philosophies emerged. Legalism and Confucianism were two of the philosophies intellectual thinkers developed to try and stop the mayhem of China before it could be conquered by a greater nation. “Confucianism became the paramount school of thinking and later significant philosophies such as and Legalism gained immense recognition
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Confucianism as an obstacle Overtime Confucianism was molded into different things and were exploited by many different groups for their own agendas. This truly showed during the Qing dynasty. The monarchy used it to rein over people’s lives and to get them to do what they wanted. While Confucianism had strict rules to begin with it became much worse and very different with the intervention of the monarchy “This relationship of ethical hierarchy existed between families (represented by scholar-bureaucrats)
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Legalism is a Chinese political philosophy that emphasis’s obedience to the law above all else. It was developed in 4th century BCE by a Qin statesman Shang Yang in the Warring States Period‚ and was implemented as the official state policy of the Qin Dynasty (Mark 2017). The basic premise of Legalism is that any political system based on virtue is inherently flawed since humans are not virtuous. To counter this problem Legalism attempts to quail human corruption by implementing strict regulations
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the first emperor. King Zheng of Qin became Qin Shi Huang-di‚ or first emperor of the Qin Dynasty Early Life He was born in 259 BC by the name of Prince Zheng. His father was ruler of the Qin state. At the time Zheng was born‚ China was divided up into 7 states. These
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