China
III) China
A) Achievements
1) silk
2) Porcelain
3) gun powder
4) spaghetti
*Always held the belief that they were superior
- looked down on the rest of the world
- did not feel like trading with the rest of the world
- developed in isolation
B) Confucianism
1) founded by Confusious 540 -480
b.c. (aka Kung Fu Tzu)
i) lived during a
trouble and disorder period
2) Promised that if leaders followed
his philosophy all would be good
3) Elements of teaching
i) stress on one's
ancestors
a) believed
that wisdom came from ancestors
ii) Reverence for
parents
a) west had
idea that parents struggle for the betterment of their children
b) Confusionism
believes that children sacrifice for parents
1) keep parents traditions as long as possible
iii) Morality
a) same
kind of teachings as the west preaches
b) 5 cardinal
rules
1) moral standards similar to our own
c) way
standards are applied
1) basis of Chinese government
2) government and business jobs look to see how strong ones moral character
is rather than achievements
3) Governing system was at many times in history the best system available
d) Confucian
sayings
1) located on the back of your syllabus
2) moral standards for the society
3) Emphasis on humility, modesty, and honesty
e) System of govt doesn't matter - only moral character of those in charge
matters
C) Taoism
1) knowledge does not come from teachings,
knowledge come from somewhere else
2) Tao mean the way to inner peace
i) simplicity - cease
from strife and warfare
*yin yang is a symbol that the world has many opposite forces that
show a natural flow between opposites
ii) Anarchy - no rules
or laws
a) the
less govt. the better - govt. interferes with inner peace
iii) Wisdom
a) hates
book learning - books are bad - book learnin