Classical+China

Classical China

2.1 **Leader Analysis**



Shi Hunagdi

2.2 **Analysis of a Philosophy (Confucianism)**

During a time of political turmoil and social instability, the Chinese Prophet Confucius offered his teachings to restore peace and balance to China. Confucius’ teachings were the best thing for China after the era of the warring states. Even after his death, his disciples past down his teaching to the people based on his principles of “relationships”. The main relationships that built Chinas foundations and were the crucial ones to restore were “ // between ruler and subject, father and son, husband and wife, elder brother and younger brother, and friend and friend”. // Only by restoring these relationships would China be set back to peace and order. These famous teachings became known as Confucianism and at the time became the basic foundation to the soon-to-be glorious China.

Confucius  2.3 ESPIRIT : Han Dynasty

Han Dynasty  2.4 Classical China Terms      2.5 Classical China Summary :   After hundreds of years of political, economilcal, and social chaos in Classical China during the **__Era of the Warring States__**, China developed into a succesful isolated society like none the world had ever seen. The __**Zhou**__ were China's first dynasty who couldn't quite unite China under one rule and lacked a __**bureaucratic system**__. The fall of the Zhou led to perhaps one of China's most significant dynasties- __**Qin**__. The leader, __**Shi Huangdi**__, united China and began arguably human-kinds most impressive work in history, the construction of the __**Great Wall of China**__. Shi Huangdi was a ruthless tyrant under the principles of __**legalism**__, however the Qin dynasty didn't last very long. As the Qin fell the **__Han Dynasty__** ruled for over 400 years leaving its mark on history. The Han ruled under the principles of __**Confucianism**__ which followed the principles of respect to other. Society was not lower, middle, or upper class but instead consisted of __**bureaucrats and landlords, peasants, and mean people**__ which is relatively the same just in different terms. Despite China;s internal success it had very little contact with the outside world and would remain that way for several hundreds of years.