China Lesson Plans

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China Lesson Plans

• Part II
• Dr. Terrae Fogarty

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The heyday of Legalism was in Qin just before the
creation of the Chinese Empire. The Legalist
hammered Qin into a strong state with a strong
military. That enabled its armies to defeat the
other kingdoms and create the Chinese Empire. But
the Qin dynasty survived only a few years after
the death of the first emperor. The Han dynasty
that took over control of the empire adopted the
Qin innovation of a professional bureaucracy to
run the empire.
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Legalism went beyond the proposition of the need
for a comprehensive set of laws. The three
elements of proper government according to
Legalist theory were Shih Power and position
Shu Administrative techniques and methods Fa
A Comprehensive system of laws.

• The Legalists not only asserted that humans were
  by nature evil but they expanded their notion of
  evil to include those activities which were not
  deemed socially productive, such as reading and
  scholarship. The Legalists believed that the only
  productive occupations were farming and weaving.
  This meant that reading was simply a waste of the
  labor resources of the society. So all books
  other than those on farming, weaving and
  divination were burned, and those scholars who
  refused to heed the administrators' edicts
  against pursuing useless activities were punished
  and some were even buried alive.

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As you look at the slides on Legalism, consider
why this philosophy would be preferred by leaders
of the day.
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WU
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Read this document on Taoism and the Arts
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Make a list telling how the following Daoist
pictures demonstrate the characteristics or
founding of Daoism.
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Buddhist/Daoist Temple
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Daoist Mountains
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Chengdu Daoist Temple
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Lao Tzu
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Lao Tzu
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Daoist Temple
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Create a comparison chart that details the way
in which the problems of the day would be
resolved by each of the three philosophies?
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Qin dynasty (221-206 B.C.E.)
Shihuangdi (First Emperor)
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Qin Shi Huang Di

• 1st Emperor

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Qin Contributions

• Read this document and create a bullet list of
  contributions

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What is the significance of the following
pictures of the Qin Dynasty?
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Han Feizi
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Han FeiHan Fei was a Han prince and leading
philosopher of legalist tradition in China during
the Warring States Period. Han Fei and Li Si
developed the School of Law also known as
"Legalism". Fast FactsBorn 280 BC Also
known as Han Fei Tzu "tzu" is a Chinese suffix
meaning "master" Greatest exponent of the
political theory (philosophy) Legalism Studied
with the philosopher Xun Kuang Views and essays
compiled into the book Han Feizi after death Li
Si later became chancellor of the Qin Dynasty
Died 233 BC Qin StateHan Fei made his way
to Qin State in 234 BC at the request of the
First Emperor. Although Han Fei impressed the
Emperor with the advice he gave, the censure
intervened, and told the Emperor that Han Fei was
not to be fully trusted because his loyalty would
always be to the Han royal family. The Emperor
accepted the censure's advice and sent him to
prison, whereupon Li Si sent him poison so that
he could commit suicide. Later, the Emperor
regretted sending Han Fei to prison and pardoned
him, however, at that point he was already dead.
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Han dynasty (202 B.C.E.-220 C.E.)
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Han Bureaucracy Readings
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How did the examination system change the way
government positions were chosen? Describe the
term bureaucracy and explain how it was used
under the Han.
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Han Bronze Horse
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Han Jade Burial Suit
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Han Coin
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Han Ship
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Create a jot list identifying at least four
contributions of the Han
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Write an essay describing the development of
Chinese civilization under the Zhou, Qin and Han
Dynasties. Be sure to detail the differences and
the similarities of each.