ANCIENT CHINA

I. Political Organization in Early China

a. Early Agricultural Society and the Xia Dynasty

i. Ancient Heroes – Yu tames the Huang He

1. Yellow and Soupy

2. “China’s Sorrow”

ii. Rice (~7,000 BC) and Villages (~5,000 BC)

iii. Xia – First Heredetary dynasty (~2,200 BC)

b. The Shang Dynasty (1,766 – 1,122 BC)

i. Bronze Monopoly and Weapons

ii. Walled Towns and Capital Cities

iii. Burial Tombs (Precious Objects and Sacrifices)

c. The Zhou Dynasty (1,122 – 256 BC)

i. Mandate from Heaven

ii. Decentralization – Regional bureaucracies

iii. Period of Waring States (403-221 BC)

II. Society and Family in Ancient China

a. The Social Order

b. Family and Patriarchy – The Humble Estate

III. Philosophies of Life

a. Confucius and His School

i. Master Philosopher Kong

ii. Analects

iii. Ren, Li, Xiao

b. Daoism

i. Laozi

ii. Daodejing

iii. The Dao

iv. Doctrine of Wuwei

c. Legalism

i. Agriculture and Military

ii. Clear and Strict Laws

iii. End of Period of Waring States

1. Qin Dynasty (221-206 BC)

2. The Glorious Han Dynasty (202 BC – 221 AD)