Slide 1ReviewSlide 3Qin Empire (221-207 B.C.E.)“The Faults of Qin” (Jia Yi)Had the second emperor…Slide 7Slide 8Slide 9CanonizationSlide 11Coming upWhile you readWeek 3 Unification of QinReview The Confucian School Mencius & XunziDo you agree with one scholar over the other? Are humans good or evil?What ruling philosophy did the Qin Dynasty follow? How is it different from Confucianism and Daoism? How did the common people react to Legalism? Do you agree with Jia Yi as to why the Qin empire fell? “The Faults of Qin”Qin Empire (221-207 B.C.E.)What governing philosophy did the Qin Empire follow? Describe it. Were there any advancements that resulted from Qin unification? What are some possible effects these might have had?“The Faults of Qin” (Jia Yi)Characterize Jia Yi’s description of the First Emperor. Can you find references to Legalism in the essay? Who is Chen She? Compare the peasant army to the Qin army. Develop an explanation as to why the Qin Empire fell. Present textual evidence to support your idea. (What type of scholar was Jia Yi? Where is this evident in the text?)Had the second emperor…Set “up proper rulers in proper states so that propriety governed the land” (CP 62/230). Appropriate behavior/actions“emptied the prisons and reduced harsh punishments, abolished group and family responsibilities for crimes…reduced taxation and statutes to alleviate oppression” (CP 62/230)Humaneness“lightened punishments, thus enabling people under heaven to renew themselves and change their ways so as to conduct their lives properly” (CP 62/230)Self-cultivation“The three sovereigns lost the proper way while loyal officials offered no remonstrance and advisers no plans” (CP 62/231) Duty of the ministerCanonization What happened to Confucianism during the Han Dynasty? What was the relationship like between the Han emperors and the Confucian scholars?Five classics: Classic of Changes Classic of DocumentsClassic of Poetry Spring and Autumn Annals Record of Ceremonies and Proper Conduct How were these texts supposed to be interpreted? How does this relate to the Mao Commentary? (Didactic code)Coming upWhat happened between Sima Qian (The Grand Historian) and Wu Di (the Emperor)? How does their relationship reflect what we talked about today? Lian Po (The General) and Lin Xiangru (The Retainer)Do these characters display Confucian values? If so, which ones? Traditional China What about these writers? Are they also Confucian? Do you see anything else in their writing?While you readIdentify 3-5 keywords Highlight three important passages Write down 2-3 questions you think
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