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Mr. Kuhn Class ThreeShape of the Day
Video: What Was the Mandate of Heaven?
Presentation: The Zhou Dynasty
Group Work: Chinese Philosophies
Work Sheet: Confucius and Human NatureSlide2
In pairs discuss the following question…
What was “The
M
andate of Heaven?”
The idea that the emperor, the son of Heaven, has the support of gods as long as he rules
correctlySlide3
What was the Zhou Dynasty?
The Zhou defended their decision by claiming the Shang rulers had failed the people and had therefore lost the Mandate of Heaven
In 1027 B.C.E, the Zhou rulers attacked and replaced the Shang Dynasty in ChinaSlide4
With the Zhou Dynasty, the borders of China grewSlide5
How was it organised?
Like the Shang, the Zhou was separated into territories, each ruled by a lord
The rulers of the three territories owed both loyalty and tribute to the Zhou King
The Lords were responsible for both the land and the peasants of their territorySlide6
The Zhou Dynasty and Chinese PhilosophySlide7
The Lower Class
The lower class was made up of peasants, merchants, and artisans
Like in Shang, the lower classes owed the following to the nobles:
Food
Labour
Military ServiceSlide8
Improvements by the ZhouSlide9
Did You Know: Rice
China eats more rice than any other country in the world. They eat 135 million metric tonnes a year
3.5 Billion people around the world depend on rice to live
Rice was placed in ancient Chinese walls for strength and stability
Elephants often way a metric tonne. Now rethink about how much rice the Chinese eat Slide10Slide11
A Few Things About Money…
What did people use before money?
Shells, bat feces, cows, gold, favours,
ect
…
China was the first country to create paper money, this happened 1500 years ago
Not only did China create paper money, it has the most of it. As of 2014 China now has the biggest economy at $17.6 TrillionSlide12
The Fall of the Zhou
In the 8
th
century BCE, the Zhou Dynasty began to fall apart
The Lords of the three territories all began to fight for more land and take over the dynasty
By 770 BCE, the King of the Zhou Dynasty was forced to flee east to LuoyangSlide13
The
fighting
became so severe that the years from 481-256 BCE were called the “Warring States” period
By 256 BCE, the Zhou Dynasty collapsedSlide14
Chinese Philosophy Jigsaw
You will be numbered off into groups of four (remember your number)
Depending on your number, you will be describing a different Chinese Philosophy
One: Confucianism (p.82)
Two: Legalism (p.83)
Three: Daoism (p. 85)
Four: Buddhism (p.91) In the middle, your group will list any similarities that the philosophies you are describing share
Questions to Answer
Who created your philosophy?
What does your philosophy believe?
How did it effect the history of China?