History Notes pgs 35-43

China dao @ yin, yang
China, until early 20th had dynasties
Chinese history is in cycles
Zhou dynasty lasted 800 years
Zhou had many regional supporters
It lead to Mandarin Chinese being invented
Qin took over as Zhou fell
Shi Hunagdi made the Great wall of China
The Quins were not liked
Han took over soon after for 400 years
Agriculture societies in China did not disappear
Made uniform tax system
Many strong Bureaucrats
Criminals regularly disrupt Government
China did not direct their subjects
Confucius made Confusism
Legalism sprung up in China
China had a religious philosophy-Daosism
Daoismcans-way of nature
Both of these were the most important
Practical work was better than imagining
Medical research was big
How things work
People without skills=lower class
trade not big
tight family organizations
oldest male child got property and inheritance
harmony among major features
thought of society as whok
Chinese used torture and benevolence
Chinese had direct links to world trade
Silk road-encouraged people to travel to West