HIST 105 Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Dynastic Cycle
21 Jul 2016
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Qin shai= 1st emperor=centralization, census, believed legalism > confucianism ( no individualism). Burned books) very strict & no free will. 6,000 6ft soldiers, ideal society out of clay out to allow into the afterlife. Han dynasty (206-220 ad) + confucianism = collective identity -> script. + confucius ideals + religious beliefs + agrarian based , uncivilized. Emphasized people = good, but need to be educated. Sets up an university for learning the confucius classics. Prior to this dynasty, xiao created mandate of heaven emperor chosen by the heavens but has to uphold the empire or will lose the mandate of heaven. The responsibilities of ruler ship = fifal piety, music, ritual and rites, but if not practiced one is lost and follow their own selfish desires. Ruler city will be an empty sentiment and no longer a society. Spontaneous punishment (ruler leading himself to his demise) ex: qin dynasty. This can cause one to lose the mandate of heaven.
