ASIAN 204 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Touman, Political Philosophy, Sentenced
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Inventions and reinventions of the empire under the qin and han dynasties. Qin and han mobilized huge armies to confront the xiongnu of the north. Han unlike qin favored its officials be learned in the confucian class: allowed for coordindating administrative control of a large population. Qin unification(256-206 bce: 221 bce, qin created a unified china, adopted legalist principles. Lu buwei: rich merchant, proved importance of social mobility, annals of mr. lu. Combined cosmological correlative thinking with political philosophy from all major schools. Select wise ministers and trust their advice=confucian attitude. Keep taxes low and encourage merchants: king cheng sent him away. Burned many ancient texts not related to agriculture, medicine and divination: considered a monster amongst chinese historians, tomb. Cheng feared death and built an elaborate tomb as a fall back. Qin law: harsh legal system, catch and report criminals and offenses, qin setup mutual responsibility units of.