Chinese Belief Systems: The Mandate of Heaven

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Chinese
Belief
Systems

Confucianism

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Objectives

● SWBAT explain the Mandate of Heaven.
● SWBAT identify and explain how filial piety is

important to Confucianism.

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Mandate

of Heaven

The favor or
blessing from

heaven or gods by
which emperors
and kings gain

their “right’ to rule.

Mandate

of

Heaven

Multiple Choice

The favor or blessing from heaven or gods by which emperors and kings gain their "right' to rule.

• filial piety

• Mandate of Heaven

• dynastic cycle

• dynastyC

Multiple Choice

The rise and fall of Chinese dynasties according to the Mandate of Heaven

• filial piety

• Mandate of Heaven

• dynastic cycle

• dynasty

Multiple Choice

A line of rulers descended from one family...

• filial piety

• Mandate of Heaven

• dynastic cycle

• dynasty

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Confucianism

Chinese Philosophy

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Confucius

1. Real name: Kong Zi

2. Followers wrote his ideas

down and put them into a
book called the Analects…

3. Goal: Peace and social

order in society.

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Filial Piety

1.

Not only respect for your
parents, but being in “right”
relationship with them and
others.

2.

Respecting your place in the
social order and
understanding your place in
society.

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Confucianism

Filial Piety

Respect family

Relationships

Use “right” relationships to promote
social order in society.

Education

Educate individuals to know how to
act

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Morally Good

Act and behave in morally correct
ways.
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Multiple Choice

A Chinese philosopher known also as Kong Zi that sought to create peace and social order through filial piety.

• filial piety

• Mandate of Heaven

• Confucianism

• Confucius

Multiple Choice

Not only respect for your parents, but being in "right" relationship with them and others.

• filial piety

• Mandate of Heaven

• Confucianism

• Confucius

Multiple Choice

a philosophy that sought to create social order through filial piety and 'right' relationships.

• filial piety

• Mandate of Heaven

• Confucianism

• Confucius

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Kung Fu
Panda

How does this scene from Kung Fu
Panda with Po and his father
demonstrate Confucian beliefs?

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Why was Confucius

obsessed with

peace and social

order?

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Confucius lived after the fall
of the Zhou Dynasty.

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China had broken into 7-8
different “states” who fought
each other for 250 years.

Reorder

Confucianism requires that follow 4 Key Principles [Beliefs]. Put them in the correct order.

• Use "right" relationships to promote social order in society.

• Respect Family [Filial Piety]

• Educate Individuals to know how to act

• Act and behave in morally correct ways.

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