MMW 11 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Nomic, Analects, Taoism

• School: UCSD
• Department: Making of the Modern World
• Course: MMW 11
• Professor: Edmond Chang

Document Summary

In response to the human and eco- nomic costs of war, rulers sought ways to increase population and expand trade even while they destroyed one another. introduction of cavalry outdated the need for chariot. 350 b. c. e: crossbow ( allow the foot solider to shoot ) General began to led the army, instead of the rulers. Mengchang is the prime minister of qi. States on the outer periphery have more room to expand to collect more resources. Before the end of the third century b. c. e, qin conquered all of the other states. Chinese thinkers were arguing about the ideal forms of social and political organization and man"s connection to nature. Ethical thinking the five relationships: ruler and subject; parent and child; husband and wife; brother and brother; friend and friend. Confucius encouraged the men who came to study with him to master the poetry, rituals and ren (humanity) caring, gentle, responsible historical traditions. Benevolent government would succeed in unifying all.