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Okay, here is the deal:
{{CONFUCIANISM}}
551----Confusius born
became a scholar and teacher
troubled by a decay in society
Nobles rejected his ideas until he died in 479
His Ideas collected in the Analects
Teaching was "Preserving peace and order between people and their government"
5 relationships:
1) Between ruler and subject
2) Parent child
3) Husband wife
4) Between siblings
5) Between friends
Confusius scholars memorized 2 collections:
The Four Books and The Five Classics
{{Taiosim}}
Found by Lao-Ste
Wrote the Tao Te Chang, or the Way and its Power
Expressed the following ideas:
A good society was caused by one reaching atonement with a universal force, Tao.
A good government would do little:
"The more laws and edicts are imposed, the more thieves and bandits there will be."
Developed the study of astronomy, chemistry, and botany
Taoist scholars are famous for inventing gunpowder and the magnetic compass.
{{LEGALISM}}
Found by Han Fei Tzu
Strict Philosophy
Taught that a stable society was achieved through a strict government with an absolute ruler.
Obediencen Rewarded
Others punished
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