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How Philosophical Ideas Shaped Chinese Culture and Statecraft
Evaluate the enduring blending of Confucian morality, Taoist art and health practices, and Legalist administration in Chinese history.
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Classical Chinese Thought: Confucianism, Taoism, and Legalism
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Analyze the core principles, ethical frameworks, views on governance, and lasting impacts of Confucianism, Taoism, and Legalism.
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7.T2b.2Massachusetts Social Studies Standards · 5th GradeDescribe important economic, political, and religious developments in early Chinese history and evaluate the ways in which they are similar to or different from the characteristics of societies in other regions of the world.
7.T2b.2.bMassachusetts Social Studies Standards · 5th Gradethe teachings of Confucius (551–479 BCE), including writings on ethics and good government, codes of proper conduct, and relationships between parent and child, friend and friend, husband and wife, and subject and ruler and the philosophy/religion of Taoism, emphasizing harmony of humanity and nature