Zoroastrianism is a religion that influenced the development of Christianity and Manichaeism. It believes in the role of individuals determining their own fate and emphasizes the duality of good and evil. Early Aryan influences on Persian religious traditions. Zarathustra (late 7th-early 6th centuries BCE) is the founder of Zoroastrianism. He believes that Ahura Mazda had chosen him to be a prophet. In the sixth century BCE, Zoroastrianism attracted Persian aristocrats and ruling elites. It also influenced Judaism, Christianity and later, Islam. When Alexander of Macedonia defeated Darius III in battle, Alexander conquered most of the Persian territories. This caused Zoroastrianism to receive a huge blow since many priests were killed and
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The main beliefs of Confucianism are social harmony, created by the moral example of superiors, and humanism according to Li (ritual norms), Zhou (loyalty to one’s true nature), Shu (reciprocity), and Xiao (filial piety). Confucius believed that society consists of unequal relationships, so if the superiors in society behave with sincerity, courtesy, and are respectful, the inferiors will be submissively motivated to do also. Confucianism not only gave more social mobility within classes but also gave more rights for women. However, these new Confucian rights were not given for women to gain independence such as the right for higher education but for them to serve the men better, maintaining a patriarchal society. Instead of using the previous harsher and cruel laws and regulation against the civilians. The Han rulers modified some of the harsher aspects of the Zhao dynasty; Confucian ideals of government, out of favor during the Qin period, were adopted as the creed of the Han Empire, and Confucian scholars gained prominent status as the core of the civil …show more content…
The Warring States Period was so full of constant violence and war that philosophers began to reflect on the nature of society itself and the role of the individual within that society. From these intellectual inquiries led to the development of three schools of thought, such as Legalism. The founders, Duke of Wen, his advisor Han Feizi , and Li Si instituted Legalist reforms in Qin, which helped it develop economically and militarily, allowing the First Emperor of Qin, Qin Shi Huangdi, to win control of the central parts of today 's China in a single kingdom under his rule. Qin Shi Huangdi ruled with brutal methods using Legalism to subdue the warring states and unify his country. Legalism kept the citizens under the system of discipline, believing that people were bad and needed to be controlled with strict laws and harsh punishments which scared them into obeying the laws.Thus, the impact of Legalism on history is the establishment of a centralized state in China. Legalist methods in fact were responsible for ending the Period of the Warring States and for the Unification of China. The Qin dynasty was short-lived, but set the stage for the Han dynasty which followed, and which governed all of China from a single central
The main beliefs of Confucianism are social harmony, created by the moral example of superiors, and humanism according to Li (ritual norms), Zhou (loyalty to one’s true nature), Shu (reciprocity), and Xiao (filial piety). Confucius believed that society consists of unequal relationships, so if the superiors in society behave with sincerity, courtesy, and are respectful, the inferiors will be submissively motivated to do also. Confucianism not only gave more social mobility within classes but also gave more rights for women. However, these new Confucian rights were not given for women to gain independence such as the right for higher education but for them to serve the men better, maintaining a patriarchal society. Instead of using the previous harsher and cruel laws and regulation against the civilians. The Han rulers modified some of the harsher aspects of the Zhao dynasty; Confucian ideals of government, out of favor during the Qin period, were adopted as the creed of the Han Empire, and Confucian scholars gained prominent status as the core of the civil …show more content…
The Warring States Period was so full of constant violence and war that philosophers began to reflect on the nature of society itself and the role of the individual within that society. From these intellectual inquiries led to the development of three schools of thought, such as Legalism. The founders, Duke of Wen, his advisor Han Feizi , and Li Si instituted Legalist reforms in Qin, which helped it develop economically and militarily, allowing the First Emperor of Qin, Qin Shi Huangdi, to win control of the central parts of today 's China in a single kingdom under his rule. Qin Shi Huangdi ruled with brutal methods using Legalism to subdue the warring states and unify his country. Legalism kept the citizens under the system of discipline, believing that people were bad and needed to be controlled with strict laws and harsh punishments which scared them into obeying the laws.Thus, the impact of Legalism on history is the establishment of a centralized state in China. Legalist methods in fact were responsible for ending the Period of the Warring States and for the Unification of China. The Qin dynasty was short-lived, but set the stage for the Han dynasty which followed, and which governed all of China from a single central