1. The Great Learning
2. "Collectivism" vs "Individualism", people are defined by their relationship to the group
3. Created schools and brought stability to a country
4. Political leaders such as Han Emperor Wu ultimately labelled states as followers of the Confucian religion
5. Sacred Texts
5.1. 5 sacred texts that helped Confucius
5.1.1. The Book of History
5.1.2. Poetry
5.1.3. Rites
5.1.4. Changes
5.1.5. Spring and Autumn Annals
5.2. Zhu Xi wrote The Sacred Texts of Confucianism compelled of four books
5.2.1. Analects of Confucius
5.2.1.1. A compilation of all of Confucius' teachings, explaining how to practice good virtues and behavior
5.2.2. Book of Mencius
5.2.3. The Doctrine of the Mean
5.2.3.1. Mystical version of the other classics
6. Social and Political Impact
6.1. Social
6.1.1. Everyone has a place in society
6.1.2. Lower levels gave obedience to higher levels
6.1.3. Strong family ties
6.2. Political
6.2.1. It had no separate institution or place of worship and is a rather malleable practice in that it is celebrated
6.2.2. Ideas helped guide a better enviornment and hierachry was structured
7. Confucianism Over Time
7.1. Spread to China, Vietnam, Korea and Japan
7.1.1. Confucian ideas were taught in most schools
7.1.2. It was written down so Confucian ideas could easily be transported from place to place
7.1.3. Spread through word of mouth
7.1.4. The Chinese government took Confucian ideas into their government
7.1.5. Confucianism became less prominent in China after the fall of the Han dynasty
8. Origins
8.1. Originated in China, It was founded by Master Jong, later named Confucius.
8.1.1. Confucius lived in a political time of turmoil.
8.2. The religion was initially intended to be a religion was initially intended to be a religion
8.2.1. However, the religion began to form into a more individualistic practice which differentiated the inspiration from the new belief-system.
8.3. Started from Confucius's ideas of wanting to solve China's disorder
8.3.1. Confucius tried to spread his ideas but was never elected into a political office
8.3.1.1. After he died his students came and took his writings/ideas and put them into the Analects
8.4. The father is the undisputed head of the
8.5. Confucianism started when it was adoptedby the Han dynasty (260 B.C.E. - 220 C.E.) where it became the dominate political ideology
9. Beliefs
9.1. The most important beliefs of Confucianism is to achieve harmony which is the most important social value
9.2. Family is the central of all aspects of life and should come before yourself
9.2.1. The father is the undisputed head of the family
9.3. "Do not do to others what you do not want done to yourself."
9.4. Believed strongly in education for everyone
9.5. Self Control
9.6. 3 Important things
9.6.1. Mercy
9.6.2. Social Order
9.6.3. Fulfillment of Responsibility