Started from Confucius's ideas of wantingto solve China's disorder

Tried to spread his ideas but was neverelected into a political office

After he died his students came and tookhis writings/ideas and put them into theAnalects

The Book of History

Poetry

Rites

Changes

Spring and Autumn Annals

The Great Learning

Analects of Confucious

Book of Mencius

The Doctrine of the Mean

Confucius also Emphasized:

Family and Society come before theindividual

Self Control of emotions

It was written down so Confucian ideascould easily be transported from place toplace

Confucian ideas were taught in mostschools

China's government tookConfucianism ideas into theirgovernment

It also just spread through word of mouth

Everyone had a place in society.

Lower levels gave obedience to higherlevels (at the family level and national level).

"Collectivism" vs "Individualism", peopleare defined by their relationship to thegroup.

Strong family ties.

A moral code of ethics focusing on

truthfulness, generosity, respect,diligence, industriousness, andkindness.

Hierarchy structured.

Ideas helped guide a good government.