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GUIDED READING The Unification of ChinaSection 4

A. Summarizing As you read this section, take notes summarizing the basic ideas ofthe following Chinese philosophies.

B. Synthesizing On the back of this paper, explain the concept of yin and yang. How did this concept contribute to Chinese culture?

C. Writing for a Specific Purpose On the back of this paper, explain conditions in China during the Qin Dynasty under the rule of Shi Huangdi.

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Ideas about social order: Ideas about government:

Founder:

1. Confucianism

Ideas about order and harmony: Ideas about a universal force:

Founder:

2. Daoism

Ideas about social order: Ideas about government:

Founder:

3. Legalists

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