In two paragraphs (8-10 compound, complex sentences), analyze the following painting that depicts the Qin dynasty during Shi Huangdi's rule. Describe what is happening in this picture and how it connects to what you know occurred during Shi Huangdi's reign. We know Shi Huangdi was not a fan of Confucianism. How does what is being shown in this picture support that claim? Use details from the picture and your notes to support your statement. Out of the other two Chinese philosophies, Taoism and Legalism, which philosophy would you infer that Shi Huangdi followed? Use details from the painting and your notes to support your answer. Remember to use examples.
REMINDER: Answer each part of the question. Your grade be based on your written paragraphs as well as your written responses to your classmates' paragraphs. This is due April 4, 2016 at 8:00 a.m. Anything posted after this time will not receive full credit.
In this picture, Sui Huangdi is in the process of burning all historical records, killing everyone who has access to his records such as the monks and he is forcing labor. He is turning china into a prison because of a sense of hostility because on numerous accounts he was targeted for assassanation. You can tell that he didnt like Confucianism because in confucianism, it doesnt agree with unecessary violence. This is what Sui Huangdi was doing though. So that shows that he didnt like nor did he care about confucianism.
ReplyDeleteI believe that Sui Huangdi used the legalism philosophy. I say this because he over enforced rules. He overly abused his power by turning china into a prison and then he sent china into turmoil by trying to build the Great Wall of China. Basically everything he did was against the laws of taoism and confucianism. Just as it says in legalism, all you have to do is provide your empire with just enough of what they need and rule with a mean iron fist. And thats what he did.
I also believe he would abide by legalism.
DeleteI agree with Cameron Scott ,Shi Huangdi didn't like Confucianism because he didn't agree with unnecessary violence and that's how he ruled his empire.
DeleteI agree with Camron. I believe that Sui Huangdi hated Confucius so much because his teachings went directly against the way he ruled and what he believed. And a lot of people followed Confucius's teachings and he wanted to get that out of their mind so he burned the documents.
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DeleteI agree with Camron because Shi Huangdi abused his power to make him seem powerful and ruling.
DeleteI agree with Camron Scott because Shi Huangdi was against Confucius' teachings and loves violence.
DeleteI believe that Cameron is correct, because according to the notes it said Shi Huangdi burned everything, and buried people alive. The picture is showing Chinese Warriors throwing people into a big ditch. I also see books on the ground being burned.
ReplyDeleteI also believed that HE WOULD USE LEGALISM. I say this because he always wanted to be apart of something, and used violence when violence wasn't necessary. He practically used genocide against his own people. He could car less about the people and there feelings towards him.
In this painting , Sui Huangdi was basically killing the people who had routed against him .He killed the people who had access to Confucius' records , in the process of doing that he is burning all of the historical records that existed. Sui Huangdi is forcing labor. Sui army people are the ones dressed in red and white . There were a lot of time where people were plotting against him , as in assassination . Therefore , he was turning China into a prison , because of the sense of hostility . Anything that Huangdi did , he over used his power doing it.
ReplyDeleteSui Huangdi was not a fan of Confucianism . Confucianism is the way of life taught by Confucius. In the picture, Huangdi shows this by burning the records that existed . You can also tell that the people really believed Confucius ; because it looked like they tried to fight back , yet again they were over powered . I believe Sui Huangdi followed the legalism philosophy , because the people under him had to listen to what he said . In other words the people had to do what he said or they would be punished. It was all about the people's behavior. Anything that Huangdi did , didn't follow Confucianism or Taoism ways . Sui did what he had to do , just with a " little " twist to it .
Good point Kiara when you said they wanted to fight back.
DeleteI'm following what you're saying for the most part. And I really liked what you said about them fighting point. That was something that most people won't point out. But I don't know if that's what he had to do. I feel like he put all that on himself. He ruled ruthlessly. He could've ruled like Confucius said and appealed to the people but he didn't. He chose ruthless legalism.
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ReplyDeleteI believe that in this picture Shi Huangdi is expressing his non belief in Confucianism. In the picture there's not any order at all. However, that's what Confucianism is all about. Stability and order in an empire is what makes a great ruler in Confucius' Eyes. Shi Huangdi simply just doesn't agree with that considering how he's forcing order and making people go into tremendous labor. He is also burning what I think is records of the things done during his reign. he's turning his empire into a complete workforce instead of a stable unit of society.
ReplyDeleteNow because of lack of information on other philosophies, I believe he doesn't follow any. I think he's just making China strong by doing it the only way he wants to. He doesn't want to follow any rules but his own and he clearly doesn't want anybody follow anyone else's rules because of the destruction of Confucius' Analects.
I total agree with henry because shi huangdi hated confucianism
DeleteI agree with Henry , however , you shouldn't think what was burned because it was in our notes. He was making China stronger and stronger by doing what he wanted to do. Also , by doing that he went through some struggles.
DeleteThat great although I do think Shi Huang Di wouldve leaned more to legalism than nothing at all. If there were books about legalism, I doubt he would burn them and throw legalist into trenches.
DeleteI agree with Henry when he says there is no order in the empire in the picture. I highly doubt that burning all of your historical records and killing your people for opposing you would be considered order by anyone.
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DeleteI agree with Henry, Shi Huangdi hated Confucianism with a passion, so he forced out this philosophy as much as he could in China.
DeleteI completely agree Henry because Shi Huangdi did the exact opposite of Confucious' teachings.
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DeleteI agree with Henry on what he said about the disorganization of the empire in the painting, but I do not think that killing people and burning important records hardly organization.
DeleteIn this painting, I see people being thrown into a ditch with burning books. This relates how Shi Huangdi was turning China into a prison. From my notes Shi was targeted of numerous assassinations. He was also paranoid,because he was discombobulated that people were out trying to get him.So he did the Shi Huangdi punishment. Shi burned all records and he buried people who went against his word alive in a ditch. Shi put China in great danger. This is Shi Huangdi persona being mean,worthless, and devilish. The burning books represents his mind which is full with hatred and the ditch symbolizes how he has a big hole in his heart filled with detestation.
ReplyDeleteI strongly agree with the statement Shi Huandgi does not believe in Confucianism. Confucius believed a good government=good ruler. Confucius was a good teacher. People saw him as a good ruler, because he was aware, gentle, and smart.Confucianism philosophy was positive. on the other hand Shi is mean, cruel, and dumb. He is a bad leader all together. Instead of gaining people trust, he decide to make China a hellish place to live in. Another thing Confucianism believed that people will not use violence, they should redirect one another. Haungdi has viloence in his blood. It seems as though he sleep, drink,and bathe in blood. He know violence is the answer to everything but at the end of the day it is not.
Haugdi follows LEGALISM hands down. Legalism is Shi spirit in real life. Legalism believes that everybody is born mean and has an evil spirit. Shi best fits this answer because he was born mean and he made other people mean by letting his soldiers throw nice, innocent,intelligent people in a ditch. Once you are a devil you stay a devil.He killed people who complained about building the Great Wall which took forever to build. If you don't feed people and you know conditions were very bad then who wouldn't complain. Now you see how Legalism is Shi haugdi persona. Overall Shi is a mean dragon. He burns people for no reason, and it seems as though evil is his God. Once again if you are a devil you stay a devil.
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ReplyDeleteIn this painting, I see people being thrown into a ditch with burning books. This relates how Shi Huangdi was turning China into a prison. From my notes Shi was targeted of numerous assassinations. He was also paranoid,because he was discombobulated that people were out trying to get him.So he did the Shi Huangdi punishment. Shi burned all records and he buried people who went against his word alive in a ditch. Shi put China in great danger. This is Shi Huangdi persona being mean,worthless, and devilish. The burning books represents his mind which is full with hatred and the ditch symbolizes how he has a big hole in his heart filled with detestation.
ReplyDeleteI strongly agree with the statement Shi Huandgi does not believe in Confucianism. Confucius believed a good government=good ruler. Confucius was a good teacher. People saw him as a good ruler, because he was aware, gentle, and smart.Confucianism philosophy was positive. on the other hand Shi is mean, cruel, and dumb. He is a bad leader all together. Instead of gaining people trust, he decide to make China a hellish place to live in. Another thing Confucianism believed that people will not use violence, they should redirect one another. Haungdi has viloence in his blood. It seems as though he sleep, drink,and bathe in blood. He know violence is the answer to everything but at the end of the day it is not.
Haugdi follows LEGALISM hands down. Legalism is Shi spirit in real life. Legalism believes that everybody is born mean and has an evil spirit. Shi best fits this answer because he was born mean and he made other people mean by letting his soldiers throw nice, innocent,intelligent people in a ditch. Once you are a devil you stay a devil.He killed people who complained about building the Great Wall which took forever to build. If you don't feed people and you know conditions were very bad then who wouldn't complain. Now you see how Legalism is Shi haugdi persona. Overall Shi is a mean dragon. He burns people for no reason, and it seems as though evil is his God. Once again if you are a devil you stay a devil.
I agree with how Kristian says that Shi Huangdi was the total opposite of Confucius.
DeleteI agree with Kristian because Shi Huangdi follows Legalism and he shows it by complaining about the wall and putting China in danger.
DeleteI agree with Kristian because Shi Huangdi did follow legalism and burning books and killing people that follow Confucius is a prime example.
DeleteThis picture depicts the Qin Dynasty during Shi Huangdi's rule because it shows how he made Ancient China a prison. It shows his henchmen killing monks that did not support him and burning books. This connects with what we learned about Ancient China because in the Engineering an Empire video we saw that Shi Huangdi had anyone that did not support him killed, had all history of him erased, forced the Ancient Chinese to build him a tomb and add to the Great Wall of China. This supports the claim that Shi Huangdi did not support Confucianism because he literally destroyed all of Confucius' works. This is also depicted in the photo. He probably wouldn't have liked what Confucius taught because he would look wrong in every aspect, according to of Confucius' teachings. Confucius said that you are not born a gentleman, rather made into one by your words and actions. This directly conflicts with what Shi Huangdi believed about himself. Confucius also said leaders should be compassionate while they are in command. In no way, shape, or form was Shi Huangdi compassionate other than not killing his mother, only exiling her.
ReplyDeleteOut of Taoism, Legalism, and Confucianism, Shi Huangdi most likely agreed with Legalism the most. Taoism would be the least likely competitor because this philosophy calls for the least amount of government action. Shi Huangdi would want total control over everything. Confucianism would be second but not a close one. The only thing Shi Huangdi would agree with Confucius on, is most of "The Order". He would concur with him on the points that men are superior to women and the government is right even when you think they are wrong. Legalism would make Shi Huangdi happy and warm and mushy inside. He would have total control over every aspect of the people's lives that he wanted. They wouldn't even be able to sneeze if he didn't want them to and if they did, it's off with their head. He would be able to rule ruthlessly without opposition. He would be most happy with legalism.
wow I agree with what Kristian stated because he did make make his kingdom a prision
DeleteI totally agree with Kristian because she told how he made his Empire a prison and she explained those three main ways.
DeleteI agree with Kristian because she explains how Shi Huangdi worried about control and power more than government.
DeleteI agree with Kristian because she stated that Shi Huangdi, mad with power and control, imprisoned the Chinese and killed those who stood in Hus way or was a threat to him in his own mind
DeleteI agree with Kristian because she stated that Shi Huangdi, mad with power and control, imprisoned the Chinese and killed those who stood in Hus way or was a threat to him in his own mind
DeleteI totally agree with Kristian because Shi Huangdi did make his empire a prison and he wanted all of the control and power.
DeleteI agree with your answer when considering the fact that Shi Huangdi was a complete tyrant who used his power to rule ruthlessly over ancient china.
DeleteI agree with Kristian because shi huangdi was a tyrant that was mad with power and would stop at nothing until he got what he wanted .
DeleteI agree with Mr. Williams on his statement of Shi Huangdi being Legalism's spirit in real life. He was definitely the epitome and embodiment of Legalism in a person's soul.
ReplyDeleteI also agree with Mr. Scott when he made the point of Shi Huangdi not liking Confucianism because of the frowning upon of violence.
ReplyDeleteIn this picture, Shi Huangdi is forcing tyranny over his people. You see that he is burying people alive and burning a set of books. You may think these books have no significance, however, they contain the teaching of Confucius. Confucius was one of China's greatest philosophies. however, not everyone agreed with them. For example, Shi Huangdi. He was not such a big fan of Confucius. Mainly because he thought that following his teachings meant being a weak ruler. So he burned the Analects, books containing Confucius's teachings.
ReplyDeleteThe first emperor should have thought twice before he decided to burn the teachings of the great Confucius. Soon after this, he died and to no one surprise, everyone was happy. Happy to be free from the tyrant and his reign. happy that they did not have to lose anymore people and family to the hard labor forced upon them. Although it is unknown to me, I believe that Shi Huangdi would follow legalism, mainly since Taoism says that the government should do the least. Legalsim would turn everyone into Shi Huangdi's puppets they wouldn't be able to do anything without his permission. If anyone wanted to rebel, he had the choice of killing them in cold blood.
I agree with Michael when he says Legalism would turn everyone into Shi Huangdi's puppets. Legalism gives the emperor power over everything in the empire, including the people.
DeleteI agree with Michael because Shi Huangdi didn't want to be a weak ruler by following the teachings of confucianism.
DeleteI agree with the fact that Shi Haungdi abide by Legalism and that he created chaos because his hatred over Confucius, however, I don't think that Shi Haungdi hated Confucius's teachings because he mainly talked about being a weak ruler, which he didn't. I think a more appropriate reasoning would be that Shi Haungdi could never expected t turn out the way Confucius teaches about, or the fact that he wouldn't be able to have that complete control or power because Confucius teaches about respecting those older than you listening people.
DeleteI agree with Michael when he says Legalism would turn everyone into Shi Huangdi's puppets. The philosophy bends the people to your will and it is nothing you can do to stop his reign of terror
DeleteI agree with Michael because Shi Huangdi hates Confucius and was the complete opposite of Taoism and followed Legalism the entire time.
DeleteWith in the pictures, It seems like people are fighting#Confucianism#not. Anyway,I see books being burned in the background#ShiHuangdi. I can see where this is going, see this like the opposite of Confucianism. In the picture it is not civilized, there are people being thrown into a well , kinda like what the spratans did with the Athens I think. I honestly, think that he would follow legalism simply because he made a law about if you complain about the labor that you had to do then you would be punished. Then think about he even kept his people hostage within the walls of china.
ReplyDeleteIn this picture I see thwo things. I see books on fire which are possibly records. I also see people being buried alive by being thrown into a ditch. This shows how Shi turned China into a prison. By seeing the people being thrown into a ditch in this picture it shows how Shi was not a fan of Confucianism. It shows he was not a fan because Confucianism says you should not use violence unnecessarily. I think Shi followed Legalism. I think he did what he thought was best. What he did actually wasnt the best but he provided enough for them
ReplyDeleteI agree with Camron Scott. I agree with him when he said Shi went against the laws of Taoism and Confucianism because he ruled withan iron fist.
What I see in this painting is Shi Huangdi getting his army to do his dirty work by throwing people into pitts, burning down cities, and pulling families apart. I do know from my notes that Shi Huangdi was very ruthless and he wanted them to know who was in charge by destroying historical records, manual labor, burying people alive and etc. I can see that Shi Huangdi was not a fan of Confusions because he broke one of the main rules as a ruler: Cannot use violence; Confusion said no matter what you cannot use violence towards your people, no matter what it takes do not harm them in anyway. As we can see from our notes and this picture that Shi Huangdi did not care about Confucianism at all because some of the main things that Confusion told rulers not to do he did it. I would think that he liked Legalism and kinda followed in that teaching because some of the things that were taught was human nature is evil, ruler keeps the people in order, rebellion must be put down, and people should be treated and well punished when necessary just to name a few. It seem like Shi Huangdi followed all of those because he killed his son just because he thought he was going to try and take over (human nature is evil); he burned books and threw people into pitts to let his people know who was in charge who who the boss was (ruler keeps the people in order); When they rose up against him to fight back he buried some of them alive and forced some into manual labor (rebellion must be put down); and he did not care about Taoism at all because Lao-tzy said don't punish the people just guide them in the right way so they will not make the same mistake or will not do the same exact thing (people should be treated and well punished when necessary)
ReplyDeleteI agree with {Stanley Turner} about he was aimed more towards Legalism because like he said he did what he thought was best, and evidently he didn't think being peaceful was the best option for this particular set of people.
ReplyDeleteI agree with {Unknown} about the symbolism of the picture. I did not for a second think about the burning of the books representing Shi Huangdi mind being full of hatred or the pit representing a hole in his heart filled with detestation. That was an excellent observation!
ReplyDelete(If you want to get a grade for this assignment you might want to find a way to let Mrs. Yancie know that is you)
In the paintings complete chaos seems to be happening. There are people on the ground, books set afire, and men are fighting and being thrown to their deaths. This is against everything Confucius pronounces. By the looks of this painting, I'm sure that the deaths of these people were because of their belief of Confucianism. Most likely, they were Confucianist and practiced his philosophy. However, Shi Huang Di was not and he didn't appreciate Confucius' teachings to counteract his behavior. He believes that a ruler must prevail no violence and must find a better way to discipline. Shi Huang Di was known for making China a "prison", which is opposite of what Confucius says.
ReplyDeleteAdditionally, I believe that if Shi Huang Di had the choice of choosing between Taoism and Legalism, he would choose Legalism. Mainly because this is the belief that order goes over all other human concerns. Shi Huang Di put people into hard labor and work to build the The Great Wall of China, not concerned with whether you survived or perished. He deported his mother and had his brother killed to remain in the power. He didn't care about being humane, as long as he was in control. To reference, in the painting people who probably don't agree with Shi Huang Di and were out of "order" were thrown down in the trench. This painting accurately represents the suffering and cruelty some of the peasants of the Qin dynasty faced. Simply for believing in something, or for not believing in something.
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DeleteI totally agree with Tomayah. I love the way she told the truth and stated the facts. I also agree because Shi Huangdi did not like Confucius' teachings. Also where she said that he would agree with the fact that Shi Huangdi would go with legalism because I too believe that he would have followed this one. Because of how it is very strict.
DeleteIn the painting I see that Shi Huangdi is causing a complete craze in Ancient China. I can see that people are being thrown into a hole, books are being caught on fire, and people fighting. During Shi Huangdi reign I know that he was very mean, he killed anyone who disobeyed him or disagreed with him, and he forced labor on people therefore making China a prison. Shi Huangdi was not a fan of Confucianism at all. Some of Confucious teachings were don't use violence, stable human relationships are more important than religion, and gentleman are made not born. Obviously Shi Huangdi did not agree with the no violence philosophy because he had killed many people. I would think that Shi Huangdi followed Legalism. Some of Legalism teachings included government should have all power as possible, power should be used ruthlessly, and ruler keeps the people in order. Shi Huangdi would definitely be a example of someone following Legalism. I feel like he may of abused his power using Legalism to justify that it was ok and that was how an empire was supposed to be ran. Everything Shi Huangdi stood for was a pure reflection of Legalism and the opposite of Confuciaism and Taoism.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Tomayah Green reasoning and on the fact that he didn't care about the people as long as he was in control. I agree with Kristian Davis reasoning and how she said" he would be able to rule ruthlessly without opposition".
In the painting, China is going through a hard time and things are very chaotic. Books are being burned and people are being thrown to their death. The painting is showing the process of which China is being turned into a prison. The blazing ditch represents Shi Huang Di's fury on the ones who rebelled against him; the burning books symbolizes the rest of China's historical knowledge being diminished. The ditch that is swallowing people alive is representative of how evil and hatred are swallowing Shi Huang Di whole, to a point where he is becoming a mad man. In the painting, Shi Huang Di appears to have his soldiers doing his dirty work for him and he is nowhere to be found.
ReplyDeleteShi Huang Di isn't a fan of Confucianism. Some of the books that were burned were Confucius teachings and he was making a statement. "No one can tell me how to be a good ruler, I can do whatever I want and nobody can stop me."
I infer Shi Huang Di followed legalism. Legalism is the philosophy of evil and hatred. Taoism and Confucianism go hand and hand. Peace and intelligence equals a good and stable government. These ideals were far from Shi Huang Di's mind. He had historical examples of how using violence and ignorance would corrupt the empire, as in Rome.
Shi Huang Di was power hungry and killed anybody who tried to stand in the way. In our class notes we saw how Shi killed his own son so there would be no chance of him becoming emperor. This shows both insanity and paranoia. The portrait shows evidence of this as well. Shi Huang Di was one sick and twisted man who should have never had any power in his hands. When I think of historical people who were believed to have all power in their hands, Shi Huang Di is on of the most disappointing.
I agree with Kyndal Williams because Shi Huangdi was power hungry and the statement she made about the blazing ditch representing his fury on the ones against him was very well thought of.
DeleteI agree with Kyndal's blazing ditch theory. I think that it is an interesting and creative way to represent Shi Huangdi's vicious ways.
DeleteIn this painting, I see that Shi Huangdi is killing people that either do not like him or are going against him. If you complained or went against him (such as the monks) , you were buried in the Great Wall of China . Also, the picture shows the burning of the books and how he really didn't run his empire with much control. This really showed the people how ruthless and harsh he could be. I absolutely agree that Shi Huangdi went against Confucianism. Firstly, Confucius says that there should be proper behavior , which Shi didn't use towards his empire. Secondly, Confucius said that men must be educated and live with integrity. Shi would go against this because he made everyone work all the time for him . Finally, Confucius says you shouldn't use violence in your society, but Shi Huangdi killed a lot of people. This did not make China strong, it only made it weaker.
ReplyDeleteI think Shi Huangdi most definitely followed legalism. I say this because according to the makers of legalism power should be used ruthlessly. Shi made sure of this because he punished the people that didn't do what he said. Shi Huangdi thought that people we're supposed to work, and not do as they pleased. Secondly, he didn't care what the people wanted, Shi only cared about what he thought was best. He definitely made sure he “tried” to keep the people in order, but he did this by killing them. Finally, he got rid of all opposing people that got in his way. Shi Huangdi would not follow Taoism simply because it is filled with tranquility,nature,and no control , whereas his empire was filled with rules and ruthlessness.
I agree with Tomayah’s statement about the people dying because of their beliefs about Confucianism .
I also agree with Cameron’s statement about Shi Huangdi ruling with an iron fist.
I agree with what you said about Shi Huangdi not caring about his people.
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ReplyDeleteIn this picture Shi Huangdi is using his power to take advantage of the people and harm them. The people were not able to speak out and say what they wanted without punishment, only building up Shi Huangdi's power. He didn't like people crossing him and felt that if you were a problem you would be killed. Using violence as a resort was not something that he was afraid to do. The Qin dynasty had turned against each other and made the situation every man for themselves. The chaos that is happening involves people being killed, documents burning, and people begging for their life. The painting shows that Shi Huangdi did not agree with Confucianism because Confucianism is about peace and trust. This picture shows none of that. A Confucian leader would have gone about things a different way, with a more respectful approach. For example a Confucian leader would have more regards for their people and feel more compassion for them. Shi Huangdi wanted china to be sealed off, locking the Chinese in and keeping the nomads out. He even made the people build their own prison walls when they built the Great Wall. This created one big prison that the Chinese couldn't escape.
Since Shi Huangdi didn't agree with Confucianism I would infer that the philosophy he did agree with would be Legalism. This philosophy is all about power and being ruthless and that is just what he was. He didn't believe that the people should have freedom or that a good ruler was wise and compassionate. He felt as though everything needed to be done in an ruthless manner or it wasn't being done right. Shi Huangdi was all about power and violence; he used these things in his rulings to do what he felt should be done. For example when he got rid of his own family just to stay emperor and in control. This was the true Legalist ruler shining through to the surface and trying to keep things in control. Shi Huangdi was a very selfish ruler who executed unnecessary actions onto the people of his empire. He was a harsh emperor who believed it was his way or the highway, and to him the highway was death.
Excellent point Rendy on how Shi Huang Di forced them to build their own prison. He set them up for failure and death. That was good critical thinking.
DeleteI agree with Rendy on the fact that Shi Huangdi used his power to take advantage of people. I think that he made China a prison simply for the people to do his dirty work.
DeleteI strongly agree with Camron Scott that Shi Huang Di did abuse his power. A good leader shouldn't have to abuse his power to get what he wants or prove a point. That was very well thought of.
ReplyDeleteIn this picture, you can clearly see the lack of stability and order in the Chinese empire. This picture shows that Shi Huangdi was a ruthless emperor. According to my notes, Shi Huangdi turned Ancient China into a prison. He wanted all of his historical records destroyed(most of these books being based on the teachings of Confucius), and he put all who opposed him to forced labor or death. In this painting, you can see books burning, and men being put to death for opposing Shi Huangdi. This shows that Shi Huangdi was not a fan of Confucianism. Confucianism is based on stable human relationships, order, and no violence. However, in this picture, you can see there is no stable human relationships between the emperor and his people, no order in the empire, and plenty of violence.
ReplyDeleteOut of the other two philosophies, Taoism and Legalism, I believe Shi Huangdi would follow Legalism instead of Taoism. Taoism is a philosophy that focuses on a balance between good and evil(the Yin Yang symbol). In the painting, there is no balance between good and evil. Legalism, on the other hand, focuses on the government having as much power as possible, and using this power ruthlessly. Shi Huangdi wanted to have power over everyone and everything in Ancient China. He banished his own mother and killed his half-brothers in order to keep his power. Huangdi obviously didn't care about the safety of his people when he forced them to work on the Great Wall of China. He knew his people were suffering while building the wall, but he did nothing. Also, in the painting, Shi Huangdi kills everyone who opposes him. Legalism focuses on the emperor having all power and the people are supposed to work and produce no leisure, according to my notes. Legalism is the perfect philosophy for an merciless emperor such as Shi Huangdi.
I agree with Jeremy because the is no balance beteen god and evil in the picture.
Deletei agree with Jeremy because Shi Huangdi did want power over everything.
DeleteI agree with Jeremy because Shi was a ruthless individual who ruled his empire with violence.
DeleteIn this image I see an unstable empire. It shows what can destroy your empire, which is selfishness. Shi Huangdi wanted everything to be about him and that made him abuse his power to get what he wanted. He wanted everything about confucianism gone and whoever didn't like it were killed. You can tell how evil and ruthless he was by him killing them. Huangdi was all about what he thinks and didn't have any remorse for anyone else say so. It tells us that he is totally against confucianism because he uses violence unnecessarily, but in the book of Confucius it says you cannot use violence. Instead he uses plenty of violence just to get his point across.
ReplyDeleteHuangdi, I believe, follows the teachings of legalism because its about having the most power and abusing it. He would do anything just to keep his power. He didn't care what it took to get what he wanted done because if he did he wouldn't have got the great wall of china built. He killed his own son just to keep power. Another way he follows legalism is the way he ruled strongly and boldly and rarely gave the people what they needed. Apparently he felt he had a chip on his shoulder and felt that he needed to make name for himself. So that gave him the need to turn china into a prison. Overall Shi Huangdi was abusive with his power and ruthlessly violent towards the people in ancient china.
I agree with Sam on how he says that Shi Haungdi abused his power and used violence; he believed it would make his society better which made his people turn on him even more.
DeleteThe picture shows the burning of books and burying people being thrown into a hole. My notes tell me that he was a very ruthless leader. He burned books because they were against what he believed. These were books of Confucianism which states that a ruler can't use violence and that the ruler must be compassionate to be a good ruler. Shi Huangdi also buried people alive and exiled his son. He killed people because they weren't in compliance with what he told them to do.
ReplyDeleteShi Huangdi was in no way, shape, or form, a fan of confucianism. If anything, he despised it.
Out of Taoism and Legalism, Shi Huangdi was definitely a Legalist. I say this because he follows key aspects of the Legalism philosophy. One thing that he did that follows this was putting rebellion down. He did this by burying people alive. Shi Huangdi also wasn’t “tricked” by the confucianism “tradition”. He did this by getting rid of the opposing philosophies. Burning books was his way of ridding confucianism. He also believed that people are supposed to work and produce. This was shown when he forced people into the laboring of the Great Wall. He followed Legalism by a long shot.
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ReplyDeleteThis painting show a clear view of what happened during Shi Huangdi's rule as an emperor. The painting shows how Shi Huangdi made China a prison.In the painting I see books being burned, munks being killed, and I also believe the people who didn't obey the forced labor look like they are about to get destroyed. Also maybe along with the burning books there are some historical records being destroyed. In class I learned about Engineering an Empire: Ancient China, and it talks about Shi Huangdi's works in China. This is how I know that the painting show the outcome of what happened when China became a prison.
ReplyDeleteThis painting also give a clear view of how Shi Huangdi does not believe in Confucianism. According to my notes, confucianism does not use violence, also confucius teachings are focused on proper behavior. In the painting it shows people getting killed and destroyed, Shi Huangdi doesn't agree with confucianism because it does not condone violence. The painting also shows how Shi Huangdi is not a fan on confucianism by showing burning books and historical records being destroyed. Confucius teachings focuses on proper behavior; these actions would not be considered proper behavior at all. I would infer that Shi Huangdi follow Taoism philosophy because I think that Shi Huangdi needs to find "the way". Taoism will help him find his inner peace from nature. If Shi Huangdi follows Taoism philosophy, there wouldn't be any violence in China and China won't be made into a prison or anything else harmful.
I agree with Tracey because we did learn that Shi Huangdi did destroy records and anyone who got in his way or disagreed. I didn't think about that while writing my response but that is a very valid example of what is possibly taking place in the image.
DeleteTracey, I agree with what you said about how Shi Haungdi doesn't like the fact that Confucianism doesn't condone violence because that is in about everything that he has done.
DeleteI agree with Tracey because she said that Shi Haungdi turned China into a prison. Indeed he did, because anyone who didn't agree with him was banished to death.
DeleteI agree with you Tracey when you said Shi Huangdi doesn't agree with Confucianism because it does not condone violence because not having violence to turn to would've broke him as a ruler
DeleteIn this painting, it shows instability within the government, and how Shi Huangdi was one ruthless emperor. The picture shows the burning of books and records of China’s history, and this is evidence of how Shi Huangdi quickly transformed China into a prison. Also, the people who are being thrown into the ditch either had complaints or went against his actions. Anyone who opposed against anything Huangdi did, they didn’t have the chance of living another day. Shi Huangdi was clearly not one of peace and positivity, which is why there was no control nor order in his empire. Everything that he did was done with violence, and this led to numerous people attempting to commit his assassination. Many people definitely knew that Huangdi was not one to follow Confucius’s teachings, and he was not a very big fan of him neither. Confucius believed things should be done positively, with intelligence, and without violence, Shi Huangdi totally opposed that.
ReplyDeleteOut of Taoism and Legalism, undoubtedly, Shi HUangdi followed Legalism. Legalism was nothing but a philosophy of cruelty and evil. Taoism and Legalism, on the other hand, are quite similar. Although Taoism and Confucianism were both hand in hand with tranquility, Taoism was more like good and evil. Some things were done positively and some things were done negatively, but it didn’t get to the point where everything was out of control like Huangdi’s empire was. Shi Huandi could care less about anything other than having all the power of Ancient China in his hands. He is a wise-wicked man, and he used his smarts to do harsh things to people such as monks. Shi Huangdi to me was the worst emperor of all because he never gave people a break, he always wanted things his way, and there was no absolutely no kindness in his heart.
I agree to your statement on saying that he quickly transformed China into a prison.
DeleteI agree with Tori on how Chaina turned into a prison because he was constanly making new laws
DeleteThe painting shows books being burned, hard working people, and people being killed. I could infer that they were being killed for not aggreeing with Shi Huangdi. The books that were being burned were probably very important documents but of course, he probably did not care because I would say he is a evil person. This painting clearly shows how Shi Huangdi made China a prison. The hard working people were most likely working for him so he wouldn't have to do anything himself. Lastly as I said before the dead people probably did not agree with him, did something wrong, or stood up for their self and their result was being killed.
ReplyDeleteThis painting also shows how Shi Huangdi despises Confucianism.Confucianism is involved with no violence and teaches proper behavior. You can tell that Shi Huangdi does not agree with that especially if he made China a prison.Burning books is not proper behavior at all and killing people involves any and every type of violence you could think of. I am saying that none of his actions resemble Confucianism. He didn't like Confucianism because there was no violence involved. I believe from what I have learned that Shi Huangdi loves violence. If he loves violence then he surely does not condone Confucianism. In conclusion Shi Huangdi was a terrible, violent man who abused his power tremendously.
Based on what I have analyzed from the painting shown, I believe it depicts how merciless the emperor Shi Huangdi behaved towards the idea of Confucianism.In the picture I noticed that there was a pile of burning books. These books represent historical documents that may contain the history of Confucianism or another philosophy that he goes against. Also, I noticed many soldiers abusing men in blue robes. I believe that these men are followers of another philosophy or Confucius' teachings. The men in red clothing are more than likely Shi Huangdi's men that he ordered to attack the other men. He believed that you should either follow his ways or be punished if you believe otherwise. Shi Huangdi obviously was not a fan of tranquility and solitude which is probably what caused many problems during his reign.
ReplyDeleteJudging from Shi Huangdi's barbaric and vicious actions, I think that he followed Legalism. Legalism is a philosophy that mostly focuses on law rather than religion and peace. I don't think he followed Taoism because it has some good qualities while Legalism has only bad qualities like Shi Huangdi. Some examples of Legalism that he has shown are executing others and being selfish about his empire. Also, his ruthlessness supports that he was a follower of Legalism. Many people say that Shi Huangdi turned China into a "prison" by holding his people captive with his actions. Rude,selfish,and greedy all describe his Legalist like ways. All of these things support that he definitely followed Legalism instead of Taoism.
I agree with this Mia because you said he followed Legalism and in order for to have his ruthless ways and enforce his rules he really didn't have any other choice so it was like he had to follow Legalism to justify his ways.
DeleteMia, I agree with you because he did turn China into a prison. He also followed legalism and was a rude, selfish, greedy ruler.
DeleteI strongly agree with Mia's comment because she is very knowledgeable about the reasons why Shi Huangdi followed Legalism instead of Confucianism.
DeleteIn the photo, I see two groups of people fighting, one group dressed in Red and White, and the other group dressed in Blue. From the looks of it, I think something is on fire and also I think people are being thrown in some type of ditch. I also see a few man standing on the side, dressed in red. They look a little worried, but they don't look that worried it looks like they're contemplating on jumping in or not. The men in red are dragging the men in blue to the hole so that they can throw them in it, at the bottom of the picture you can actually see one man being dragged to the hole against his will. Overall this painting shows how divided the Qin Dynasty world was during Shi Huangdi's rule. I feel like this is very uncivilized, and I feel as if Shi Huangdi is exactly what Confucius was talking about. When Confucius talked about how a dynasty should be ruled and he talked about how we should learn to solve problems using something other than violence, this isn't what he meant, he meant learning to solve problems so that it won't result to this. This picture connects to what happened during Shi Huangdi's reign because this is an example of forced labor, I believe the people in the blue are being forced and when they decided to go against the orders the consequences were they would get hurt in some type of way.
ReplyDeleteThis is like when people didn't want to work on the Great Wall Of China, Shi forced them too and then he'd let them die and their body was buried in the wall which was the last place they did something. In the picture Huangdi showed that he really doesn't believe in Cufucius' sayings. I think Shi was trying to make a statement by showing he's not going to be how everyone else (Confucius) wants him to be. Huangdi made sure to do everything Confucius didn't approve of and that was his way of saying he follows his own rules. The two men didn't know one another personally, but Shi didn't like Confucius' sayings so he got rid of them and did what he wanted that was his way of showing you who was really in charge. I think Shi Huangdi would've followed Legalism because it has to deal with rules and what's legal and he enforces the rules. Since he enforces the rules and he is the ruler people have to listen to him and if they don't instead of doing what Confucius said,and having a nice little conversation about it, he can punish them in any way. Whatever he feels is necessary can happen, he can make it legal to hurt them, or punish them because of his law and Legalism allows him to do that.
I do agree with you Aerial because I believe he ran his empire off legalism, more than the other two.
DeleteAfter looking at the painting it shows that Shi didn't run the Chinese empire off Confucionism. To me confucionism was the last philosophy Shi wanted China to run off of during his term, people getting thrown into holes, books getting burned all shows how Shi turned China into a prison, you follow his rules or your out. Based off my notes everything that is being shown in that painting was how Shi chose to run the empire. To me the way that Shi chose to run the empire was terrible, especially if he wanted to stay around in the empire. Killing people, turning China into a prison was not eye catching in a good way it only makes people hate you. Shi was ruthless their was nobody that could tell Shi what he was doing was wrong, because it you opposed him you were toast, literally. During Shi reign in China I infer that this was the worst stage in life they had ever face because they were literally living in hell, because of Shi's selfishness .
ReplyDeleteIn my opinion I say that Shi based his empire off legalism. Legalism is the primary source because based on the notes took on Legalism it only describes Shi. Power should be used ruthlessly, and Shi did that to the best of his ability by turning China into a hell house. Human nature is evil, by opposing him you proved human nature is evil so you had to be handle. Lastly people should be treated well punished when necessary, he stood by the second part of that philosophy more than the first part. In my opinion Shi was the worst emperor in China's history, the way he treated human life was horrible. Turning China into a prison really made me dislike him, because he was destroying innocent people lives daily because of his feelings about them.
I agree with you because I also think that he would believe the statement "people should be treated well, punished when necessary" because in his reign there wasn't a time where China wasn't miserable. If their punishment wasn't being buried alive or killed for complaining it was hard and deadly labor.
DeleteIn this picture the first thing that catches my eye are the burning books and the burning books to me represents the history that shi huangdi is demolishing or "trying" to demolish . In this picture i also see that shi huandgi is forcing labor and from my understanding hes forcing labor as a part of punishment , they were suppose to take turns building and extending walls. they were required to have four years of labor . In this picture i also where he is throwing people in the hole. He was throwing them in the hole and killing those who had access to his records. We know shi huangdi was not a big fan of Confucianism. what is being shown in this picture supports that claim is that in the picture he is trying to destroy everything and turn china into a prison .
ReplyDeleteHe is trying to change and do things the way he wants things done. he doesn't agree with Confucianism rules by any means he play by his own rules. Out of the other two Chinese philosophies (taoism and legalism) The philosophy I infer that shi huandgi followed is legalism the reason why i said that shi huangdi followed legalism because he was focusing more on his laws than his faith.
-Jamiah Davis
I agree with this because Shi Huangdi definitely did what he wanted and cared nothing about faith and religion.
DeleteI agree with you Jamiah because in the lesson that was taught he did burn books and his records and through people he disliked into the pits, so thsi is a very vivid sign that he is a Legalism fan.
DeleteIn this picture, I see Shi Huangdi doing some horrible things that he was known for. I see the burning of historical records, monks being killed, and people being buried alive. When Shi Huangdi ruled, he would burn historical records to get rid of evidence of the horrible things he did. He killed monks because they disagreed in what he did. He buried people when they went against him or tried to leave China. Shi Huangdi didn't agree with Confucianism at all. Confucianism believes a ruler should be a gentleman, peaceful, compassionate, and shouldn't use violence. As you can see in the picture, Shi Huangdi did the complete opposite.
ReplyDeleteOut of Taoism and Legalism, I can infer that Shi Huangdi followed Legalism. Legalism believes a ruler, should rule with an iron fist, use power ruthlessly, and get rid of opposing philosophers and political ideas. It also believes that people are supposed to work and produce, rebellion must be put down, and that human nature is evil. From the picture you can see that Shi Huangdi did all of that and a little more. He followed Legalism very well. Because of this he became very unliked and known for the bad things he did. He didn't care and disregarded how the people of China felt. Shi Huangdi's main focus was complete power.
Jirah I agree with you because Shi Huangdi did stop rebellionas and he definitely forced people into hard labor. I also agree with you when he said he didn't care because he didn't try to change the way he ruled or reasoned with people; he was a true legalist.
DeleteI agree with you Jirah when you said he followed legalism because he did rule China with an iron fist.
DeleteIn this painting I see Shi HUangdi's army dragging and throwing those who disagreed with him into a pit and preparing to bury them alive. I also see the burning of recorded history and probably books and scrolls about Confucius. IN Shi HUangdi's reign he made China into a prison and this painting shows how he did it.Confucius teachings are surrounds peace or a peaceful environment, and Ancient China was not a peaceful environment when Shi Huangdi was ruling. Confucius says that a good emperor shouldn't use violence;not only did SHi Huangdi ordered this Catastrophe, but while he was ruling, he banished his mother and killed his step brothers which all of this goes under violence. Confucius also said the a good ruler must create a well-ordered and powerful state. Shu Huangdi and the Quin created a powerful state, but in this painting the state was out of order or disorganized. The only thing that Shi Huangdi would agree on with Confucius is that the order of the ruler should be respected even when he is wrong.
ReplyDeleteI know that Shi Huangdi would definitely be a fan of legalism. SHi Huangdi believes in using violence to run and empire, and Legalism is all about violence. Han Fei-tzu and Li szu says that power should be used ruthlessly, and Shi Huangdi used his power ruthlessly. "Legalist" also believe that rulers shouldn't be tricked by "traditions" or "humanity", and it was said that Shi Huangdi was very paranoid, and he thought everyone was trying to execute him even his servants or pawns. So in a way he thought he was being tricked or influenced and that's not what legalist believe.
I agree with your statements about Shi Huangdi being a ruthless leader.
DeleteI strongly agree with your statement about Confucius's teachings surrounding a peaceful environment , and Ancient China showed no sign of peace. Shi Huangdi, physically and mentally, destroyed the people and the country during his reign. There was no freedom of expression , and everything revolved around violence .. worst emperor ever!
DeleteGabrielle, I agree with you because you stated that Shi Huangdi was paranoid and that is part of why he is a ruthless leader that follows Legalism
DeleteThe picture shows that scholars were being buried alive and scared books were being burned. During Shi Huangdi reign he was all about war. Shi Huangdi made China like a prison. He did this by doing exactly what is shown in the picture, burning books and records and burying people alive. With this he wanted to destroy all so he also killed monks, forced man in manual labor, and banished his own son. For example, he killed only the scholars that got in his way or not to his liking. He felt that you should burn books with different ideas for his. As we all know Shi Huangdi does not like Confucianism. He doesn’t like this philosophy because Confucianism totally goes against what he stands for. Confucius is all about logic. It goes for knowledge and being equal towards one another and Shi Huangdi doesn’t do anything like that. In Confucianism you are not supposed to use violence and in the picture it promotes and uses a ton of violence. An example is that Confucius’ idea was to end conflicts and has peaceful relationships for all.
ReplyDeleteOut of the other two Chinese philosophy, Taoism and Legalism I would infer that Shi Huangdi would follow Legalism. This is because Legalism is where Chinese philosophy encourages strict laws and seven punishments to have total control. Details from the painting of the burning of the books and burying scholars alive show legalism because of the strict laws and severe punishment. For example, the burning of books is a strict law and the burying of scholars is a severe punishment. Another example is that the government had strict laws to control the people and the show burning of books with different philosophies. I also infer this because Taoism is the importance of living in harmony. Taoism means the “way” and the people will have a say. For example, Taoism is that each person has rights and not shows violence like in the picture. As the first emperor he tired to control his new empire by using violence and strict laws. This was cruel and means to do something like that.
I agree with you on all acounts because he did use the book burning and throwing people into the pit, and yes Ib elieve as well that he believed in Legalism alot.
DeleteIn the painting,we see some of the punishment that the Chinese people endured during Shi Huangdi's reign.We can see the history books being burned, soldiers taking people away and fighting them,some soldiers throwing people in a hole,and four soldiers watching like this is just another day. During Shi Huangdi's reign, he did these things for many reasons. He burned history books so no one would know about his harsh ways and to keep people from starting riots. He killed rebels to teach everyone not to be like them.This shows that Shi Huangdi is not a fan of Confucianism because he does things that are not right according to Confucianism. Shi Huangdi burned his works so no one would know he is ruling a totally different empire based on the philosophy. Confucianism said that an emperor should be kind and treat his people with respect.As we see in the painting,Shi Huangdi treats his people very badly as if he doesn't care about them. Based on Confucianism, Shi Huangdi is a bad emperor and no emperor wants to be remembered as bad.
ReplyDeleteShi Huangdi used Legalism to help him run the empire. This philosophy reflects him perfectly and he uses many over it's traits.Legalism allows violence, which Shi Huangdi used often as we see in the painting. Legalism requires the ruler to rule with an iron fist,which Shi Huangdi did. If any one tried to protest against him then he would put them to death. This teaches others not to riot unless you want to die. Shi Huangdi wanted his empire to be the best empire. In order for this to happen,he put the people through hard times. He forced them to work like slaves in order for the empire to be the best. Legalism states that the people should work as much as they can so the empire can grow. Shi Huangdi was a heartless emperor and only cared about the empire growing and not the people.
i agree with Damiesha because Shi Huangdi did rule his empire with legalism. he also didn't follow the procedures of confucianism because he put the people through labor and murdered some of them.
DeleteI agree with Damiesha by saying that he used a type of lagalism in his empire. I also agree that he did have a reason for his action and weren't really an act of feelings.
DeleteShi Huangdi was the youngest and newest emperor as far as the year 247 BC. His reputation amongst his people was known to be ruthless, yet he was very determined to do whatever it takes to get whatever he wants and won't stop until it was the way HE likes it. This brings me to my reasoning of this picture. This picture looks as though Shi Huangdi and his army are trying to destroy anything that gives his reputation a "bad look". That includes monks, Confucius's ways and philosophies, and even people that went against him and his sayings. In the bottom left corner of the picture, you see books, and below the books you see a fire. During class, we learned the Shi Haungdi was TOTALLY again Confucianism and any philosophies dealing with peace and basically going against his own words. So with him strongly believing that Confucianism is wrong, he burned anything that had to do with it so that no one would even try to agree with it and turn their back on their emperor. Basically, the emperor started create a prison such type of society. He was very strict about almost everything, and anything against what he says would not pass him. If he heard about anything that did go against what he said, that would result in eradication. That is also what I believe is being shown to the right of the picture.
ReplyDeleteI strongly believe that Shi Huangdi runs his government threw Legalism. Legalism is when the government has as much power as possible, and the power should be used ruthlessly. That is exactly what the emperor did and did it successfully. Especially when building the Great Wall of China. He forcefully made his people work on it non-stop, ad if anyone were to even try to escape they were asphyxiated. His people endured lots of hardships; this was really their "death site". This is one of the MAIN reasons why I believe that his government was ran through legalism. Shi was determined to do what he believes and nobody else. He wanted all of the power and there was no one to stop him. He will do whatever it takes for his people not to turn on him, even if it involves force or even death. He wanted to show his people that he can be a great, strong, power hungry leader that nobody before him was. And that is exactly what he showed his people.
DeleteI strongly agree on your statement of Shi Huangdi's reputation being a ruthless leader.
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ReplyDeleteIn the painting, it shows an unstable empire being ruled by an unstable ruler. It shows as if Shi Huangdi ordered people to burn books of Confucius' teachings, as we all know, Shi Huangdi wasn't a big fan of Confucius' teachings. Also, in the painting, it shows that Shi Huangdi had the people that were against him executed. In the painting, people are being thrown into a pit of burning books. This symbolizes Shi Huangdi's greed of power and the fact that he turned China in to a devil-ran prison.
ReplyDeleteShi Huangdi was a proud supporter of legalism. He believed that a government couldn't be ruled without anger and cruelty. Shi Huangdi was a very paranoid person, and he thought everyone surrounding him was trying to assassinate him. He was more focused on ruling harshly instead of the people and their well beings. Therefore, I am proud to say that Shi Huangdi wouldn't be the best ruler to have anymore.
I agree with the burning books being there to symbolize Shi Huangdi's greed of power, because without the books, that probably held the words of the Confucianism, none would learn of anything different from what Shi Huangdi said.
DeleteI strongly agree on your statement of Shi Huangdi's reputation being a ruthless leader.
ReplyDeleteIn this picture, Shi Huandi's reign was an unpleasant time for his people. Shi Huandi wanted people who could threaten his power to be killed in the most harmful way. he had his soldiers to keep watch of the China Wall just to make sure no one came in or out of their country. His ways towards the people who were under him were unsustainable. Even the riots were taken down quickly and efficiently. I believe the burning of the houses were the punishments from Shi Huandi and were there to set an example of these people. He did this because he knew that no one near or far would not elaborate on making any riots any time soon. Another thing that came upon me was the people who were being thrown into the pit. This made me believe thatthe nobles and other people who knew his records were thrown into the pit and made an example of. Lastly,I believe that the person who is sittingby the pit and under the tree is him, making pride of himself and filled with joyous thoughts of his power and control of people. Shi Huandi's reign was a deleterious time for his people.
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ReplyDeleteI believe that Shi Huandi was and cruel and ruthless man and he showed this in the painting and throughout his reign. He constantly murdered innocents and abused his powers. In the paintings it shows how Shi Huandi burned Confucianism books and murdered those who opposed him or believed in the Confucius philosophy. Shi Huandi was only a boy who had no idea how to rule and empire, then became an emperor at a young age. Once grown up Shi Huandi only knew kill, kill, kill during his reign because apparently that's all he knew how to do and build. Shi Huandi killed many people and forced many into labor which is why China was considered a prison. The imprisonment of the Chinese was only the cherry on top of a very evil plan that he had for China.q Considered to be "The Greatest Ruler of China", Shi Huandi went on the kill others and take what he wanted. He let no one stand in his way. This is why he believed that Confucius created his philsophy to not correct the wronged orders of China, but to offend Shi Huandi. They weren't directly about him, but he had a feeling so he burned all the teachings of Confucianism and killed those who believed in it. Shi Huandi really was the prime example of the statement,"First are the worst". He started the blood line that would cause blood to pour on the Chinese streets. Shi Huandi was destined to fail, but he wasn't all bad because of he great architectural ideas. Wait! No! That's not so true because even though these ideas were fantastic their creation bankrupted the empire.
ReplyDeleteI believe that Shi Huandi truly loved Legalism. Not only being the example for being a horrible emperor he was also the example of Legalism. He ruled with aggressiveness and an iron fist which it all what Legalism stood for. Shi Huandi use Legalism to rule his empire, which probably wasn't a very good game plan. Shi Huandi should have read the book "How to Rule an Empire: for Dummies". Shi Huandi Legalism acts weren't so great and he couldn't just murder and do whatever forever. Legalism was his only hold on the empire because he knew that all he could do was to rule them by force. He knew no other way. Shi Huandi had to do what he felt had to be sdone and he did it. He destroyed those who got in his way and he cares about no one else in the entire empire even the world. If only he had realized sooner that he could have turned to Confucianism, but no he wanted to be cruel, so thats what he did and how he ruled. He would see it no other, but his own. It was either his way or the highway, and this case the highway being death. He felt like he had succeeded in life and now on to the afterlife to so the same.
I agree with Jalen because Shi ruled his empire foolishly because that is not good for your record when you rule your empire like a prison.
DeleteI believe that Shi Huandi was and cruel and ruthless man and he showed this in the painting and throughout his reign. He constantly murdered innocents and abused his powers. In the paintings it shows how Shi Huandi burned Confucianism books and murdered those who opposed him or believed in the Confucius philosophy. Shi Huandi was only a boy who had no idea how to rule and empire, then became an emperor at a young age. Once grown up Shi Huandi only knew kill, kill, kill during his reign because apparently that's all he knew how to do and build. Shi Huandi killed many people and forced many into labor which is why China was considered a prison. The imprisonment of the Chinese was only the cherry on top of a very evil plan that he had for China.q Considered to be "The Greatest Ruler of China", Shi Huandi went on the kill others and take what he wanted. He let no one stand in his way. This is why he believed that Confucius created his philsophy to not correct the wronged orders of China, but to offend Shi Huandi. They weren't directly about him, but he had a feeling so he burned all the teachings of Confucianism and killed those who believed in it. Shi Huandi really was the prime example of the statement,"First are the worst". He started the blood line that would cause blood to pour on the Chinese streets. Shi Huandi was destined to fail, but he wasn't all bad because of he great architectural ideas. Wait! No! That's not so true because even though these ideas were fantastic their creation bankrupted the empire.
ReplyDeleteI believe that Shi Huandi truly loved Legalism. Not only being the example for being a horrible emperor he was also the example of Legalism. He ruled with aggressiveness and an iron fist which it all what Legalism stood for. Shi Huandi use Legalism to rule his empire, which probably wasn't a very good game plan. Shi Huandi should have read the book "How to Rule an Empire: for Dummies". Shi Huandi Legalism acts weren't so great and he couldn't just murder and do whatever forever. Legalism was his only hold on the empire because he knew that all he could do was to rule them by force. He knew no other way. Shi Huandi had to do what he felt had to be sdone and he did it. He destroyed those who got in his way and he cares about no one else in the entire empire even the world. If only he had realized sooner that he could have turned to Confucianism, but no he wanted to be cruel, so thats what he did and how he ruled. He would see it no other, but his own. It was either his way or the highway, and this case the highway being death. He felt like he had succeeded in life and now on to the afterlife to so the same.
I strongly agree with Jaylon because I think Shi Huandi got offended when confucius created his philosophy
DeleteIn this painting, Shit Huang di is in the process of getting rid of books of confucianism and throwing those who had any word against him down a trench. He could also be forcing labor upon the people. This is evidence of how Shit Huangdi turned China into a prison. Anyone that went against him wasn't promised another day to live. He went against confucius and his teachings, clearly because he (shi huangdi) wasn't for peace and order, unlike confucius. Every move made by Shi Huangdi was constructed through violence. This could be that, that led to many of the assassination attempts. Confucius was a leader of peace, order and wouldn't have been a fan of shi huangdi.
ReplyDeleteOut of Taoism, Confucianism, and Legalism, Confucianism is totally out of the question. Shi Huangdi would follow behind Legalism. Taoism focuses on the balance between good and evil.Legalism focuses on the government beING in total control. Nowhere in the painting do we see a balance between good and evil. Shi Huangdi didn't believe in the people having freedom, he wanted everything to be done through him.And through him, I mean in a ruthless manner and he wants total control over any and everything. He would fail to follow Taoism because it's simply equality, nature and no force of control. Whereas Shi Huangdi ruled with an iron fist and in total control.
~ Nie'Sha Hicks 8c
'Do we see a balance of good me evil ' I like this phrase but I really wish you would have explained it more and gave and example . Other than that your explanation is valid
DeleteIn the painting shi haungdi is desrtoying all the books about how to live your life a certain way. He does not anyone to live their life any way, but the way he wants them tolive it. He is aloso burning people alive because they are already living a different life from what he wants them to live. Thry are not following the ways of life like he wants them to. Shi was only concerned about his way of life. If you did not follw his way of life your were doomed.
ReplyDeleteHe was not a fan of confusious and wanted to get rid of everthing he did so that the people would not follow his way of life instead if shi way of life. This supports the claim because whatever was or about confusious he got rid of it. He did not anything around thatwas concrning confusious. If he even thoughtsomething was about confusious he got rid of it. Shi followed legalism bcause he enforced rule instead of getting rid of one and making a new one. I say this because he really wantedpeople to follow his way of life and not anyone elses. He was strict about his rules too.
Denzell Brown
I agree with cameron scott because he did enforce rules a lot
ReplyDeleteI also agree with niesha because he did want to be in total control of everything.
ReplyDeleteAfter looking at this painting I can tell that Shi ran his empire off of legalism. I say that because in the notes we took on legalism it said that the ruler should keep the people down, and as you can see in the painting he put them down. What I mean by that is that he killed any one who stepped in his was because he was the leader. Also Shi Haungdi was power hungry and really didn't care about the government. Also in the notes it says get ride of the opposing, which is what Shi was doing in the painting. Also Shi made China a prison because like I said before he wanted all of the control and power and that comes back to being a strong an sensible ruler. Also I know that he ran his empire off of legalism because of the punishment when necessary. Also because of the note power should be used ruthlessly and that's why Shi wanted all the power to be ruthless.
ReplyDeleteI also inferred that Shi Haungdi really didn't pay the other two any attention for. The reason I say that for Confucianism is because it said the ruler cannot use violence. However Shi used violence anyways by killing people who stepped to him. Also I say that because it said good government a good ruler and he didn't care about the government. The reason I say that he didn't care about Taoism because it talked about equality. Shi didn't want equality and didn't give the people equality. Also the notes said more freedom for the people. Shi didn't want anyone to have freedom but him. So that's how I know he ran his empire off legalism
According to his ways of ruling his people, Shi Huandi was a strong fan of Legalism. I say this because he would use belligerent systems to keep his people quiet and working. For example, when people would defy his regulations, he would either kill them or force them to be hard roustabouts. The people had no leisure time(festivals, parades, etc.) but had to work hard every day. For instance, he knew that people would not work hard if they were not forced to and threatened. His power was used ruthlessly towards his individuals. Such as when he burned the books and his records just to make sure no one knew how he was suppose to act and rule the people. Though all of his horrendous manners were not pleasing, he did make sure his people hadtheir basic needs met. For example, he made sure their were connections that would give the people what they needed. The only reason why he did this was because he knew that without strong mankind, there will be no empire or dominance over anything. Due to all of the reasons given, this is why I believe Shi Huandi was a humongous fan for Legalism.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Malika, especially on the proof of Shi Huangdi being a strong fan of legalism for him to keep his people quiet.
DeleteAfter looking at this picture, I can conclude that Sui Huagndi ran his empire with Legalism instead of Confucionism. I say this because, the army, which you'd need to have a Legalism empire, is the one doing the killing. They take the orders from the Emperor and do what he says. To be the emperor of a Legalism empire you'd need the army on your side, if you don't have an army the emperor and the empire is vunerable. In most philosophies, the emperor leads by example, I'd say that his slogan is 'do as I say and not as I do'. This is not a good slogan because your people will think that you don't respect them and they'll hate you.
ReplyDeleteThis picture also shows how he forced people to do labor. It shows how he treated his people, he treated them like slaves. This made more and more people turn against him. Many had plans for his death, they wanted him gone. Eventhoughh he made one of the seven wonders of the world the Great Wall of China , also known as the long grave yard.
i agree with Shelby because she also said that Shi Huagndi used Legalism instead of Taoism or Confucianism. she also used the example of the excessive force by the army under the control of Shi Huagndi.
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ReplyDeleteIn this picture, I've noticed that Shi Huangdi is killing people that either don't like him or people who are going against him. People who complained or went against him such as people like the monks, they were buried in the Great Wall of China also known as the long graveyard. People saw him as a bad leader, and many wanted to get rid of him. In the picture there are books being set on fire, and men who are fighting and killing each other. The burning books in this picture to me represents the teachings of Confucianism that Shi Huangdi is getting rid of and other things about its history that he is trying to hide so no one could see in order to believe in it. Also, I have noticed that he is throwing people into a hole. This hole could be their to kill those who had access to his records or people who tried to go against him or people who believed in Confucianism. I personally think that he just constantly murdered innocent people just because of his power to have his way.
ReplyDeleteThis picture also shows me that he forced people into labor. It showed me what kind of leader he was, and it showed me how bad he ran things during his reign. By this more people went against him, although it would've made things worse for the people. Personally I believe that Shi Huandi truly loved Legalism, because everything he did was nothing but Legalism. He showed this by the way he handled things, and by the way he destroyed those who he thought were a threat or those who believed in other things that were against him and the things he did. Now that he think that everything that he did was right, he is now living in the afterlife, for whosoever know what kind of horrible life he is living now as punishment for all the troubled that he caused back then.
I agree with Jalen Clayton, because everything he said about Shi Huangdi was right, that man was a bad person and many things he did was wrong.
ReplyDeleteI also agree with Tomayah because I also believe he would choose Legalism just to be in charge of the people, and to be able to do what he want in order to get what he want.
ReplyDeleteIn the painting, it seems to me that the citizens are being harassed, assaulted, and murdered by the army. The people are being thrown into a hole and dragged across the ground. It's also showing that books are being lit on fire, these are most likely the records of Shi Huangdi's ruthless actions as emperor. The events within this painting are the events that occurred during Huangdi's paranoia in his later years as emperor. He wanted his ruthless regime to destroy all evidence of his wicked deeds as emperor. Shi Huangdi's behavior and actions throughout his later yeas as emperor proved he wasn't a follower of Confucious; he didn't live with integrity nor was he gentalman. He murdered and tortured innocent people because he thought everyone was trying to kill him. Confucious didn't each to solve your problems with violence. Shi Huangdi also killed his uncle in order to become emporor; Confucious taught that family is the basic unit of society.
ReplyDeleteI believe Huangdi would've followed legalism. First of all, because Taoism teaches that violence is no way to solve a problem, and Shi Huangdi killed thousands of people. Second, Taoism teaches that there should be less government control AMD more freedom for the people, but legalism teaches that the government should have as much control as possible. I'm pretty sure Shi Huangdi would've jumped ship to join the legalism bandwagon. The third reason is that legalism says that people should be ruled ruthlessly. A prime example is the Great Wall, or should I say the Long Graveyard! Legalism also says that people should be well punished when necessary. I don't know about the last part, but I'm two hundred percent sure Shi Huangdi would've followed the first part religiously.
In the painting, it seems to me that the citizens are being harassed, assaulted, and murdered by the army. The people are being thrown into a hole and dragged across the ground. It's also showing that books are being lit on fire, these are most likely the records of Shi Huangdi's ruthless actions as emperor. The events within this painting are the events that occurred during Huangdi's paranoia in his later years as emperor. He wanted his ruthless regime to destroy all evidence of his wicked deeds as emperor. Shi Huangdi's behavior and actions throughout his later yeas as emperor proved he wasn't a follower of Confucious; he didn't live with integrity nor was he gentalman. He murdered and tortured innocent people because he thought everyone was trying to kill him. Confucious didn't each to solve your problems with violence. Shi Huangdi also killed his uncle in order to become emporor; Confucious taught that family is the basic unit of society.
ReplyDeleteI believe Huangdi would've followed legalism. First of all, because Taoism teaches that violence is no way to solve a problem, and Shi Huangdi killed thousands of people. Second, Taoism teaches that there should be less government control AMD more freedom for the people, but legalism teaches that the government should have as much control as possible. I'm pretty sure Shi Huangdi would've jumped ship to join the legalism bandwagon. The third reason is that legalism says that people should be ruled ruthlessly. A prime example is the Great Wall, or should I say the Long Graveyard! Legalism also says that people should be well punished when necessary. I don't know about the last part, but I'm two hundred percent sure Shi Huangdi would've followed the first part religiously.
In the picture above, I believe Shi Huangdi is murdering the people who go against him and follow Confucius's rules. He also seems to have burnt a few books, and this reminds me of Confucius's book he wrote himself, the Analects. So maybe he burnt the copy of the book his victims owned. My statement obviously reflects that Huangdi was against Confucius, and his entire way of life. The picture also shows how evil and selfish Huangdi is, just because people don't agree with what he says, or how he rules his empire.
ReplyDeleteShi Huangdi, did not follow Taoism. Because taoism shows peace and love, he seems the complete opposite of it. He agreed with Legalism. I think that legalism is very unfair towards the citizens and that isn't too far-fetched with how Huangdi rules. Legalism states that, "Power should be used ruthlessly", which foreshadows Shi Huangdi, because he certainly is a ruthless ruler. However, legalism also says that, "People should be treated well, punished when neccessary." He did punish people, but I don't think they were treated well. Legalism is still what he agrees with the most compared to the other philosophies.
I agree with Bryanna's statement that Legalism says "Power should be used ruthlessly" and how it foreshadowed the way way Shi Huangdi ruled. I now see where some of his ruthlessness comes from instead of him just doing the total opposite of Confucius because he hated his teachings.
DeleteI agree with Bryanna because he was an obvious Legalist; a Taoist wouldn't be so ruthless.
DeleteIn this picture there are numerous things happening. One is that Shi Huangdi is killing people for no reason. Next is that he is destroying Chinese history by destroying the history books.then while the books are being burned in a pit the warriors are throwing the people into the pit also to be burned. the people that shi huangdi is killing is the rebels and people who question him. In Confucianism is says that you are to respect the people and not harm them. Confucianism to Shi Huangdi is a grain of salt because ion the things he is doing in that picture. one thing that he does use to his full advantage is legalism.
ReplyDeleteIn legalism is says that you should rule with an iron fist and rule as ruthlessly as possible. Shi Huangdi really uses this philosophy because he had killed a lot of Chinese people.he had also made them do anything and everything he wanted them to do. Nobody would dare question him because they knew if they did they would be killed. Shi huangdi was a great emperor at an extent. he was a great emperor when he wanted his empire to be the best of all empires and he strived hard for that. He was a bad emperor when he would kill and torture other people.This is what i think of the painting.
I agree with Joshua because Shi Huangdi was destroying Chinese history by destroying all the books.
DeleteFrom the looks of the horrific scene before me, I can infer some key points. It seems as if the men in red have been given the order to dispose of the men in blue. In the picture there are books being burned, and men who are in the middle of battle. I think that the books set on fire represent the teachings of Confucianism that Shi Huangdi is against and is hoping to make disappear in order for it not to influence his people. I’ve also noticed this strange hole that is swallowing up the men being thrown into it. This could either be literal or a representation of those who oppose Shi Huangdi demise. It could also be something entirely different from people who oppose his judgement. The victims of his fury could have just been innocent examples to warn those who would actually go up against him.
ReplyDeleteI have come to terms that Shi Huangdi was really one to side with the legalism philosophy by just the ideas and actions he had used during his reign. He has seemed to enforce many rules a bit too much, which led to such consequences. With his power used to abuse all of those who were against him, he turned the great country into more of a prison. His motives were not only against Confucianism, but Taoism as well. Though the Great Wall of China is very moving and grand, it was quite the opposite while in its time of building. The people of China were put in labor to create the Great Wall. In results of that, it’s also named the Long Grave Yard, because in the making of the Great Wall, many suffered death and were buried there. All of this was to happen during Shi Huang Di’s reign.
I agree with Pagie that the books that are being burned down represent Confucianisum because Shi Huangdi was against it and hoping that it will go away
DeleteI agree with both , Machiah and Paige that this represents Confucianism because Shi Huangdi burned all ruthless records and Confucius' books
DeleteIn this picture, Shi Huangdi’s soldiers are punishing anyone who goes defies Shi Huangdi’s rules. In the picture, the soldiers are buring people alive, burning Confucius’s books, and killing people. The soldiers are doing that because Shi Huangdi’s ruled China in a somewhat dictatorship style. He could not stand Confucianism, and punished anyone who was caught participating. He also burned the books that Confucius wrote. Shi Huangdi did absolutely anything in his power to run China how he wanted to, and he made sure no one was a huge threat to that. In my opinion I believe that Shi Huangdi followed legalism instead of Taoism. Legalism has more to do with political technique and protocol, unlike Taoism which deals with “the way” and achieving harmony with the universe and nature. Legalism has more to do with a group of people overall, vs. Taoism which is a personal experience. The definition of protocol is “the official procedure or system of rules governing affairs of state or diplomatic occasions.” Key words being “governing, diplomatic, state, official, procedure, and rules.” Seeing that Shi Huangdi used dictatorship sometimes, and was a tough ruler, he would have used Legalism because it is more aggressive.
ReplyDeleteI like your use of vocabulary . Your explanations were great ! I can tell you are very knowledgeable in what you are saying .
DeleteI agree with your response because he did use legalism instead of taoism.
DeleteWhat Zoe said...and like you stated before, Ying Chang definitely ruled in a dictatorship fashion. He did bury his people alive if they chose to deny his wishes or terms.
DeleteI agree on what you said Zoe about thinking Confucius as a huge threat because he knew that he was no example of Confucius's teachings
DeleteWhen I look at this picture, everything that was said about him as a ruler appears as true. In the picture books are being burned and people are being put to death or even being put to labor. According to the notes, it was said that Shi Haungdi burned the books and/or teachings of Confucius and put to death the people that followed Confucianism. This is Clearly showed in the picture. The books that are on the ground are Confucius' teachings, and the people that are being put to death are people that followed his teachings. When I think of Shi Haungdi as a ruler, I see him as a very cruel ruler that was unfair. I think people shoud have the freedom to believe in what they want to believe and should not be put to death or put to labor for the decision they make as a human being. People at the time even wanted to get rid of him. Many Many people were not on board with some of the decisions he made as a ruler and wanted to have him assassinated. I really think Shi made the decisions he made because he wanted to abuse his power since could do anything with it.
ReplyDeleteIn my opinion I think he would follow legalism. Legalism is all about basically abusing power, and that's exactly what Shi did.he used his power to make people believe in him or earn the consequences he has set for them. There is no way he would follow Taoism. If he used Taoism China would've been ran without rules, meaning no structure nor' control.
I agree with Kenyah because he did abuse his power as emperor.
DeleteI agree,he did abuse his power I feel like he should have cherished it instead of abusing it.
DeleteIn this picture Shi Huangdi are burning books also, they are throwing people in a hole.I think the burning of the book in this picture that are on fire represent the theachings of Confucianism. He burned these books because he was against it and he didnt believe in it. I think Shi Huangdi burned the books to make his people forget about Confucianism. In the picture I see a giant hole that people are getting throwed into beause they probably weren't listening to Shi Hauangdi orders. I think he did this to let other people know this will happen if you ever try to go against him, who wouldn't listen to him, or did not like what he's doing.
ReplyDeleteOut of Taoism and Leagalism, I infer that Shi Huangdi was with Leagalism. I say this because he was a person that liked to come up with rules and enforce them to his people. With Shi Haungdi he ended of turning China into a prison. He turned China into a prison through the great wall, by making people work out there. He fourced people to working on the Great Wall where it was bad condition. Peolpe would die out there and get burried inside the wall, and if u disobeyed you would get burried alive. Shi Hangdi abused his power so much,that he against Taoism as well.
I agree with Machiah, I also think Shi Huangdi did burn the books of Confucianism to make the people forget about it.
DeleteFrom this painting, I can interpret that Shi Huangdi is tired of hearing about how "great" others think Confucius' books (the analects) and his teachings were. His intents were to get rid of Confucius' books and anyone who spoke of Confucius, and he did just that. This is the reason why many people agreed that China was turning into a prison. If you displayed that you agreed or participated in Confucianism in public, more than likely Shi Huangdi would have you killed. Shi Huangdi completely went against Confucianism. As we learned, Shi Huangdi was nothing like Confucius, Confucius liked peace and order, while Shi Huangdi condoned violence and did things in a disorderly fashion. Shi Huangdi, as you can tell, wasn't a fan of Confucius at all. If Shi Huangdi and Confucius were alive during the same time period, then China would have had many more conflicts.
ReplyDeleteOut of the three philosophies, Confucianism definitely wasn't the one that he followed. So out of the other two, Shi Huangdi more than likely chose legalism. He probably chose to follow the philosophy legalism because he was able to make everything strict. He definitely didn't follow Confucianism and I don't think he followed Taoism because they are more lackadaisical and laid back. Therefore he would pick legalism because the government is in TOTAL control. With this philosophy, Shi Huangdi could do whatever and be as harsh as he wanted to. Even though no matter the philosophy, he probably would have done it anyway. Just because Shi Huangdi ruled ruthlessly.
I concur with Dale's statement;Ying Chang was an emperor that fed off power and control. His preferred philosophy would have been anything but lax.
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ReplyDeleteIn the painting, I can see what seem to be papers and boxes being set on fire. This represents how Shi Huangdi burned any record of his ruthless reign. In addition to this, there seems to be nobleman or scribes being handled violently by guards of some sort. They are being thrown into pits while alive, and falling to their death. This relates to what we learned about Shi Huangdi because he would bury anyone who wrote badly about his way of reigning and they'd be put into these pits. This is very ruthless behavior, because an emperor shouldn't have to go to those extremes. This makes it obvious that Shi Huangdi was okay with killing anyone who would get in the way of his reputation. Even though he was smart, indeed, he used his power to kill, not protect.
ReplyDeleteObviously, Shi Huangdi ruled with Legalism, based on my notes on him and Chinese philosophy. I can infer that he reigned with Legalism because Legalism believes that the government should be in total power, as well as the emperor. Even though Legalism actually did believe in protecting the citizens, he didn't do so. You can tell Shi Huangdi wouldn't follow Confucianism or Taoism because both of those philosophies are peaceful and orientated with great values. However, his reign was the complete opposite. This is also depicted in the picture, because a Confucianist would use force against people. In addition, a Taoist wouldn't throw people in pits, and bury them alive. Lastly, in conclusion, this painting is a perfect representation that Shi Huangdi was a violent Legalist.
This image is a pure depiction of what we learned about Shi Huangdi in Ancient China . It shows how he was burning all books ,destroying historical records, ridding of people that didn't agree with him , and just being the overpowering man that he is . Also in this picture is no stability or order in the ruling of the empire. This definitely shows and proves that Huangdi does not approve of any of the Confucius' teachings . Confucius says "stability and order makes for a good empire " , which would totally deter the image that Huangdi had in the people's minds .
ReplyDeleteLegalism is what Huangdi follows .Legalism says that evil spirits come natural ,being his defense in his way of acting .Huangdi is a promoter of violence and chaos. Taoism is more peaceful and seren ,which would cause the people to question his ruling . Making legalism the perfect picture for Huangdi .
I agree with Zoe Cooper because Shi Huangdi was very overpowering. Also at the time of the picture there was no stability or order
DeleteThis following painting shows the Qin dynasty as a strict and maybe even an unstable dynasty during Shi Huangdi ruling. This painting refers to when Suit Huangdi was making China a prision . For example, Sui Huangdi burned all historical records and religious teachings that he didn't agree with and anything that would hurt how he ruled. In the painting, there were books on fire. Also, Sui Huangdi buried people alive who had access to the historical records and religious teachings such as the monks and the people who went against him. As in the painting, there are some men (red and white) that seem like some soldiers pushing and dragging people in the ditch. Also after all this chaos, this can give Sui Huangdi a greater chance from being assainated. As from the notes and this painting you can tell that Sui Huangdi wasn't a big fan of Confucianism. In the painting, soldiers are throwing people in the ditch and Confucius says that a ruler cannot use violence in which Sui Huangdi is doing the opposite. Also Confucius says a ruler is suppose to create a well ordered empire but in the painting shows a lot of chaos happening. Also a ruler suppose to be compassionate but throwing people in a ditch is not compassionate at all.
ReplyDeleteOut of the other two philosophies, Taoism and Legalism, Sui Huangdi followed Legalism. In Legalism, the ruler keeps the ruler in order and Sui Huangdi definitely did that and didn't let anybody tell him what to do. In Legalism, a ruler should get rid of the opposing philosophies and political ideas and in the painting Shi Huangdi ordered all historical records and religious teachings to be burned and also killed people like the monks who knew about the teachings. Also in legalism people are supposed to work a d produce with no leisure and Shi Huangdi made people work on the Great Wall and if you complained you were killed. Rebellion mus be put down in Legalism, and in the painting he buried people alive who webt against him. Also people should be well punished if necessary and Shi Huangdi definitely did some well punishing during the process of burning records and burying people alive and the building of the Great Wall. Finally the army has note power than the people and in the painting it shows that the soldiers were in charge of burning records and burying people alive. After all this, I think Shi Huangdi followed Legalism because as you can see he was power hungry.
I agree with your statement Shi Huangdi was very ruthless and power hungry and also burned documents of documents and buried alive those who followed him.
DeleteIn the Qin dynasty there Shi Huangdi has had sense of hate towards a man named Confucius. In our notes we learned how he did almost the opposite of what Confucius wrote. He has made a certain set of rules and laws that have gradually turned into a religion. After his death people still filled these certain rules and also studied which was not in the Shi Huangdi favor. In the picture it shows how the people in red are throwing down the people in blue. This means the people in blue are Confusius followers or dislike like the Shi Huangdi. Those in red are Shi Huangdi followers and will do anything to help him so they won't be killed either. This show how far Shi Huangdi hate can be and why they must obey him.
ReplyDeleteAlso in the picture it shows them destroying books which may belong to Confusius. We recently learned that Confusius laws and books were destroyed because of Shi Huangdi. In the picture it also shows how the city or bulding were on fire which had a connection towards our notes. I believe Shi Huangdi should follow Taoism because this will make him fair to his people but also Enforce certain rules to keep it fair. This will show that they are not in a prison and will increase his amount of respect. If their people who didn’t agree with what he’s doing it will only incurage them to not follow it. This was one of the reason he may have felt that power is key to his empire. I believe Shi Huangdi is brave for doing what he believes in but it could have been done a better way.
In this picture it shows how ruthless Shi Huangdi is in Ancient China. I see the books being burned and how records being destroyed. It also shows people being thrown in a ditch and how the empire is not stable . It shows from that Shi Huangdi doesn't agree with Confucianism. In Confucianism says you should not use violence when not needed to. Legalism is what Shi goes by. In legalism the bad things in is natural which is being showed in the picture. By him in the picture getting rid of the people who don't agree with him and destroying records shows he is full legalism.
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In this picture it shows people being thrown in a hole and historical record books being burned. People in red and white must be be followers of Shi Huangdi. People in blue must believe in a different philosophies that Shi Huangdi. People in red were abusing the people in blue and their belongings. Shi Haungdi wanted everything to go his way. He didn't want to be over ruled by anyone. Knowing he is the ruler, he wanted to over power.
ReplyDeleteI can tell that Shi Huangdi didn't believe in confucionsism. Confucious didnt use violence and was a good and wise ruler. Shi Huangdi used violence for everything that made him angry. I can say that Shi Huangdi believed in the legalism philosophy. I say this because he was ruthless. He had as much power as he wanted and controlled everything. He was a strong and sensible ruler. He also got rid of opposing philosophers and political ideas. Last but not least, people were punished when they did wrong. That made his fall under the legalism philosophy.
I disagree with Stephen Gipson because confucious was not a ruler. He did not wish to have power. He just wanted to advise people.
DeleteIn this painting I can see that it looks like he is destroying the teachings of Confucianism.He was destroying them because he didnt agree and was against it in all ways.I think Shi Huangdi destroyed the books to make his point across and to make his people forget about the teaches of the book.I also see like a giant tunnel like hole for the people who would not listen to what he was saying or who didnt take action quick enough for him.I believe Shi Huangdi didnt really follow the taoism way he followed the legalism more in my opinion.I feel as he took his legalism to another level which seems to be evil and non-peaceful. I feel like Shi Haungdi wanted to abuse his power instead of cherishing it.
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ReplyDeleteI agree with Michaich Collins because as he says Shi Huangdi did not care about Confucianism because the main things Confucius teachings said he did the opposite. For example, rulers should not use violence but he definitely used violence when he killed people who complained and went against him.
ReplyDeleteAfter analyzing the image above, I can infer the picture is a reflection of legalism. Shi Huangdi was known for his opposition towards Confucianism. Instead I believe he preferred or favored control. Throughout Ying Chang’s reign, he was very ambitious, obstinate, and insecure. He, too, was selective with his priorities. For instance, his makings of his personal tomb, which he began to design at only the age of thirteen, was ambitious. Never had any emperor before him thought to construct something close to competition. This particular tomb require 700,000 men and hours on top of hours of labor. Shi Huangdi would never entertain an idea that failed to result in a “win win” predicament. For stronger evidence, we can sense his insecurity when he decided to link walls to erect the Great Wall. This wall not only symbolized protection but isolation as well; any nomads that desired to gain access to China’s terrain was unaccepted, just as any Chinese that dared to leave. In other words, Shi Huangdi would not allow anything or anyone to waive his sovereignty.
ReplyDeleteI believe the image is exemplifying that there is a consequence for any man that dares to disrespect the authority wishes, law, or Shi Huangdi. In the picture above are men of different status: the men in red are mentally, physically, and emotionally equipped and dominating the individuals in blue wear. A handful of the men in red stand to the side and watch as their partners physically assault the defenseless men. In my opinion, this also hints how much they tend to undermine “peasants”. Secondly, the men of red, too, present themselves in a stolid manner while they continue to fight the “weaklings”. Thirdly, they are men of significance. That statement alone tampers with their “victim’s” mentality. They are abused by the “authority” with how constantly reminding them of how much farther away they stand in the hierarchy compared to their martyrs.
In conclusion, Shi Huangdi most likely, reigned in a legalism fashion. Reasons are he must control the people somehow to calm his insecurities and he is ambitious and obstinate.
I agree with Kyndal Williams on that Shi Huangdi was very disappointing because he threatened people to do what he wanted them to do and didn't let people to have a chance to learn more such as philosophy and the arts. Overall, Shi Huangdi was a very ruthless leader to cause him to be very disappointing.
ReplyDeleteIn this picture Shi Huangdi is forcing to have things his way and when not committing, violence is the only thing left. As you can see their is alot of chaos in this picture. Basically showing people getting forced into labor and crimical records being destroyed. Shi Huangdi was making china into a prison. He liked violence and liked to handle things in a violent way. This should give you a good understanding on why he didn't like confucianism. Shi Huangdi was the total opposite of confucius and was not attending to follow his foot steps. He didn't like confucius style of order and felt as though his was better. He destroyed all of his teaching and didn't want any of his people to have part of it. I believe he used legalism philosophy because he didn't care what he did. He felt as though he needed all power and did everything he can to get it. He destroyed people who didn't agree with him and destroyed any teachings that he didn't like. He was self-centered and ruthless.
ReplyDeleteIn this picture Shi Huangdi is on the reign of terror that we talked about in class. He is turning he city into a prison. He is burning all of the records of his rule.He is also burying anyone who doesn't follow his commands alive.This is probably one of the worst things Shi Huangdi has done to his people. You can see that he wasn't a big fan of Confucianism because confucianism is more peaceful and calm but Huangdi just wants chaos and mayhem.From the looks of it Shi Huangdi is following Legalism. You can see that because he always wants absolute power because he is emperor.
ReplyDeleteIt's obvious what philosophy Huangdi follows. From what I've heard about him he is very ruthless. Most leaders who follow legalism are very ruthless and powerful.If you didn't follow Huangdi's commands you were exiled or killed. Shi even exiled his own son. He also killed his mother and step-brothers because they were threatening his rule. That shows that no matter what he will do whatever it takes to stay on top.
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ReplyDeleteBased on the picture I can tell that Shi Huangdi was a very strict and legal ruler. In the painting, in the corner, books and legal documents are being burned. That's how China became a prison during his rule. I also see some solders pushing men down in a hole. He wanted to bury them alive.He intended to unite the country, under one emperor and one way of thinking. He's killing not all men, but only those who stood in his way of country unification. With that, some say that he rules with an iron fist.
ReplyDeleteShi Huandi didn't like Confucianism. Mainly because it was the polar oposite of what he believed in. He kept order within his state by using principles from the philosophy, Legalism. Which recommended strict laws, harsh punishments, and the use of spies. Confucianism means to be proper and fulfill your duties. Or basically it means everything in the universe must follow the laws that Confucius wanted which was piece and respect. So i think that Shi Huandi followed the philosophy of legalism. I say this be cause of the way he acted and Taoism is beyond him.
I agree with Brandi when she says there is a consequence for any man that dares to disrespect the authority wishes, law, or Shi Huangdi because that's what legal is.
ReplyDeleteI agree with tTori when she says it shows instability within the government, and how Shi Huangdi was one ruthless emperor because its true that he ruled with an iron fist.
ReplyDeleteIn this picture Shi Huangdi is on the reign of terror that we talked about in class. He is turning he city into a prison. He is burning all of the records of his rule.He is also burying anyone who doesn't follow his commands alive.This is probably one of the worst things Shi Huangdi has done to his people. You can see that he wasn't a big fan of Confucianism because confucianism is more peaceful and calm but Huangdi just wants chaos and mayhem.From the looks of it Shi Huangdi is following Legalism. You can see that because he always wants absolute power because he is emperor.
ReplyDeleteIt's obvious what philosophy Huangdi follows. From what I've heard about him he is very ruthless. Most leaders who follow legalism are very ruthless and powerful.If you didn't follow Huangdi's commands you were exiled or killed. Shi even exiled his own son. He also killed his mother and step-brothers because they were threatening his rule. That shows that no matter what he will do whatever it takes to stay on top.
I agree with Vincent because Shi Huangdi wasnt a fan of Confucianism because he was the complete opposite and i agree that Shi Huangdi would follow legalism because thats everything he believed in
DeleteI agree with Vincent because he did turn the city into a prison.
DeleteIn the picture above, Shi Huangdi is being cruel and ruthless by getting the people that follow his beliefs, in red and white, to throw the monks, in blue and black in the giant pit that looks as if its on fire because the pit is orange. Also being burned is China records because they didn't relate to his beliefs. This is how he made China a prison, by burning people alive and burning books with China's records. He did this because anything or anyone that didn't agree with his beliefs, in this case Confucianism, would be punished or destroyed. In Confucianism, it states that a emperor should not use violence. Also, Confucianism states that an emperor suppose to create a well ordered empire and be an compassionate emperor. Shi Huangi did the total opposite.
ReplyDeleteOut of the other two philosophies, Taoism and Legalism, I would say that Shi Huangdi followed Legalism. I say this because Legalism believers believe that people are born evil spirited. Shi fits this very well because he was an evil cold-hearted person. In the picture it shows him being evil and cold-hearted because he had innocent people thrown into a pit that was lit on fire and important records burned. Last but not least, he also killed people who complained about his beliefs and how he run the empire. For example, he forced people to build the Great Wall of China. The people who didn't agree to help build it and who complained about it got their lives taken.
I agree with Roderick because I see how he clearly sees how ruthless and cold blooded. What he did to the monks was very wrong. Also I agree with him because of how he says that Shi Huangdi followed Legalism. I agree because of how he states that people of Legalism are said to believe they are born evil spirited.
DeleteThe painting conveys Shi Haungdi's hatred towards Confucianism and how much of an impact it had on people. In the painting you could see his soldiers destroying and getting rid of anything that could revive this philosophical tradition or be threat to his future plans. Furthermore, you could see two of the men struggle their selves towards either the burning books or the items that the soldiers held captive. This shows how persuasive and powerful these teachings are and how they devoted their own lives to save even the remainders of the books. That bit of action that those two men portrayed was what Shi Haungdi feared that would happen if he continued something that he was definitely not what those teachings aspired people to be. He clearly disapprove such teachings and wanted his people to agree with him. He wanted to show them that Confucianism is no longer needed, especially, what he had in stored for China during his reign. which leads me to my next point.
ReplyDeleteLegalism. This is what Shi Haungdi envisioned the empire to live by. To obey the government commands(laws) with no excuses or exceptions. Shi Haungdi wanted to have complete control on people's ideas/ideals, so he could have control over their actions. Unfortunately, Taoism and definitely Confucianism didn't give him that power that he wanted. Unlike Legalism, Taoism meant the people would have control over them own selves and not over others or being the one who is controlled. Meaning, Shi Haungdi wouldn't have no say so over his empire. But getting back on topic---a prime example of the use of Legalism during his reign was when they were in the making of the Great Wall of China. Those who worked on the wall would express their complaints to the soldiers, as a result, the soldiers would have to make an example out of them, so the others would not dare complain but only work. Another example is the painting and the Great Wall of China itself. Burning all of Confucianism's books and creating a wall where cultural diffusion could cross was a way to control people's ideas. He wants it his way only and Legalism gave it to him
I agree with Indigo because Shi Huangdi did disapprove of the teachings of Confucius and wanted all of his people to follow him. I also like the connection thst you made towards the Great Wall of China being an example of how he wanted to control his people.
DeleteIn this picture Shi Huangdi is forcing to have things in the way he desires. As I analyzed the picture I noticed that their was alot of chaos going on. Basically the picture shows people getting forced into hard labor and important records being destroyed. Shi Huangdi was basically making china into a prison. Shi liked to handle things in a violent way. This is a good reason on why he didn't like confucianism. Shi Huangdi was the total opposite of Confucius and was not planning on following in his foot steps. He never really agreed with Confucius's ways and he felt as though his way of order was far better. He burned all of Confucius's book and teachings. Shi didn't want any of his people involved with Confucius's ways.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Elisa because Shi Huangdi did force things to be the way he desired. Also, she gave excellent examples as to how he forced things to be the way he desired it and one of those examples were, he was forcing people into hard labor.
DeleteIn the picture above, I see that Shi Huangdi is in the process of turning China into a prison. He is showing people his wrath. It is like a prison because everyone in China has to do everything by Shi Huangdi's. If you don't, you will be severely punished like the citizens getting punished by the guards.The picture also shows that power can sometimes make people go insane. It also shows that only certain people should have power because if the wrong person has power he/she will end up like Shi Huangdi.This proves how he is against Confucianism. Confucianism is basically abot doing things the right way and being peaceful about it. That is the total opposite of Shi Huangdi.
ReplyDeleteTheir are two philosophies that he could he would have followed. It could be be Taoism which basically is the basically the balance between good and bad or legalism which is basically a ruler who has all the power and uses it ruthlessly. I believe he more then likely followed legalism because in the picture it shows how Shi uses his power ruthlessly against his citizens making it a "prison". That is how he ran his empire. He ruled with an iron fist.
This picture relates to the rule of Shi haungdi because it was one of the ways he turned China into a prison. This was when he buried 400 people alive to establish his dominance.It was like a prison because he forced human labor,burned historical records,and killed monks and nomads.If you did something that the emperor did not like then you were severely punished or even killed. The first emperor ran his empire with an iron fist. He was very legalistic. This philosophy completely counters with confucianism.
ReplyDeleteSince we know he didn't follow confucianism, he had to follow one of the other philosophies. These are Taoism and Legalism. I think he ruled using legalism seeing he was very ruthless and was not peaceful. It is obvious that Shi Huangdi wanted to rule with absolute power and legalism gave him that.He ruled to get all he ever wanted and make his enemies miserable. Legalism means that the government has absolute power. this was the case in this point and time in the empire. This empire waqs ruled with an iron fist
I agree with Brenden when he states" it is abvious that Shi Huangdi wanted to rule with absolute power and legalism gave him that", because he did want absolute pwer and legalism is how he ran his empire
DeleteShi Huangdi is a very violent man as you can see in this picture. It looks like he is killing innocent blood. He has no regard for human life. He is a very ruthless man. He had nothing to do with Confucianism because he was not a gentle man. He didn’t respect no one, unless he wanted to. He forced people to make this tomb for him which was unfair and he was at a very young age when it started. He punishes anyone who tries to disrespect him to any extent. He was very mean, and he didn't want any Chinese to leave. He forced the people to labor even on the Great Wall of China. He showed no Confucianism at all, to the people which said he had no love for them. He hated Confucius and his works, and he even burned his books of his teachings
ReplyDeleteI think Legalism is what is being showed in him, for as a being a leader overall. He controls the people according to his feelings and what is going on in his life. He punishes you whether he likes you, what you do, or what’s going on with him at the time. You can obviously see how he treats his people very wrong and can careless about anybody but himself. Whenever someone attacked or opposed him. He put them down with harsh punishment. In my opinion, Shi uses Legalism in this picture and in this whole dynasty but he most defiantly would not be using Confucianism.
I Agree with Zavier when he said Shi Huangdi was a very violent person.
DeleteI agree with Zvier because Huangdi was violent and was not gentle.
DeleteI agree with Michael Herring how he says Shi Huangdi killed the people in cold blood.
ReplyDeleteI also agree with Brenden Guin on how he used the example how Shi Huangdi buried alive 400 people to show his dominance.
ReplyDeleteIn thie picture above, the emperor Shi Huangdi is in the making of burning all historical records and also turning China into a prison. He uses his power to control the people. As we learned from our notes, Shi Huangdi buried people alive and etc if they didnt follow his rules. The way he was turning China into a prison was by burning historical records and burying the citizens. As he was in the process, the citizens freedom varied. I say if Confucias was there he would be punished and most lickely killed because he is the total opposite of Shi Huangdi.By the picture above i conclude that he is against Confucianism. I say he is against Confucianism because what he is doing is not within the teachings of Confucianism. Confucianism is basically about nonviolence and doing things the peaceful way.
ReplyDeleteThe two philosphies that he would have most likely used are Taoism and Legalism. Taoism is the balance of good and evil. Legalism is having all the pwer and using the goverment to help. I believe that Shi Huangdi would follow legalism philosophy. He would follow legalism because that everything he believes in such as having full power and making people do what he want them to do. The picture gives a prime example of Shi Huangdi using legalism because he has full control and he is making people doin what he want to do. Another way of him using legalism was when he forced people(human labor) to build the Great Wall of China. Legalism is how he ran his empire.
After analyzing the picture, it shows how ruthless Shi Huangdi was in the Qin Dynasty. It is showing how he wants everything to go his way and is being very power hungry. According to my notes, the picture is an example of how during his reign he made China a prison. I can infer that books and historical documents are being burned which are most likely of Confucius. Shi Huangdi does not like Confucius for many reasonings mainly because of his ways and his rules. One main rule of confucianism was that you cannot use violence which Shi Huangdi did the opposite of. He doesn't believe that and will make people believe him and follow him at all costs even if it means harming his own people. For example, in the picture it shows that men are being thrown into a big hole alive. I believe that those who are in blue are followers of Confucius and the men in red are assaulting them and throwing them into the hole alive because of Shi Huangdi's orders. Confucius also said that people should be well educated and live with integrity which was not followed by Shi because he made all of his people work most of the time.
ReplyDeleteOut of the two philsophies I strongly pick that Shi Hiangdi followed legalism. I say this because legalism gets rid of opposing philosphers and political ideas which is what Shi Huangdi did by getting rid of Confucius's followers. Taoism means the way and that the government is less active and the people are more free to think and do what they want which is the total opposite of Huangdi. Taoism also says that punishment is harmful and should not be done. Legalism on the other hand, is the opposite and the people must be punished when necessary and that there is no studying philosophy, art,etc. During his reign, the Great Wall of China is a prime example of how Huangdi made China a prison. It was made to mostly keep all of the enemies out but to also keep all of the chinese people in. Shi Huangdi vision was to have all of his people follow all laws and commands without exception or punishment will be followed.
After I analyzed the picture, I came to a conclusion that it basically shows how violent, ruthless, and cruel Shi Huangdi was in the Qin Dynasty. It showed that he was very eager to obtain power and use the power the way that he wanted and then some. He overused his power in the way he wanted and in doing so, turned China into a large prison. I can also see that in the picture two men are trying to burn and get rid of the books and writings. I believe the books are about Confucius because Shi does not like Confucius at all and despises him deeply. Mostly because of the way he rules. Also, in the picture men are being thrown in the huge hole to die and I believe that those are followers of Confucius and did not agree with Shi Huangdi's ways of ruling.
ReplyDeleteI believe that Shi Huangdi followed the Legalism philosophy with no questions asked. Legalism gets rid of the people that believe differently and believe and follow Confucius. Taoism means basically the opposite. It means that being punished and hurt is harmful and should not be done. Choosing the philosophy that Shi Huangdi followed is a no brainer. Shi Huangdi is everything but Taoism. Shi Huangdi's way of ruling was that if you did not follow his rules and ways of ruling, you will be severely punished or killed.
In The Picture above it is showing the very strong disbelief in Confucianism and Confucius' teachings. Shi Huangdi is getting rid of any source to the way China used to be and starting a new empire the way he believe's the empire should run. Shi Huangdi doesn't believe in the way Confucius ran the empire. Huangdi doesn't believe in doing things and solving things peacefully he believes in using types of forces that are clearly shown in the picture above.If things weren't done his way the people that "disobeyed" him would be executed because he was the highest person to respect.
ReplyDeleteOut of the two,Legalism and Taoism, I believe the Shi Huangdi mostly followed legalism. The reason I believe that he followed Legalism really because in the painting it shows no type of Taoism. Taoism is more like a self control type of thing.There is also a less active government in the act of Taoism and in the painting it is showing how he really didn't care about the people of china. This is really showing the act of legalism.Legalism is ruthlessly ruling the empire, and the government should have the most power possible in the empire and in the painting it is clearly showing that because he isn't taking into account nothing about the citizens he is just doing what he "knows" is best for the empire
As I look at this photo about Shi Huangdi and chinese philosophy I see violence, ruthlessness, and cold-heartedness. In the picture I see living people in ditches. These people are the ones who disagree and do not like what Shi Huangdi says and are throwin in ditches. He strongly disagrees with Confucianism and loves violence. He abuses his power and thinks the way he rules has organization. I highly doubt that burning documents and records, burhe ing people alive, and killing innocent humans is organization. In fact, this is a perfect way to stir up things in the empire, start riots, and make people go against what you say and do because you are clearly not in the right state of mind.This is how he made China a prison, by burning people alive and burning books with China's records. He did this because anything or anyone that didn't agree with his beliefs, in this case Confucianism, would be punished or destroyed. In Confucianism, it states that a emperor should not use violence. Legalism is what Huangdi follows .Legalism says that evil spirits come natural ,being his defense in his way of acting .Huangdi is a promoter of violence and chaos. Taoism is more peaceful and seren ,which would cause the people to question his ruling . Making legalism the perfect picture for Huangdi .
ReplyDeleteIn the wake of examining the picture above, I can derive the photo is an impression of legalism. Shi Huangdi was known for his resistance towards Confucianism. Rather I trust he favored or supported control. All through Ying Chang's rule, he was extremely eager, resolved, and shaky. He, as well, was specific with his needs. For example, his makings of his own tomb, which he started to plan at just the age of thirteen, was aspiring. Never had any sovereign him thought to develop something near rivalry. This specific tomb require 700,000 men and hours on top of hours of work. Shi Huangdi could never amuse a thought that neglected to bring about a "win" bind. For more grounded confirmation, we can sense his instability when he chose to connection dividers to erect the Great Wall. This divider symbolized assurance as well as separation too; any migrants that coveted to access China's territory was unaccepted, generally as any Chinese that challenged to clear out. As it were, Shi Huangdi would not permit anything or anybody to waive his sway.
ReplyDeleteI trust the picture is epitomizing that there is an outcome for any man that challenges to disregard the power wishes, law, or Shi Huangdi. In the photo above are men of various status: the men in red are rationally, physically, and sincerely prepared and commanding the people in blue wear. A modest bunch of the men in red stand to the side and look as their accomplices physically strike the unprotected men. As I would see it, this additionally indications the amount they have a tendency to undermine "workers". Besides, the men of red, as well, present themselves in a stolid way while they keep on battling the "weaklings". Thirdly, they are men of centrality. That announcement alone messes with their "victim's" attitude. They are mishandled by the "power" with how continually helping them to remember how much more remote away they remain in the chain of importance contrasted with their saints.
All in all, Shi Huangdi in all probability, ruled in a legalism design. Reasons are he should control the general population by one means or another to quiet his insecurities and he is aspiring and resolved
This painting portrays Shi Huangdi’s reign and what it entailed. It shows how he ruled mostly with violence. Shi Huangdi believed that through violence was the only way to rule a striving empire. He threatened and ended the lives of (mostly) innocent citizens to maintain his “order”. After causing all of this madness, Shi Huangdi never even had to get hands dirty. Instead of just ruining his own reputation, he took all of those hard working soldiers down with him. If you pay close attention to the painting, you will notice that Shi Huangdi is nowhere to be found. Even though you can’t see him, his existence is evident.
ReplyDeleteEven though Shi Huangdi hated Confucianism, he would have been a much better leader by using it. He resorted to violence on a regular bases. He ruthlessly killed many without lifting a finger. Frankly, this doesn’t show very good manners. It’s kind of like if he were to sit at a formal dinner and gobble down his food like a starved animal. You are to show only composure, and you aren’t supposed act like a mad person. Killing people most definitely does not exemplify manners.
In this picture there are people being thrown to their death, which shows how he killed anyone who tried to assassinate him and those who spoke against him. Also there are books being burned which shows how he got any historical records of him destroyed. He has warriors to kill th people for him which shows how he is demanding and controlling. He was strongly against Confucianism because he was overpowering and he used violence to keep things in order. If anyone tried to escape from building the wall they were punished. He forced people to do work for him and could not stop until they were done. He forced the people to help build an epic tomb. He wanted everything his way and done how he wanted it to be done. He kept everything in order no matter how he did it, he even got rid of opposing philosophers and ideas so things could be how he wanted it.
ReplyDeleteShi Huangdi is against Confucianism because he thinks violence is necessary and he thinks that he should have a lot of power. I think that he followed Legalism. I think this because he was ruthless and had a lot of power. He was very controlling and always had e everything to be his way. He did everything necessary to have things how he wanted, even if he had people killed. People was forced to follow his rules or they would be punished. He got rid of those who opposed him such as philosophers and oppposing ideas. He punished those who went against his rules. He required people to build things for him like a tomb and the Great Wall of China. This shows how he followed Legalism