Confucianism and Maoism

Question 1

What is Confucianism?

Answer 1

• An ethical system focused on the right and wrong of human relationships.
• Believed that if people knew what was expected of them there would be harmony
• Outlined 5 principal relationships

Question 2

The five principal relationships
Ruler and _____
Father and _____
_____ and wives
older and younger _____
Members of a _____

Answer 2

1. Ruler and Ministers
2. Father and Son
3. Husbands and Wives
4. Older and younger brothers
5. Members of a community

Question 3

Legacy of Confucius
Who was his famous student?
What did the student believe about rulers?

Answer 3

• Mencius (born a century later)
• ## Believed bad or incapable rulers did not deserve to rule (as a ruler requires a spiritual mandate which comes from the wellbeing of the people.)

Question 4

Mao’s ideolody

What is Mao’s position attributed to?
How did he adapt Marxism to make Maoism?
What was Mao like in debate?

Answer 4

Maos position was mostly due to his role as leading theorist. Mao zedong thought became official party doctrine. He adapted Marxism to implimnet Chineese values and his own ideas, He dominated debate and purged thoose who deviated.

Question 5

Mao’s vision

What tactic did he use?
What are some things Mao wanted?
Hints:
* continuing ____
* learning from the ____
* _ mobilisation

Answer 5

Mao wanted:
* self reliance
* continuing revolution
* class struggle
* learning from the masses
* mass mobalisation
* Flexibility
Tactics - changes who he supports depending who is most favourble.

Question 6

Why would the poeple feel hopefull?

Answer 6

Mao claimed to want a ‘united front’ unifying the classes to create a developed nation with political freedoms.