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CHINA. Daoism: philosophy stresses an intuitive awareness, nurtured by harmonious contact with nature. Retreat from society in favor of personal cultivation Confucianism :
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CHINA • Daoism: philosophy stresses an intuitive awareness, nurtured by harmonious contact with nature. Retreat from society in favor of personal cultivation • Confucianism : Confucius – man who had fallen into hard times and had empathy for suffering, pursuit of morality and justice, respect for tradition. Unite people in Orderly Society Respectful and reciprocal relationships between parent and child, elder and younger, ruler and subject, etc. Official state doctrine in 100 BCE and required for civil service exams
JAPAN • Shinto No individual teacher/god Developed when agriculture developed Local deities reside in nature Purity and cleansing was important Buddhism arrived through Korea and united disparate political groups History of Japanese culture and art is of change and adaptation, however, had their own distinct culture too