Legalism

1. Legalism Produced By: Marcos Liguori, Babar Berger Zachariah Fogg Period: 3

2. Education • Scholars and books that disagreed with Legalists beliefs were destroyed. • Legalists wanted people to think the same way and not gain too much knowledge. • The legalist government would burn books that were not in favor of the way they wanted their government to run.

3. Country • There were always Ten things in a country; • Odes and History • Rites and Music • Virtue and Cultivation • Benevolence and Integrity • Sophistry and Intelligence • Overall the Legalist run towns were very united with everything that they needed.

4. Laws • The Legalist people survived in laws that forced them to work on government projects and punished those with strict punishment. • The people are there to serve the government. The government comes before everything in a Legalist society. • Duties were never ignored, and everything got done.

5. Religion • The Legalist people believed in Christianity • Religion is allowed to be practiced if it does not involve any behaviors that do not benefit the state and support the same behaviors the government wants to encourage. • Religion was vey cherished, and the people really respected what the government believed in.

6. Household • Family came second to obeying the laws. One's duty was to turn his or her family members into the government if one of their family members broke a law. • Families were overall controlled and organized

7. Conclusion • Overall Legalism was a very organized government due to the laws that kept everything in order.Even though the government was harsh.