a. Confucianism- set up a structure in society that taught to respect elders. Everyone knew their place in society and must respect that place. Honorable men were internally moral and also externally moral. Confucius thought that leaders should be honorable. Confucianism tries to preserve to social harmony.

b. Taoism- Concerned with the mystical. Tries to preserve balance in the universe. Taoism means "the way."

Peking was the capital of China and the Forbidden City was where the emperor lived. No one else was allowed in the city. The Mandarins ran the government. They took a sort of civil service exam that tested them on various Confucian texts. These people were in the minority because they were wealthy and educated. A vast majority of the people were peasants. These peasants had a higher

Buddhism- dominates tradition in East Asia. Japan borrowed this religion from China.

China restricted Europeans from entering. The city of Canton was set up as a trade port for the Europeans. Merchants could live in special areas of the city for up to 6 months. Westerners wanted to trade with China desperately and they accepted the terms of China. The British sent an embassy to set up diplomatic ties with China and open more ports. The Emperor denied the request because Britain had nothing to offer until opium came along. The British worked with Chinese merchants to smuggle opium into the country. The trade was now in favor of the West.

The trade with the foreigners was good for China even in the worst of times. The Chinese knew that the opium trade existed and they did not know how to deal with it. They sent Lin Tse-hue to Canton to stop the opium trade. Commissioner Lin intended to reform the Canton system on China's term. He did not know of the barbarian's power. Commissioner Lin confiscated some $6,000,000 worth of opium and destroyed it. This was the cause of the first Anglo-Chinese war. The war involved two campaigns. In the first, the British took Canton only to withdraw to move up the Chinese coast. They attacked the Chinese garrisons and blockaded the mouth of the Yangtze River. The Chinese removed Commissioner Lin and appointed a negotiator to talk to the British. As a result, the British received Hong Kong, the concession of diplomatic equality, and a provision for the resumption of trade. The second wave the British inv

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