Module 5,Great People and Great Inventions of Ancient China,Philosophers of ancient China,Confucius,(551BC-479BC),Mencius,(372BC-289BC),Mozi,(476BC-390BC),Confucius (551BC-479BC),The family is important . We are members of a group.,Treat others in the way you want to be treated,家天下,己所不欲，勿施于人.,孔子（前551前479）名丘，字仲尼。 春秋后期伟大的思想家、教育家，儒家 的创始人。鲁国人。是儒家学派的创 始人，提出了“仁”的思想，是中国古代 著名的思想家和教育家。,孔府 Confucius Mansion,孔林 Confucius Cemetery,孔庙 Confucius Temple,孟子(前372前289)名轲，战国中期鲁国邹人。受业于子思(孔子之孙，名)之门人，曾游历于宋、滕、魏、齐等国，阐述他的政治主张，还曾在齐为卿。晚年退而著书，传世有孟子七篇。他是战国中期儒家的代表。,Mencius (372BC-289BC),People are more important than rulers.,Man is born good,民为贵 君为轻,人性本善,Mozi (376BC-390BC),墨翟（公元前468376），人们尊称墨子。他是战国初年的鲁国人，大约生于公元前468年，死于公元前376年。,All human beings are equal.,We should love all human beings.,众生平等,兼爱,equal important look after philosopher philosophy ruler state teachings thinker treat war,In ancient China, private teachers traveled from state to s_ explaining their p_ Confucius was the most important of the ancient Chinese p_ Confuciuss t_ influenced society for more than 2000 years. Other important t_ included Mencius and Mozi. All three teachers believed in the i_ of kindness and good government. Menciuss ideas were very similar to those of Confucius, but some of Mozis t_ were very different. For example, he hated the idea of w_ and believed that strong people should l_ weaker people.,tate,hilosophy,hilosophers,eaching,hinkers,mportance,eachings,ar,ook after,Fast Reading,1.Whats the purpose of the author to write this passage? A. The author wants to make people believe in the teachings by thinkers of ancient. B. The author wants to introduce three influential philosophers of ancient China. C. The author wants to tell interesting stories about three important teachers in ancient China. D. The author wants to show the history of philosophy in ancient China.,Confucius,Kindness, duty and order in society are important.,2.Find out the teachings of the three philosophers:,Mencius,Man is good. If the government was kind, people would be good. People were more important than rulers. He hated the state when it treated people badly.,Mozi,Government was most important. All men were equal. We should love all human beings and look after those who are weaker than ourselves. He hated the idea of war.,1. Whose influence has been the greatest among all the philosophers of ancient China? Mencius B. Mozi C. Confucius 2. Confucius stressed the importance of the following aspects except_ A. Kindness B. friendship C. order D. duty 3. Which is NOT the right statement about Mozi? He was known for his unusual clothes and behavior. He hated the idea of war. All his beliefs were the same as Confucius. D. He believed all men were equal.,Choose the correct answers,4. In some ways, Mozis beliefs were similar to those of_. A. Mozi B. Mencius C. Confucius 5. Which shows the right order of time when the three great thinkers lived? A.Confucius- Mencius -Mozi B.Mencius-Mozi-Confucius C. Confucius-Mozi-Mencius D.Mozi- Mencius-Confucius,Detail Reading,Read the passage and fill in the blanks,Confucius,551BC,kindness,duty,order,Read the passage and fill in the blanks,Mencius,372,his mother,position,government,resigned,kind,People,rulers,cruel government,Read the passage and fill in the blanks,Mozi,476BC,Government,equal,human beings,war,States were often at peace with each other in ancient China. Confuciusideas have the greatest influence on China. Mencius resigned from the government, because the first ruler didnt respect him. Mencius spent all his life preparing a book of his teachings called The Book of Mencius. Mozis beliefs were the same as those of Confucius. Mencius is the oldest among the three.,T,F,F,F,F,F,He became a student of Confuciuss ideas, and was then given an important position in the government of a state.,1. Which of the sentence in the passage has the same meaning with the following one? Mencius followed Confuciuss principles and became an officer in a state.,_,2. According to Mencius, why is man different from animals?,Because he believed that the reason why man is different from animals is that man is good.,3. Translate the following sentence: Mozi taught that we should love all human beings and look after those who are weaker than ourselves.,墨子教导我们要爱所有的人，并照看弱者。（兼爱与扶危济贫）,Consolidation,Important phrases,Para1:1.同 处于战争状态 2.是一段. 的时间 3.强调 的重要性 4.被影响 Para2:1.与相似 2.抚养 培育 3.听从某人建议 4.周游列国 5.统治者的军师 .谋士 Para3:1.出生于 2.因为 以 而闻名 3.在某些方面 某种程度上 4.结果 5.照顾 照料,at war with,it is/was a time when,stress the importance of,be influenced by,be similar to,bring up,travel from state to state,an adviser to the ruler,take/follow ones advice,be born in,be famous for,in