Huang He – China – city/states rather than a kingdom ...

--Mencius (372–289 BCE) (common people foundation for pol. power) --main book Mencius; human nature is good that needs to be cultivated; gov’t. should exist for the. people; people have the right to rebel against the gov’t.--Daoism rose up at same time--Lao Tze The Way of Life--believed nature contained divine impulse directing all life ................
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