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HIST 114, Spring 2021

Source Assignment 2: Sources

In the document below are the primary sources you should use to answer the questions in Source Assignment 2. A primary source is a historical source written in the past, during the time period we are studying.

The sources for this assignment were written during the Zhou Dynasty in China, by two important philosophers, Confucius and Han Fei.

(For background on the Zhou Dynasty, and these philosophers, see our class materials for Week 8, especially the lecture video PART 3: Era of Warring States.)

Instructions for sources: • Read the through the primary sources below. The first section, in italics, is an

introduction to the sources. Confucius’s writings are the next section, under “Confucius -Confucianism”, followed by Han Fei’s writings, under “Han Fei -Legalism”.

• Use these sources to answer the questions on the assignment sheet, also posted on Blackboard.