One Essay (50 points): Answer one (1) question below, provid…
One Essay (50 points): Answer one (1) question below, providing as much relevant detail as possible. Your answer should be roughly two pages. 3. Discuss China during the Eastern Zhou and Qin Empire periods. Explain the basic ideas of Confucius. How is Confucian philosophy a means of creating social stability and good governance? What are some examples of this philosophy in The Analects as found in the “In Their Own Words” section of Chapter 5.1 in the textbook? Did the Qin Empire mostly embrace Confucianism, Daoism, or Legalism? Cite at least two examples to support your answer. 4. Discuss slavery, citizenship, and society during the principate era of the Roman Empire. How vital was slavery to the Roman Empire? Provide two examples of the type of work slaves performed in the Roman Empire. According to Mary Beard’s Meet the Romans, Episode 1, how did Romans define citizenship and being Roman during the principate? Was citizenship a limited concept, open only to a few residents, as we saw in the Greek city-states of classical Greece, or a more expansive view of citizenship? How does the Colosseum, as shown in Meet the Romans, demonstrate the social hierarchy and openness of Roman society?