Global History Since 1500
Primary Document Analysis Homework Assignment-
Please read the primary document titled "Family Instructions" from your course pack, and use it to answer the following questions. You may use a reputable online source to respond to the first question if you do not know the answer. Please answer in complete sentences - all of the questions can be answered in 1-3 sentences. If more room is needed, you may use the back of the sheet.
This reading is from a late-Ming dynasty (early 1600s) genealogy (an account of the ancestry of a family or group). It discusses Confucian-inspired rules for family behavior, and gives advice on achieving family harmony.
• What is filial piety? What does this genealogy say about the role of parents in a family?
• What does this work say about the role of women in the family? Do you think it shows a positive or negative impression of the role of women?
• What is the Confucian attitude towards extravagance?
• What are some suggestions that this document gives towards the raising of good children?