Fill in the Blanks Early China Society & CultureOnline version Early China Society & Culture by NICHOLAS SMITH 1 Daoism aristocrats merchant artisans duties Analects 1 . Confucius based his philosophy on the of the individual toward family and community . 2 . The sayings of Confucius are contained in a collection called the . 3 . taught people to turn away from worldly desires and live in harmony with nature . 4 . China's were wealthy landowners . 5 . The class of included architects , artists , and woodworkers . 6 . Shopkeepers , traders , and bankers made up the class .