Compare and contrast the origins and ideas of Confucianism, Legalism, and Daoism. How did each relate to supernatural beliefs?

Legalism, Daoism, and Confucianism all come from the same period during the Zhou
Dynasty: the Era of Warring States. Zhou China was feudal and decentralized, with families and
nobles claiming land and offering protection. This fractured state was plagued with war, and in
the general chaos of the time the three philosophies were formed.

Legalism
sought to centralize China by putting in place a system of laws based on punishment and reward.
This was best implemented in the Qin Dynasty by Qin Shi Huangdi.  

Confucianism sought to centralize China by implementing a moral/social system based
in...