GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

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WORLD HISTORY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What Chinese school of thought teaches respect to elders and the law as the best way to maintain a peaceful society?
A
Taoism
B
Christianity
C
Confucianism
D
Buddhism
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Confucian solution. Confucius believed that to restore order, societies had to encourage certain virtues, such as loyalty, trustworthiness, and respecting your elders.

Detailed explanation-2: -The texts that Confucius taught were already ancient in Confucius’ time. The respect that Confucius gave to them is perfectly in-line with his philosophy of filial piety-respect for your parents or elders. In this way, Confucianism is a philosophy of respect for the past and its traditions.

Detailed explanation-3: -China’s oldest and most influential system of thought is called Confucianism, after its founder, Confucius (Kong Qiu, 551-479 B.C.). The most sustained and influential response to Confucianism was the system of thought known as Daoism.

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