WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

ANCIENT CHINA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Confucianism places special importance on the devotion of children to their parents, which is known as
A
filial piety
B
ancestor worship
C
generational veneration
D
millenial harmony
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -For Confucius, filial piety is not merely a ritual outside respect to one’s parents, but an inward attitude as well. Filial piety consists of several aspects. Filial piety is an awareness of repaying the burden borne by one’s parents. As such, filial piety is done to reciprocate the care one’s parents have given.

Detailed explanation-2: -Filial piety not only specifies norms within the family, it also provides the social and ethical foundations for maintaining social order, and thus a stable society. It has provided the moral underpinning for Chinese patterns of parent–child relations and socialization for millennia.

Detailed explanation-3: -Confucianism is an ancient Chinese belief system, which focuses on the importance of personal ethics and morality. Whether it is only or a philosophy or also a religion is debated. Confucianism is a philosophy and belief system from ancient China, which laid the foundation for much of Chinese culture.

Detailed explanation-4: -They should obey their parents when they are young, care for them when they are old, mourn them when they are gone, and make sacrifices when they’re no longer with them. Nobody should go away from them while they are alive, and they should even do immoral things to cover for them.

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