WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

ANCIENT CHINA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Confucius believed that right relationships would improve society. Which relationship did he say was most important?
A
husband/wife
B
father/son
C
friend/friend
D
ruler/ruled
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Confucius believed that all people–and the society they live in-benefit from a lifetime of learning and a moral outlook. Confucius was a Chinese philosopher, politician, and teacher whose message of knowledge, benevolence, loyalty, and virtue were the main guiding philosophy of China for thousands of years.

Detailed explanation-2: -4. “The five constant relationships” () refers to the five fundamental relationships in Confucian philosophy: those between ruler and subject, father and son, elder brother and younger brother, husband and wife, and friend and friend.

Detailed explanation-3: -The most important of these relationships, and the one on which all others depended, was the bond between parents and children. For Confucius, a smoothly functioning family-one in which children show proper respect for their parents, relatives, and ancestors-was a model for Chinese society as a whole.

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