WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Ancestors. The ancestors were very important to all Ancient Chinese people.

Detailed explanation-2: -For many, their family provides them with a sense of identity and a strong network of support. In China, the family is largely understood through Confucian thought. In Confucian thinking, the family contains the most important relationships for individuals and forms the foundations of all social organisation.

Detailed explanation-3: -Patrilineal. The traditional Chinese family was a (1) patrilineal, (2) patriarchal, (3) prescriptively virilocal (4) kinship group (5) sharing a common household budget and (6) normatively extended in form. The term means that descent was calculated through men.

Detailed explanation-4: -Families followed strict rules of behavior, and shared mutual affection and respect. A single woman was taught to obey her father, and when she married to obey her husband and new parents-in-law. Wealthy families had servants.

Detailed explanation-5: -In a traditional family, the father is dominant, the mother is home-centered and devoted to raising her children, and grandparents, aunts and uncles play an important role in a youngster’s life. A husband’s first duty has traditionally been to his parents and a wife’s duty has been to her parents-in-law.

Detailed explanation-6: -The Chinese home was the center of the family in ancient China, and the father was the ruler of the household. Children had very little choice in whom they married, as this was decided by their parents. The fathers were strictly obeyed by the wives and children.