WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Around 500 BCE, after the Zhou state weakened and China moved into the Spring and Autumn period, the classic period of Chinese philosophy began. This is known as the Hundred Schools of Thought (; zhūzǐ bǎijiā; “various scholars, hundred schools"). This period is considered the golden age of Chinese philosophy.

Detailed explanation-2: -Confucius (551-479 B.C.E.) of the Analects. The earliest association of Chinese philosophy with a specific figure whose work is not only still extant, but widely used, is that of Confucius (personal name Kong Qiu, also known as “Master Kong” or Kongzi, 551-479 B.C.E.).

Detailed explanation-3: -Three competing belief systems (Confucianism, Daoism, and Legalism) came to prominence during the Warring States period of Chinese history.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Zhou Dynasty All three schools of thought developed in the later years of the Zhou dynasty. Zhou rulers believed they had the Mandate of Heaven, a divine right to rule China. For a time, the Zhou’s practice of feudalism helped stabilize China.

Detailed explanation-5: -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.