Confucianism emphasized the importance of family and social relationships, with filial piety and defined gender roles and the five basic relationships forming the model for public life. Education focused on moral betterment through the study of language, literature, history, philosophy and ethics. The bureaucracy and government were influenced by Confucian ideas of social status being linked to one's role, and the examination system for scholar-officials was based on Confucianism. Confucianism also established expectations for good government and emperors through its ideas about history and the mandate of heaven. While supporting family and state religious rituals, Confucianism's main emphasis was on practical concerns in the current world.

1. CONFUCIANISM

2. FAMILY -
Confucian Model for public
life.
Filial Piety - honoring of
ones ancestors and parents
Gender roles - three
obediences
Five basic relationships
 Father/Son
 Husband/Wife
 Older sibling/younger sibling
 Friend/friend
 Emperor/Subjects

3. EDUCATION = MORAL
BETTERMENT
Language,
Literature,
History,
Philosophy,
and Ethics

4. BUREAUCRACY -
GOVERNMENT
Examination
System for
Scholar-Officials
was based on
Confucianism
Social status
linked to role

5. HISTORY AND THE MANDATE
OF HEAVEN
Confucian ideas
of history
established
expectations of
good
government and
good emperors.

6. SECULAR (NON-RELIGIOUS)
ELITE CULTURE
Though Confucianism
supported family and
state religious rituals .
. . Confucianism’s
emphasis was on
practical “this-world”
concerns.