What is Confucianism and what year(s) did it rise?
Confucianism is a philosophical and ethical system that originated in ancient China. It was developed by the Chinese philosopher Confucius (551-479 BCE) and has since remained influential for over two thousand years. Confucianism is not a religion in the conventional sense; rather, it is a way of life, a set of moral principles, and a guide to social harmony.
Confucianism emphasizes the importance of moral virtues such as benevolence (ren), righteousness (yi), propriety (li), wisdom (zhi), and loyalty (zhong). It also emphasizes the concept of the "Five Relationships," which are the foundation of social harmony - the ruler and the subject, the parent and the child, the husband and the wife, the elder sibling and the younger sibling, and the friend and the friend.
These teachings were compiled in a book called the Analects, which is the primary source of Confucian ideas. Confucianism became the dominant ideology in China during the later Han Dynasty (206 BCE-220 CE) and played a significant role in shaping Chinese society, politics, and culture. It is still influential in many East Asian countries like China, Japan, South Korea, and Vietnam.