Question

Confucius lived during

A.
the Shang dynasty, when rival lords vied for power.

B.
the Zhou dynasty, when rival lords vied for power.

C.
the Shang dynasty, which was peaceful and prosperous.

D.
the Zhou dynasty, which was peaceful and prosperous.

Answer 1

B: the Zhou dynasty, when rival lords vied for power.

Step-by-step explanation:

The great teacher Confucius lived in China during the Zhou dinasty, about 500 years before Christ. During this period, the 500 year-rule of the empire was being threaten because of the rivalry of Chinese states. There was a decline of the moral and traditional Chinese principles, which Confucius tried to preserve.

Answer 2

Answer: the Zhou dynasty, when rival lords vied for power.

Confisciasm was started by Master Kong in 479 BC who was also called as Confucius. This started in the Zhou dynasty, when that was notionally controlled by kings.