Peninsulares were the upper class
They used what they industrialized to take over and fight other countries
• A ruler must be virtuous and set an example for his subjects.
• Education is the key to success.
• Respect for ones’ elders creates an orderly society.
Confucius was a social reformer and believed in morals and a philosophy which he wrote in the “Five canons” and the “Four Books”. It is explained that the priorities are family first and community second.
Thus the values:
1. The ruler must be righteous. He must lead by example, to work hard and inspire others to live morally. The ruler must take care of the well-being of his followers
2. Confucius believed that is by “study and practice” that human beings evolve and that education is the way to improve.
3. The ancestors should be respected and worshiped as part of a religion.
