"<span>It was practiced in Ancient Greece and Rome, yet became less common with the rise of Christianity" would be the best option from the list, since Christians tended to think that it was a sin. </span>
Answer: Confucius believed that if people acted according to the five relationships, social order and harmony would be restored in China.
Explanation: Confucius was born in 551 B.C. He lived in a time in China when there was violence and the older values from the Zhou Dynasty were no longer being respected. Confucius was a teacher and wanted to restore harmony and thought it would be achieved by respecting the five relationships that would organize society, these were the relations between:
1) ruler and subject, 2) father and son, 3) husband and wife, 4) older brother and younger brother, and 5) friend and friend.
He created a code of proper conduct for each of these relationships.
The ethical system created by Confucius became the base for chinese government and social order.