How did the spread of Confucianism affect Japanese women? A. Women became active as writers and poets. B. Many women became scholar-officials. C. Women became better educated. D. The status of women became lower.
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Confucianism, also known as Ruism, is described as tradition, a philosophy, a religion, a humanistic or rationalistic religion, a way of governing, or simply a way of life.[1] Confucianism developed from what was later called the Hundred Schools of Thought from the teachings of the Chinese philosopher Confucius (551–479 BCE), who considered himself a recodifier and retransmitter of the theology and values inherited from the Shang (c. 1600–1046 BCE) and Zhou dynasties (c. 1046–256 BCE).[2] In the Han dynasty (206 BCE–220 CE), Confucian approaches edged out the "proto-Taoist" Huang–Lao as the official ideology, while the emperors mixed both with the realist techniques of Legalism.
Explanation:
The spread of Confucianism affected the Japanese women by Option D – the status of women became lower. With the rise in neo-Confucianism, women were ill-treated and were not given equal respect as men. They were mostly house bounded and quality of education in women also started to decline. It reflects the way of governing the women in the house.