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The religion was formed in c. 500 B.C.E.
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Confucianism was founded by Kong Qiu (K'ung Ch'iu) in 500 BCE.
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Confucianism originates from China.
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Kong Qiu teachings were translated to strict government guidelines in 130 BC.
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Confucianism spread into parts of Korea and Japan
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confucianism spread through japan korea and other asian countries but did not become a worshiping religion just a small belief in its concepts.
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Confucianism spread through the use of schools.
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The religion spread throughout the regions by confucius disciples.
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141-87 BCE was when confucianism started to spread the most because it became a major political philosophy.
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The religion became a major philosophy for the chinese government. near 100 BCE.
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Humanism is a central feautureof confucianism which is about family morals and the role of a god as ruler.
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Has no deity's or teachings of the afterlife and was not thought to be a religion at first.
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Thought to have around 5 million followers.
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Taught his followers to respect one another and did not have many morals.
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Confucianism did not spread to other continents because it wasnt accepted as a religion since Qin Shi Huang did not like the relogion.
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in 300 BC confucianism became a religion again after the copies of the work were restored and brought back to be taught again.
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He was born in 552 BCE and died in 479 BCE.
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Did not believe men were the superiors
