Confucius And The Warring States Period
             Where I came from, Confucius is a very famous philosopher. We call him
             "Khong Tu" and the Chinese call him "Kong Qiu-zi" which means "Master Confucius." He was born in the Chinese state of Lu in 551 BC. His philosophy is the sites, righteousness, relationships and benevolence toward the others. After he died in 479 BC, Confucianism became the major influence on Chinese culture.
             Confucius lived during the Eastern Zhou period, when the old feudal system devised by the founders of the kingdom had been broken. Then the Warring States period had begun. At the time of the Kingdom of Zhou, China was a small-populated land where wild animals and small tribes lived together. Therefore, there was no government existed at all. The tribe leader built a town surrounded by a protective wall, which they called as their territory. There were many tribes like this, and every tribe had its own small army to call to battle with the others. In short, China at the time of The Zhou Kingdom was an isolated land which each tribe dominated its own territory.
             By the time of Confucius (the Warring states period), China was divided into many small states, but the state size was very much bigger than tribe size. There was no central government at this time. Thus, every state could increase and build its own population and military within its own land, Moreover, they fought each other frequently. Education and religion were not important to the Chinese at this time. Therefore, Confucianism was not attractive and convincible to them during his lifetime. However, after he died, his philosophy became the most famous and valuable until today.
             In fact, there is a basic concept in Confucianism that one follower should know: Government is needed to create a social order, and education is necessary to teach people right and wrong. This basis is known through Confucius&ap
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