State Confucianism expressed a traditional, activist element in Chinese philosophy, emphasizing the importance of moral values and social order in governance. It was promoted by the ruling elite in China from the Han Dynasty onward. It was not influenced by Buddhism, Daoism or the newer ideas of Mencius and Laozi, and it was not introduced to China by Japanese merchants.

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State Confucianism

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State Confucianism

A) was actually an unusually militant form of Buddhism.
B) expressed a traditional, activist element in Chinese philosophy.
C) was brought to China by Japanese merchants.
D) renounced the newer ideas advanced by Mencius and Loming-Tzu.
E) was strongly influenced by Daoism.

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