Question

confucianism and taoism
ruler to subject, parent to child, spouse to spouse,
older to younger, and friend to friend.

• these relationships are believed to be guided by

the five virtues of kindness, fairness, tradition,
learning, and honesty.
taoisms ethical emphasis
taoism (also called daoism) as expressed by laozi in \the
book of the way,\ focuses on alignment with the natural
order.

• it promotes spontaneity and simplicity for moral

living, stressing individual moral development
through compassion, frugality, and humility.

• taoism seeks balance within nature—symbolized

by yin and yang—and embracing harmony and
authenticity in lifes flow.
how many key relationships are emphasized in
confucianism?
five
two
ten

Explanation:

The text lists Confucianism's key relationships as ruler to subject, parent to child, spouse to spouse, older to younger, and friend to friend. Counting these gives a total of five.

Answer:

five