What was the importance of Confucianism in East Asia, and why was it so readily adopted in East Asia but not so well in Inner Asia?
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Students should recognize the connection between rice and Confucianism, particularly for farmers, since both required coordination of village and kin groups. The Confucian emphasis on hierarchy, obedience, and self-sacrifice were important to the maintenance of the elite. Chinese Confucianism emphasized the Mandate of Heaven for supporting the government. The pastoral nature of the Inner Asian economy did not lend itself to Confucianism.
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