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== Vida de Confúcio ==
== Vida de Confúcio ==


Confucius was born in 551 <small>B</small>.<small>C</small>., a time of great turmoil and chaos. His father, an elderly soldier, died when he was three. Although his family was poor, he managed to educate himself. When he was fifteen, he knew he wanted to be a scholar. He worked as a clerk at the memorial temple of the Duke of Chou, one of the greatest statesmen in Chinese history.
Confúcio nasceu em 551 a.C., período de um grande tumulto e caos. O seu pai, um soldado idoso, morreu quando ele tinha 3 anos. Embora a sua família fosse pobre, Confúcio conseguiu estudar. Aos 15 anos, descobriu que desejava ser um erudito. Trabalhou como funcionário do templo em homenagem ao Duque de Chou, um dos grandes
estadistas da história chinesa.


Five hundred years earlier, the Duke of Chou, his father, King Wen, and his brother had overthrown the corrupt Shang dynasty and established the Chou dynasty. He brought a new understanding of God and divine government to the Chinese people. “I am only concerned with Heaven and the people,”<ref>The Duke of Chou, quoted in Herrlee G. Greel, ''The Origins of Statecraft in China'' (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1970), 1:98.</ref> he had said.
Five hundred years earlier, the Duke of Chou, his father, King Wen, and his brother had overthrown the corrupt Shang dynasty and established the Chou dynasty. He brought a new understanding of God and divine government to the Chinese people. “I am only concerned with Heaven and the people,”<ref>The Duke of Chou, quoted in Herrlee G. Greel, ''The Origins of Statecraft in China'' (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1970), 1:98.</ref> he had said.
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