Confucianism is a philosophy and way of life formed in China by Confucius, one of China's first philosophers. It began as a simple concept with ideals of personal virtue, simple filial piety, and basic gender distinctions and social inequalities. But, over time, with the emergence of Neo-Confucianism, it began to transform into a lifestyle degrading towards women with certain hostility towards rival religions. In its early period, from about 500 BC to the Common Era, Confucianism changed as it became the major belief system and an important part of Chinese tradition. From the transition to the Common Era to the end of the Classical period, Confucianism was altered due to loss of popularity following the collapse of the Han Dynasty and corruption in the ruling political system. In its final period, the post-classical era, Confucianism underwent perhaps its greatest adjustments with the emergence of Neo-Confucianism. The ideas and virtues presented in the “rebirth of Confucian philosophies” of intolerance towards foreign religions and extreme filial piety...