Do you respect your elders? Confucianism and West African cultures did!

Confucianism and the West African culture were very respective towards their elders! The role that families had in these two cultures were ginormous! The two nations showed their respect to the older generations, but in their own unique way. For Example; Confucians followed the ruler Confucius who taught moral virtues or ethics-ideas of right and wrong. One of his teachings was to respect your family and older generations. West African culture however, considered their families to be very important. Their families were in groups called kinship groups(a connection among people by blood, marriage or adoption). These groups formed the government of many African societies. Also, in kinship groups, decisions were made by a council of the eldest members. This was another way of showing respect. Strong loyalty was among all kinship members at all times. All in all, families were very important in these two civilizations.