Why were families really important in Confucianism and West Africa???

In West Africa, families and older generations were important for many reasons. Without older generations or families, there would be no clans and kinship groups. There would also be no history, because they didn't have written records, they had oral history, which was passed down from generation to generation. Families were very important to West Africa because they made up clans and kinship groups, and they kept oral history going. In Confucianism, families were very important too. One of the things that Confucius taught was to respect families and older generations. Also, without families, there wouldn't be anyone to teach the younger generations Confucianism after Confucius died. Families were respected in Confucianism, and was one of the big ideas that Confucianism stressed. Both West Africa and Confucianism needed families and older generations to be the way that it was.