Question

philosophies known as the \hundred schools of thought\ developed in the period from around 600 to 221 bce. the \hundred schools\ werent actual school buildings but were groups of people who taught similar ideas. this map shows where some of the teachers of the \hundred schools\ traveled. use it to answer the question below. which of the following statements could be supported by the map? confucius and mencius lived at the same time. it was common for philosophers to leave their home state to travel. confucius, shang yang, and sunzi all traveled to the state of song. confucius traveled to every state in ancient china.

Explanation:

• Analyze each option:
• "Confucius and Mencius lived at the same time": Confucius (551–479 BCE) and Mencius (372–289 BCE) have different time periods, so this is false.
• "It was common for philosophers to leave their home state to travel": The map shows multiple philosophers (Sunzi, Confucius, Mozi, Shang Yang, Mencius) traveling between states, supporting this.
• "Confucius, Shang Yang, and Sunzi all traveled to Song": The map doesn't show all three traveling to Song (e.g., Shang Yang's path is to Qin, not Song), so false.
• "Confucius traveled to every state": The map doesn't show Confucius in all states (e.g., Qin, Chu aren't shown with his travel), so false.

Answer:

It was common for philosophers to leave their home state to travel.