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Mencius was a thinker (1) teachings were very similar to those of Confucius. Mencius was born in 372 BC. His father died (2) he was young, and he (3) (bring) up by his mother. He became a student of Confucius’s ideas, (4) was then given an important position in the government of a state. (5) , when he saw that the ruler was not following his advice, he resigned. For many years he traveled from state to state, (6) (teach) the principles of Confucius. He then became an adviser to another ruler. He spent his last years preparing a book of his teachings (7) (call) The Book of Mencius. Mencius believed that the reason (8) man is different from animals is that man is good. He taught that if the government was kind, then people should be good. He believed that people were (9) (important) than rulers, and hated the state when it treated people (10) (bad).