Which of the following describes how the ancient chinese were different from ancient river civilizations? they believed only in the teachings of confucius. they practiced monotheism and ancestor worship. they depended on priests to rule them, rather than kings. they viewed their leaders as humans instead of gods.

The correct answer is A) they believed only in the teachings of Confucious.

The statement that describes how the ancient Chinese were different from ancient civilizations is that they believed only in the teachings of Confucious.

Ancient civilizations used to believe in many deities or gods. Ancient Chinese civilizations only had one belief: Confucious. Ancient civilizations from the Middle East such as Mesopotamia developed a belief system that had many gods. These deities influence the behavior of humans and in some cases, they confronted each other, as the Sumerian tablets indicate. That was also the case of ancient Egypt. Egyptians had many gods: RA, Isis, Osiris, Horus, among others. They were polytheistic. But in the case of ancient China, they were different from ancient civilizations is that they believed only in the teachings of Confucious.