How were confucianism and neo confucianism different

One way in which Confucianism and neo Confucianism differ is that Neo-Confucianism could be considered as a more rationalist and secular form of Confucianism since the former rejects superstitious and mystical elements of Taoism and Buddhism that had influenced Confucianism during and after the Han Dynasty.

in 550 b.c.e. cyrus the great, the leader of the persians, conquered the medes and united the iranian people under one ruler for the first time. cyrus became the first king of the persian empire and went on to establish one of the largest empires in world.