China ancient Confucianism required students to master six basic abilities: courtesy, music, archery, imperial command, calligraphy and numeracy. From "Zhou Li? Bao's: "Cultivating the country's children with Tao is the six arts of teaching: one is five rites, the other is six music, the third is five shots, the fourth is five commands, the fifth is six books, and the sixth is nine numbers."
Rite: etiquette (that is, moral education today)
Music: Music
Shooting: archery techniques (building physique and cultivating character)
Imperial: the technique of driving a carriage
Book: Calligraphy (writing, literacy and writing)
Number: algorithm (counting)