Monday, October 24, 2011

CHAPTER 6 : Eurasian Social Hierarchies

Reflection:
Buddhist had different teachings compared to others. Their teachings was the concept of "impermanence" notion that "everything changes; nothing remains without change".  This means that in life there needs to be change. There are some people that do not believe or agree with this statement and what Buddhists follow.
The Chinese civilization was very unique during the ancient world. Within the Chinese civilization there were many peasants. Some had many lands or owned a market that will support their families. The Chinese civilization had state taxes for the citizens to pay. The citizens had a lot of labor to do.  In the China there were many merchants as well. Citizens did many trade with other merchants which created business connections. Not only China, but India also had the similar system.
India had a caste system which means "race or purity of blood. In the Indian civilization there were jatis that blended with the varna system giving it a more caste based society. The jatis were the main part of Indian society. This system was different from that of China.
China, India, and Rome had many slaves within their culture. Slavery emerged throughout the world. Which created a hierarchy/ class level.

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