India



Summary Comparing China and India Classical India was more connected toward the world as to China was more isolated due to this India became more advance then China. However India was more advance, both China and India were very similar with their agricultural ways. Chinas's moral value was based on politics while in India the values were religion based. In China, men were favorited as women were just housewives, but in India the women were praised while men had to take care of them and treat them with respect. Daoism, Confucianism, and legalism were three main philosophizes in China. In India people focused on Hinduism and Buddhism.

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Chapter/Section Summary India's economic, social and intellectual parts were very prosperous. Religion an important role toward India, the birth place of the major religions, Hinduism and Buddhism. In India social structure was known for its rigidity, the caste system which provided each class's occupation and role in the society. The highest level were the At the top of the caste system were the __Brahmin__ – the priests, teachers, and judges. Next came the __Kshatriya__, the warrior caste. The __Vaisya__ caste were the farmers and merchants, and the __Sudras__, were craftworkers and laborers. and on the way bottom The __untouchables__ were the outcastes, or people beyond the caste system. After being born into a caste they may never be put into another castes or mixed with members of other castes. Caste members lived, ate, married, and worked with their own group. India's economy was based on trading rice, pottery,and ivory with the middle east. The middle east consist of Romans and eastern Asia. During this time period the circumference of Earth was accurately found.