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Comparative Review of Social Classes in Ancient India and China: Caste Systems and Civilizations

This review explores the social structures and class systems of ancient India and China, focusing on the distinctions between landowning aristocrats, peasant farmers, merchants, laborers, and servants. It discusses the significance of the Caste System in India, the role of Buddhism introduced by Asoka, and the impact of monsoons on Indian civilization. Additionally, it highlights Chinese polytheism, the Mandate of Heaven, and the evolution of governance and societal roles in ancient China. Key figures like Laozi and Confucius are also examined for their philosophical contributions.

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Comparative Review of Social Classes in Ancient India and China: Caste Systems and Civilizations

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  1. India/China Review Questions

  2. __ social class included landowning Aristocrats, Peasant farmers, and Merchants. China

  3. Manual laborers and servants had few rights belonged to the __ Caste Sudra

  4. Chinese people were polytheistic because they worshipped gods, ___, and ancestors/ Spirits

  5. Ancient India king __ brought Buddhism to India because it practiced peace Asoka

  6. India’s Caste System the Kshatriyaswere warriors/rulers but __ were priest at the top. Brahmans

  7. Silk Road started in __ and Silk was China’s most important trade item China

  8. Chandragupta built India’s first civilization and set up a ___ government Centralized

  9. Major cities in India were called Mohenjo-Daro and __ . Harappa

  10. Monsoons play important role in which civilizationclimate India

  11. Asoka was India’s greatest leader and the first __ king. Buddhist

  12. China’s rivers are called the ___and Yangtze (Chang Jiang) Yellow (Huang He)

  13. Zhou rulers believed in the Mandate of Heaven gave the __ the power to rule. King

  14. India is a __ and the Himalaya Mountains makes a barrier between India and the rest of Asia. Subcontinent en.wikipedia.org

  15. India’s best known author was __ and the two epic poems were Mahabharata and Ramayana. Kalidasa

  16. Steel, __, and the rudderwere developed during the Han Dynasty. Paper

  17. __ Dynasty ended due to a gap between rich and poor. Shang

  18. Algorithm, idea of zero, concept of Infinity , and number 1 to 9 developed in __ India

  19. Harappans civilization from India were 1st to grow __, Planned Cities, Plumbing, and Sanitations system? Cotton

  20. Reincarnation is the passing through many __ Lives

  21. The Caste System dictates your job, who you marry, and with whom you can __ with. Socialize

  22. Floods affected China’s climate and only __ of the land could be farmed 10%

  23. __developed the Civil Service Examination to see who qualified for jobs in the government. Han

  24. __were used in China to speak to the gods and it began Chinese writing Oracle Bones

  25. Gobi is the name of China’s __ Desert

  26. __ was founded by Siddhartha Gautama Buddhism

  27. Indus and Ganges are two rivers in __ India

  28. Expensive goods such as tea, silk, __, and porcelainwas carried on the silk road Spices

  29. Chinese thinker __ “Old Master” believed that people should give up worldly desiresand turn to nature. Laozi

  30. Confucius said you need to do your duty and he taught the __ rule. Golden

  31. Aryans created the language Sanskrit, ___, and the Caste System? Hinduism

  32. Qin Shihuangdi united China using harsh methods and built the___. Great Wall

  33. In order to move up the __ system, one must be reborninto a higher Varna. Caste

  34. Merchants carried expensive items on the Silk Road to pay for high__ Taxes

  35. Chinese thinker ___believed that people were naturally evil and had to be punished Hanfeizi

  36. __ were best known for their work with bronze Shang

  37. He said we should put our family and community first? Confucius

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