The Caste System In Indian And Chinese Civilization

Buddha was a Hindu prince. He had many difficulties with the Hindu culture. One of them was the caste system. Hindus believe that everyone has a standing different for others. They believed that there are people who are better than others and live in higher caste levels. In Siddhartha's case, when he was born in the Hindu culture, he was born in the Kshatriya caste. He was a part of the Sahkya clan and he was born in the Gautama family. However, after Buddha was enlightened, he stopped believing in that because he believes that everyone and everything is equally important to make a whole. This means that everything in reality and everyone is a part of something important and we should all treat each other equally. He fought for the same ethical

In China the top of society during the Shang Dynasty was the king and his family they ruled everyone then came the nobles who were also the warriors in the armies the nobles controlled the slaves and the peasants, the commoners were under the nobles, under the commoners were the farmers or the serfs and the slaves, and under the slaves were the artisans. The artisans were where really low in society because of china being isolated they could not trade with anyone. During the Zhou dynasty the kings became merely figure heads. While Indian society it was different from Chinas. Aryan society or traditional society had the chief or raja at the top then the priest was under him under the priest was the warriors or the nobility under the nobility were the commoners and under the commoners were the non- Aryans.

Social classifications and expectations between classical china and classical India were very similar to each other. Both classical China and classical India had what is called a caste system. A caste system is when a citizen is organized into a special group that determined everything from their job, to their political rights, to their religious beliefs, and who they would marry.

Dictionary.com defines a Hindu Caste as "any of the social divisions into which Hindu society is traditionally divided, each caste having its own privileges and limitations, transferred by inheritance from one generation to the next." The Hindu caste system divides the Hindus into four hierarchical ranked castes, also referred to as the varnas. These castes include the Brahmins, Kshatriya ,Vaishya, and the Shudra. According to study.com, the Brahmins were known to be the priestly class of Hindu society. They are considered to be priests and teachers of the law. They were the only members of the four castes that were allowed to teach the Vedas, which is known to be the most sacred texts of the Hindu society. Although the Brahmins are ranked

One of the primary aspects of social structure in China was class. In the Classical Era, the Han and Qin dynasties ran China as a bureaucracy based on a person’s importance to society. One of the main reasons status did not pertain to the amount of wealth a person had is that during this time, China was an agrarian based society, which meant that farmers did

2. Contrast – In China, the Han rulers and people with the most power were the educated bureaucrats. India’s rulers were part of the ruling family who were leaders of the empire.

Like Han China, Classical India used their social structure system as a method of political

When Indian caste system became stable it suddenly became rigid, and people stayed where they were born. Although hierarchy was rigid in both classical societies, they developed stable social classes that produced various kinds of people: the most important being the farmers.

Throughout our experience, we have encountered so many challenges when it comes to gender in the society. Gender is being used as a basis for stratifying people in the society. In this article, the racial caste system that used to exist in the United State is depicted. In that the black women were denied the access to justice because of their status. They were perceived to be people who do not have any right within the society and no one could believed them when they were raped by the white men because all the court judges were white men according to this article. The women were classified to be from poor background and they should remain at a low class in the society.

Hinduism reinforces the caste system, which is a "division of society into social classes that are created by birth or occupation" and it is a "prevalent social system of Hinduism" (Molloy 90). Thus, class and race are both elements affected by the caste system. There are different castes, or social classes, and there are also subcastes. Despite the caste being permanent for one's life, it's not to say that those in lower castes cannot move up to a higher caste. This is where the concept of rebirth comes into Hinduism, which is the idea that an individual can make certain choices in their lives, good or bad, and this can affect what caste they will be reborn into.

The world has seen many civilizations. One of the most prominent civilizations in southern Asia was ancient India. Ancient India was well known for their caste system. The caste system is believed to have been created around 1500 BCE. It separated the people of ancient India into four groups that determined their significance. The brahmins made up the highest caste with priests and religious leaders. The second group was the kshatriyas and they were the kings and warriors. Third were the vaishyas. They were made of traders, farmers, and other working class people. Last was the shudras and they were laborers. A fifth group existed separately from the caste system. These were the dalits which meant the untouchables and they were thought of as inferior by the other castes. Under this system some were powerful while others were weak and powerless. India’s social structure was built upon the caste system, which is still used today. The caste system affected religion, government, and people in different ways. India’s caste system allowed their religion and their government to take root, and shaped their social class.

The caste system initially served to maintain strict social boundaries between the invaders and the previous inhabitants. Through the generations, the origins of the caste system were forgotten and it became the general rule of a single society (University of Wyoming, 1997).

(DI1) Mesopotamia, India, and China governments have strict laws and harsh punishments to keep social order. (DD1) In Mesopotamia, The Code of Hammurabi has strict laws with equal punishments so people treat everyone with respect. Law 196 states, “If a man put out the eye of another man, his eye shall be put out” (Document A). If a man harms another man, he shall be harmed the same.

The part that is different from a caste system is the possibility to change your own fate. This could be done through loyalty or hard work. Even if thought impossible it would not be easy. But if granted land by the king for service then your family to come will also be wealthy.

The caste systems prohibits the movement between classes. This is viewed as a disgrace to marry someone below your station, just like in Europe in the pre-industrial era. This can also be seen in India and Japan, where marriage is the combining of two houses, thus marrying into a lower house would lower the status of the family. This is why a family would rather disown a child marrying beneath them than drag the whole family into poverty. The worst of these examples are the untouchables from both societies. In India, the caste system buried the untouchables so much that they were only able to be beggars on the side of the street. They were thought of as dirty, lazy, and all around disgusting. These people were out-casted completely from the