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Stratification: Social, Economic, Class, and Caste Social stratification is made up of hierarchical relationships among different groups of people. It is as though people are arranged in strata, or layers. Groups may be unequal with material resources, power, human welfare, education, and symbolic attributes. This social stratification began with the emergence of agriculture, but is now universally present. Stratification can be broken up into categories such as class, caste, age, and indigeneity

The governing legal, moral and religious codes of ancient civilizations were written and enforced by a minority that exercised power and authority over the majority. This minority consisted of priests, rulers and elites with established power and influence in society. In these codes of early civilizations, there was an overarching emphasis on maintenance of structure and order in society. Simply put, while these codes reflect the conditions, needs and values of the times in which they were formulated

Vlad II didn’t want to anger the Hungarian king or endanger his sons in the Murad II’s court, so he sent his oldest son, Mircea, to participate in the campaign. After the disaster in the Battle of Varna, Vlad II betrayed János Hunyadi. In December 1447, Hungarian noblemen assassinated both Vlad II and Mircea. Under the Turks, Vlad III and Radu were tutored in science, philosophy and the arts. As a result, Vlad became a skilled horseman and warrior

crosses (even though he's a Prodistant), and then the weather starts to change from bright and sunny, too cold and snowy. Which made the setting a little bit mystic and suspenseful. Another example of the creepy setting is when Dracula took a trip from Varna to Whitby. The crew on board the Demeter were in for a bounteous surprise, because they picked up a stray vampire and he was exacerbated with is appetite. He feasted on all the men except for the captain who tied himself to the helm with his gold crucifix

Mesopotamian civilization. In Mesopotamia, the social distinctions were sharply defined; kings and nobles won their positions because of their valor and successes as warriors. Contrasting, in South Asia, the caste system was defined based on the “varna” and ancestry of a person and eventually breaks down to sub castes which are defined based on one’s profession and income. As well, social mobility in the South Asian system was possible. The well defined social classes in these civilizations were

If history has taught us anything, is that whoever has the power gets heard the most. Minorities get pushed aside unless aided by a higher voice. Likewise with the universal relgions of Mahayana Buddhisma and Christanity, Ashoka and Constantine served as vessels of higher authority in the spreading of their respective religions. Without political support, the spread of new concepts like religion have a harder time seeping into the mindsets of societies. Often these ideas undergo discrimination,

In Hinduism they do not belive that death ends with the physical body, Hindus know that all souls reincarnate, take one body and then another, evolving through experience over long periods of time. To a Hindu death is not scary because death does not end our existence but frees us to pursue an even greater development. The soul never dies, Hinsus believe that the soul is immortal. Physical death is a most natural transition for the soul, which survives and, guided by karma, continues its long pilgrimage

Whether rich or poor, leaders have the power to change the world as long as they have the passion to do so. Confucius and Siddhartha Gautama were both influential guiders whose ideas contrasted and overlapped. They transformed and modified the way certain people live and prospect things. Confucius’s train of thoughts were necessary to end the boundless hostility and warfare around him, while the Buddha sought enlightenment and the elimination of suffering. Confucius’s ideology included the belief

Women had some control in their homes, but in public the male of the house had the last word. The gender distinctions in India were largely based on the caste system and the varna hierarchy India had. Women were treated similarly in both civilizations, but they had their differences. The women in Egypt had more privileges compared to the women of India. In either civilization, the women are definitely not equal to men, there

The quest towards developing the ideal human character is sought after in both the Bhagavad-Gita and Confucius’ The Analects. In the Bhagavad Gita, the concept of sacred duty is prevalent throughout the text, as the warrior-prince Arjuna faces a moral dilemma throughout the story. In Confucius’ The Analects, filial piety is a virtue which impacts an individual’s character in relation to the Confucian religion. Sacred duty within the Gita requires the protection of one’s dharma, which is defined as