APW Strayer Chapter 6 Big Picture – Flashcards

Evd 1- Class was a meritocracy where individual achievement is incorporated into the social class Evd 2- Caste was base on religion while class was more focus on governmental power. Conclusion- The difference between caste and class is that caste is closed, while class is open. Caste is closed because it based on religion like the caste system in India where power is only obtain based on the caste the people were part of. The caste was formed from the religion. Class in opened because any one could obtain political power as long as they had either wealth or education or both.

Evd 1- Romans and Greek needed the manpower to maintain the growth of their empires Evd 2- India and China own few slaves with a majority of their population as the low class that did the same work as the slaves Conclusion- The Indians and Chinese were not prominent in slavery as the Greco-Romans because they had their people doing the work that the slaves did. The chinese and indians in a sense did have slaves it was just that the slave were called something else and held a higher social status than mere slaves.

Evd 1- In China, Confucianism was used to justify both the class system and patriarchy Evd 2- Aristotle developed the notion that some people were "slaves by nature" and should be enslaved for their own good and for that of the larger society. Conclusion- Every classical system drew up ideas to legitimate and justify class and gender inequalities. For example Aristotle of Greece came up with the notion that some people were "slaves by nature" and should be enslaved for their own good and for that of the larger society. While in India the caste system was the reason that inequalities was justified.

Evd 1- The people who disagreed with confucianism fought back with daoism Evd 2- Spartacus rebelled by attacking head on with the Roman empire Conclusion- Social inequalities did lead to conflict among the people. Evidence are shown throughout history through wars that are lead by the slaves or the one treated unfairly.

Evd 1- Strong states like China or Rome served to strengthen social inequality and patriarchy. Evd 2- the development of classical belief systems, including the caste system in India, Confucian and Legalist philosophies in China, and Greek rationalism in the Mediterranean region. Conclusion- The classical era brought no dramatic changes in the social structures of societies. Rather, it brought further strengthening of cultural traditions and institutions that reinforced social inequality and patriarchy.

Evd 1- Chapter 4 traces and followed the rise and collapse of classical Eurasian empires, not one empire survived beyond 550 C.E. Evd 2- Chapter 5 covers the creation of many cultural traditions that continue to have relevance and attract followings todays. Such as Confucian and Daoist ideas from China; Buddhist and Hindu traditions from India; and Zoroastrian, Jewish, Greek rational, and Christian traditions from the Near East and Eastern Mediterranean. Evd 3- Chapter 6 covers the several features of classical social hierarchies that persisted long after the collapse of the classical empires. Conclusion- Chapters 4, 5, and 6 offer much evidence to support this statement. Examples are the social hierarchy of China and the caste system of India, both which continues to influence society today. Slavery is another that continued to be a major social phenomenon in many regions into the late nineteenth century. The civil wars of America. Lastly, elements of patriarchies that evolved during the classical era remain influential today.