Today we will learn about the social systems of China, India, and Greece and Rome. Our main goal today will be to start to gain an understanding of what determines one's status in different societies. We will also continue to work on the skills of paragraph writing and outlining.
Question of the Day
What were the main determinants of social status during the classical era in China, India, and Greece and Rome?
Focus Questions
How did the civil service exams and Confucianism affect the social class structure in China?
What were the social, political, and economic factors that determined a person's status in both Greek and Roman society?
How did the caste system affect social, political, and economic relations in India?
The vocabulary below is related to the work you are doing today and would be worth using in your paragraph.
Aryans
Caste system
Vedas
Brahmin
Kshatriya
Vaishya
Shudra
Untouchable (Dalit)
Imperial examination
Imperial civil service
Meritocracy
Confucius
The Analects
Patrician
Plebeian
Slave
Turn in your individual Cornoutline.
Today you'll have to write a paragraph on the social systems of India, China, and Greece and Rome in the classical era.
Write one paragraph on the civilizations that you studied for homework last night. The prompt will be: Compare and contrast the social systems of China, India, and Greece and Rome during the classical period in regard to class.
Primary Source: To improve the quality of your paragraph you may include a sentence or two about the following historical documents.
The Analects (China)
We will have a scored discussion on the social systems in China, India, and Greece and Rome.
Cournoutline: Each member of your group will create a Cornoutline using one of the focus questions for next class (below). You'll need to bring your individual Cornoutline to class in hard copy. Use the sections of the book detailed below and the vocabulary list for next class to help you do this work.
Why did Athens and Rome decline as great powers and what were their lasting contributions (legacies) did they make to civilization? - Chapter 5 (Sections 3, 4, and 5) and Chapter 6 (Sections 4 and 5)
What were the lasting contributions (legacies) of classical China? - Chapter 7 (Section 3)
What were the lasting contributions (legacies) of classical India? - Chapter 7 (Sections 1 and 2)
Be prepared to write a paragraph responding to the following question: Compare and contrast the legacies of the classical civilizations in regard to one of the following: political contributions, economic contributions, or social contributions.
You should try to share your outline with the other members of your group before class. You will have some time at the beginning of class to talk with the other members of your group about their research and how it applies to the question for today's paragraph.
Primary Source: To improve the quality of your paragraph you may include a sentence or two about these historical documents.