Classical China And India

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3 comments

+ Brian Lavoie 2 months ago
You are a very nice person, haha. This is definitely helping my WHAP comparitive essay of Han China and Mauryan and Gupta and India!
+ gueste9c63b7 10 months ago
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+ jferrante 2 years ago
here you go

Classical China and India What was classical about the Classical Civilizations? AP World History Week 3 Richard Smart Oakland Mills High School
Comparison/Contrast Evidence Evidence Explanation
Why Classical?
- Significant contribution to future societies
- China
- Zhou
- Qin
- Han
- India
- Mauryan
- Gupta
Political Developments
- Expanding
- Mauryan
- Gupta
- Han
- Centralizing
- Mauryan
- Qin/Han
- Codifying
- Analects
- Legalists
- Arthashastra
- Urbanizing
- Chang’an
- Pataliputra
Social and Gender Systems
- India
- Caste system
- Sati
- No slavery
- China
- Confucian xiao
- Distinction by wealth/education
- Some slavery
- Patriarchal
- Nuclear family
Trade and Economics
- Inter-societal trade
- Silk Roads
- Indian ocean
- Trade with Mediterranean
The Arts, Science, and Technology
- Gupta India
- Zero
- Decimal system
- Inoculation
- Astronomy
- Han China
- Common written language
- Paper manufacture
- Water mills
- Iron production
- Silk textiles
- Educational system
Discussion Questions
- How similar were these two civilizations?
- Would you rather have lived in Gupta India or Han China?