Chinese & European Marriage: Can matrimony tell us about a society’s power? AP World History Richard Smart Oakland Mills High School

Warm up Describe marriages in the USA today What can evidence about marriages today tell us about the success of our society?

Describe marriages in the USA today

What can evidence about marriages today tell us about the success of our society?

Chinese & European Marriage Pair up. Read the text. One person read about Europe, and the other about China. Identify the most important features of Chinese/European marriages. What were the essential differences? What implications do these have for their society?

Pair up. Read the text.

One person read about Europe, and the other about China.

Identify the most important features of Chinese/European marriages.

What were the essential differences?

What implications do these have for their society?

Implications: While both societies had cottage industries this did not determine economic development. The ties of Chinese women to the household, rather than being free to the market make factories less likely. In Europe the free young labor force aided the development of factories (particularly in textiles). But beware… China, counter intuitively did not have a greater birthrate Infanticide Longer breastfeeding Co-residence

While both societies had cottage industries this did not determine economic development.

The ties of Chinese women to the household, rather than being free to the market make factories less likely.

In Europe the free young labor force aided the development of factories (particularly in textiles).

But beware…

China, counter intuitively did not have a greater birthrate

Infanticide

Longer breastfeeding

Co-residence