1. Ways of the World: A Brief Global History First Edition
Robert W. Strayer
Ways of the World: A Brief Global History First Edition
CHAPTER 6
Eurasian Social Hierarchies
500 B.C.E.–500 C.E.
Copyright © 2009 by Bedford/St. Martin’s

2. Society and the State in Classical China
An Elite of Officials
The Landlord Class
Peasants
Merchants

3. Class and Caste in India
Caste as Varna
Caste as Jati
The Functions of Caste

4. Slavery in the Classical Era: The Case of the Roman Empire
Slavery and Civilization
The Making of a Slave Society: The Case of Rome
Resistance and Rebellion

5. Comparing Patriarchies
of the Classical Era
A Changing Patriarchy: The Case of China
Contrasting Patriarchies in Athens and Sparta

6. Chapter 6 Eurasian Social Hierarchies, 500 B.C.E.–500 C.E.
Spot Map 6.1 Yellow Turban Rebellion (p. 159)
Spot Map 6.2 The Rebellion of Spartacus (p. 169)
Indian Society (p. 154)
Chinese Peasants (p. 159)
India’s Untouchables (p. 161)
Roman Slavery (p. 167)
Chinese Women Musicians (p. 171)
Chinese Women at Work (p. 172)
Women of Athens (p. 174)
A Girl of Sparta (p. 176)