1. E URASIAN S OCIAL H IERARCHIES AP World Mr. Colden Fall 2013

2. S OCIETY AND THE S TATE IN C LASSICAL C HINA

3. A N E LITE OF O FFICIALS 124 B.C.E.: Wu Di established an imperial academy System favored the wealthy Bureaucrats had great prestige and privileges

4. T HE L ANDLORD C LASS Emergence of large landowning estates State opposition Permanence of “Scholar-Gentry”

5. P EASANTS Accounted for large portion of population Tough Existance Vulnerable State Landlords Nature Rebellions 184 CE - Yellow Turban Rebellion Maintained high esteem in Chinese culture

6. M ERCHANTS Chinese cultural elite disliked merchants Effort to control merchants

7. C LASS AND C ASTE IN I NDIA

8. C ASTE AS V ARNA Origins of Caste The “twice-born” Brahmins Kshatriyas (Sha-tree-uh) Vaisya (Vice-ya) Sudras Varna theory Stages of life within varna groups

9. C ASTE AS J ATI Social distinctions within Caste Clearly defined social position Jati mobility

10. F UNCTIONS OF C ASTE Caste / Jati was local Reduced ability for centralization Social security and support Accommodation of migrant