Thesis+Statements

Compare the development of political structures in Classical China with those in Classical India.

Describe the changes and continuities in the role of women in the transition from a hunter gathering lifestyle to civilization
 * China's political structure started out with a feudal system with powerful regional lords, but later developed into a centralized, tightly controlled bureaucracy. India, however, was more focused on religion than politics, resulting in a de-centralized theocracy that was, like China in its earliest development, controlled by regional lords.

Compare and contrast the ways civilization developed in India and Mesopotamia
 * During the hunter-gathering period, women were treated almost equally to men, although they retained gender-specific roles, but when civilization started women were often degraded to a greater extent in societies such as Classical India and Classical China.

Compare and contrast the impact of Confucianism in China with Hinduism in India (200 B.C.E to 200 C.E.)
 * Both India and Mesopotamia developed advanced civilizations, however India usually had one empire at a time, while each region of Mesopotamia had a seperate civilizations.

Describe the different trading patterns China and India (200 B.C.E to 200 C.E.) What factors can explain these differences?
 * Both Confucianism and Hinduism were significant and government-backed religions in their respective civilizations, but Confucianism strengthened the Chinese government while Hinduism distracted India from political advancements.


 * China and India both had extensive internal trade, which was helped by the Silk Road. India was more focused on maritime international trade than China, mostly because it had an ideal geographic location for such trade. China was more geographically isolated, but it was large, which was ideal for internal trade.