Chapter 5

Society and Inequality in Eurasia/North Africa:

China had different types of classes, one was called the Landlord class. The Landlord class was wealthy people who were most likely officials. Landlords were able to avoid paying taxes which put a lot of burden on the Peasants. The Peasants were another class that took up most of China's population. They were required to pay all taxes and could not prepare for most famines, floods, and droughts. Another group in China were called Merchants. Merchants had a bad reputation in China because people saw them as greedy and materialistic. India's social classes were different however, because they developed a caste system. Most of the castes evolved because of the racially defined encounter with light-skinned aryan invaders. The Varnas caste was involved with Indian thinking and there were three classes were regarded to as Aryans. Slave systems varies in each place. In China it wasn't as big of the population as most places. Slaves were commonly convicted criminals and their families. In India people who were considered slaves were criminals, debtors, or prisoners of war and they would serve their "masters." 

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