Thesis+Statements

During the Classical Period, both China and India were ruled under a bureacracy, however India had a weaker government system.
 * Compare the development of political structures in Classical China with those in Classical India.**

Although both civilizations had developed by the use of agriculture, they each branched out into diverse civilizations developing different religions, culture, and polictical systems.
 * Compare and contrast the ways civilization developed in India and Mesopotamia.**

In both Hinduism and Confucianism, the religions started the development for both of their cultures, however Hinduism encouraged political and economic goals and worldly pleasures.
 * Compare and contrast the impact of Confucianism in China with Hinduism in India (200 B.C.E to 200 C.E.) **

As the world was transitioning from a hunter gathering life style to civilization, women were starting to become more inferior to those who lived in the home, however they did much to help to raise the family.
 * Describe the changes and continuities in the role of women in the transition from a hunter gathering life style to civilization. **

due to geographic reasons, China and India had very diverse trading patterns. China and India were both focused on internal trade, however India also developed an extensive maritime trade system.
 * Describe the different trading patterns China and India (200 B.C.E to 200 C.E.) What factors can explain these differences? **