ipl-logo

Effects Of Social Hierarchies In Ancient China

734 Words3 Pages

In a post-classical period in China, the legal systems and social hierarchies were separated into different kingdoms. The social hierarchies caused by the separation caused establishment of the legal system that impacted many lives in China.
During 589 CE to 618 CE, it was the time of Wendi and his son, Yangdi. Wendi wanted the separated kingdoms of China to reunite and allowed the foreign people to participate in the government as well, in the attempt to rid of intensity between the people. During the Sui dynasty, the social hierarchy was strictly separated, of Emperor, military, artisans, and peasant farmers. Wendi was a rigid ruler who, in order to please and gain support from the lower class people, lowered taxes and developed more favorable laws. Wendi continued ruling in China, until he was overthrown by his son, Yangdi. Yangdi was a more benevolent ruler, who composed Confucian teachings into his legal system. Yangdi completed scholar and legal reforms during his times, but he was extremely lavish. He spent too much much on extravaganza which upset the peasant farmers. During 618 CE to 907 CE was the Tang dynasty, which was also called the Golden Age. Li Yuan was the emperor of China at this time and he was a very ambitious ruler. He decreased the power of the elites and …show more content…

During the Sui dynasty, even though there were many distinct social classes, emperor Wendi created legal system about the bureaucracy in order to unify people together. During the Tang dynasty, Li Yuan actually increased the different social class through laws. He created a legal system of civil exams, which divide the people into different classes with different privileges. During the Song dynasty, the rulers dealt with the power of military and rights of women. Zhao gave more power to the government, rather than the military and gave women’s rights of property and

Show More
Related
538 Words | 3 Pages

Confucian principles emphasized the ruler's responsibility towards the people, and the idea of "benevolent governance" or "ruling by virtue" was upheld. The government officials were selected based on merit through the civil service examination system, which aimed to promote capable individuals to serve the state and the people. Tang Dynasty is known for people's regulations like births, deaths and

Read More
255 Words | 2 Pages

Politics and social class in Classical China was quite different compared to Classical India. At this time, politics in the ancient time was mostly monarchy and created a strong bureaucracy. Monarchy in Classical China were mostly based upon of the fact of the dynasties. Some famous emperors from this time was Qin Shi Huangdi from the Qin Dynasty and Wu Ti from the Han Dynasty. Qin Shi Huangdi centralized government by putting his people and the system was based on loyalty, trust.

Read More
797 Words | 4 Pages

The Han Dynasty is predominantly concerned with laws and education when trying to regulate their citizens. They use Legalist and Confucius teachings as a baseline for how they rule. Furthermore, emperor Han Wudi created the Confucian Education System to teach future government officials discipline and loyalty to elders, especially the emperor. This lowered the chance that bureaucrats would betray them. While men doing government services were disciplined, the government used strict laws and their military to maintain order in the community.

Read More
595 Words | 3 Pages

The three aspects that were most molded in these centuries were religion, technology and, in turn, society. Religion in China was constantly changing and blending during the Sui, Tang, and Song dynasty. Buddhist influence and Confucian knowledge made up the government's ideologies during the Sui/Tang Era, later Daoist and Confucian rivals rethought Buddhist philosophy and allowed for the rebirth of old traditions with modern aspects and innovation. Technology during these eras were constantly in motion the Tang dynasty mostly left ideas that the Song dynasty perfected over time.

Read More
571 Words | 3 Pages

The Qin Dynasty reigned over a small period but made great/bad changes to Ancient China. The first emperor of the Qin Dynasty was Qin Shi Huang, a legalist. The Qin Dynasty was full of legalist changes. Qin Dynasty was changed by Qin Shi Huang by introducing legalism, making laws, and standardizing money for Ancient China. The Qin Dynasty was full of legalist change.

Read More
787 Words | 4 Pages

For example, the Han Dynasty had an censorate group of officials who controlled the militia and carried out the law of the emperor to ensure it was the same for all of China this made the people share the amount rights they got, therefore joined them together. Similarly, the Han Dynasty had bureaucracy which mainly had them enforce Confucianism to unify the people. A similar political structure occurred in the Mediterranean in the Roman Empire. During the Pax Romana, a group of male officials called the Senate appointed governors to each province, which made it easier for the emperor to directly rule. This in turn made the citizens unite because it made the system of court more just.

Read More
183 Words | 1 Pages

One of the difference between the Qin and the Han dynasty is that Qin dynasty practiced Legalism and the Han dynasty practiced Confucianism. For the Han dynasty, in Document 3, states that they had a exam system of giving opportunities for everyone across the dynasty who has outstanding moral and learning to have a chance to have a role in the government, which shows that the Han dynasty emperor gave more opportunities to the commoners. For the Qin in Document 2, says that the people follow the rules, and there are no trouble because the people understand what happens when they do not follow the rules, which leads to punishments. Which shows that the Qin dynasty had strict rules for people to just obey for the government and have no say. Taking

Read More
999 Words | 4 Pages

Lastly, there were Commoners who were the average class. They were farmers, crafters, weavers, soldiers, and they made up the majority of the population. The Emperor was the supreme ruler. He was the top of the class, lived luxuriously, had palaces, and got paid tribute.

Read More
357 Words | 2 Pages

In the short story “Nature Lessons” by Nancy Lord one can see that Marco Mary’s father wants a closer relationship with his daughter Mary, he is successful in this goal during her visit to Alaska from Los Angeles. Their bond became stronger when Mary helps her father unselfishly; she spends quality time with him cooking and when she was very excited to her tells her friends about her trip. There is something between Marco and Mary which is shown throughout the story time and time again Marco was very happy that Mary was getting used to the idea of being outside and seeing the fun in nature, he was excited that, she [did not] protest the rain, content enough to curl up inside with her tape or the radio or some puzzle book she brought along.

Read More
703 Words | 3 Pages

Both Han China and Classical India used social structure systems as a method of political control. The caste or class a person was born into in either China or India, determined your position and status, unless under extreme circumstances would a person be lowered or raised in a caste or class. However, how people were placed into a specific social structure were very different. Han China developed a social structure based upon literacy, and Classical India introduced a caste system based on “occupation”.

Read More
503 Words | 3 Pages

The man was in command of the family and he was to teach them and provide for them as best he could. The rights for women were finally recognized, but even so they were inferior to men. Girls ' marriages were arranged, but they could own property, and if they were a weaver they were held in high respect. Social classes were more easily seen. In order of highest to lowest these are the classes: Ruler’s Family, military, government roles, scribes, artisans, healer, serfs, and lastly slaves and criminals.

Read More
556 Words | 3 Pages

The ruler Han Gaozu changed many laws and polices and “promoted the welfare of its subjects”(p.81) unlike the ruler Qin. After the Han Dynasty there was not another great dynasty four hundred years later after the fall of the Han

Read More
1233 Words | 5 Pages

The Qin and Han Dynasties were similar in that they both believed in a strong centralized government, which strengthened and unified their empires, but they differed in that the Qin followed the strict Legalism while the Han followed the more flexible Confucianism, and the way they interacted with outsiders; the Qin tended to be more defensive of outsiders while the Han were more interactive and wanted to build relationships with foreigners. First, the Qin and Han Dynasties believed in a strong centralized government. The implementation of a strong centralized government led to the success and growth of their dynasties. The centralized government creates a pyramid of power and influence, with the main leader, the emperor, on top.

Read More
407 Words | 2 Pages

Lower class consisted of slaves, lower gods and many more. Mesopotamia followed "Hammurabi's code of Law" and China followed "Confucius Golden rule"

Read More
1274 Words | 6 Pages

Different periods throughout China’s history have different names, known as dynasties, for the diverse positions within its society. Theoretically, all of the periods are similar, with the government and military officials ranking high in the hierarchy, and the average everyday people being under regular Chinese law. Throughout China’s history, the society has been organized into a hierarchic system of socio-economic classes, known as the four occupations. The four occupations system seems to have become distorted after the commercialization of Chinese culture during the Song Dynasty. Even though the social rankings within the country are not as predominant as they once were, the people living within the country still know their “place” within the society.

Read More

More about Effects Of Social Hierarchies In Ancient China

Related Topics

Open Document