Similarities Between China And India

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Prior to 1450 C.E. India and China’s social structures were similar based on functioning off of social hierarchy within their civilizations while having heavy influence of religion to bring organization and proper regulations to their population but just as different because of social mobility for their people, how classes were divided and the way religion influenced their structure of society.

India’s social structure had the classes where if they were born into wealth then they were part of a caste that no one could achieve if they were not born into one. Caste systems like the Jati, Brahmin, Vaisyas, Sudras were functioned by positions like Dharma that was determined by someone’s birth that allowed them to participate in activities