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Thesis: During the classical period in China and India,  the cultural and social characteristics were more similar  than different due to their beliefs in religions and family structures.

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Tim, Calvin, Garet, Sydney

Cultural, political
India, Persia

Thesis: During the classical era, Persia and India displayed more cultural differences in their beliefs and political differences in government structure.

Outline:
Indian culture: Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism.
Persian culture: Zoroastrianism, Ahura Mazda, mixture of multiple ethnic religions.
India political: Mauryan and Gupta empires, regional kingdoms.
Persian political: Dynasties-Achamenid, Selucid, Sasanid, Parthians, satraps/satrapies.

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Noah, Teddy, Brandon, Tai
Persia, India: Political and Social

Outline:
Political - Persia:
Achaemenid empire, Seleucid, Parthian, and Sasanid empires
Social Persia:
Bureaucrats, free classes
Political India:
Mauryan Dynasty, regional kingdoms, Kushan empire.
Social India:
Caste system, patriarchal society, social classes.

Thesis: During the classical era from 500 BCE to 500 CE ruled the different Persian empires and Indian empires. These empires shared one big social similarity which is, the Indian Caste system, and Persian free class system.

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Calvin, Riley, Marta
Persia and China, Cultural and Economic

Outline: Persian Culture: Zoroastrianism, Ahura Mazda
Chinese Culture: Legalism, Daoism, Confucianism
Persia economic: Beer, wine, barley, wheat, qanats, royal road,  China's economic: Silk Road, silk, iron metallurgy, paper

Thesis: From 600BCE-600CE, the Classical period, China and Persia displayed more economic similarities and more cultural differences because they both utilized long roads for extensive trade throughout their regions, and the religions of their regions were vastly different from one another.

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Hope, Imahni, Nathan

Themes: social and culture
China vs. India
Thesis: During the Classical era the similarities and differences between China and India's cultural and religious beliefs were based on ancestry and reincarnation. They believed in living good lives and spreading kindness.
India had deeper spiritual religious beliefs then China.
Outline: china-culture: they had several dynasties with different Philosophy's.
India-culture: dharma, karma, reincarnation. Caste system
china-social: woman were respected and honored.
India-social: caste systems. Woman didn't have roles except marriage.

Conclusion: India and China's beliefs were similar because they wanted to live good lives and spread kindness. They had social systems like India had the caste system.

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Matt, Bodie, Angela

Economic and cultural similarities and differences between China and Persia during the Classical Era.

Theme 1:economics-China began to mass produce silk (Silk Road) and iron, China traded extensively with further regions, Persia traded and communicated with Royal Road, Persia was more economically stable, Chinese used up resources on projects, Han became divided (unstable economy), China invented paper, Persia drank beer and wine and ate wheat and barley

Theme 2: culture-Persia believed in Zoroastrianism, Persia believed in single god, Chinese worshipped ancestors, Chinese philosophies mostly weren't religious, both had standards,

Overall, the two regions were very different, but they shared many similar economical characteristics while having more differences within their cultural traditions.

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Austin , Zayit, Orlando, Jonathan

Social, Cultural
India, China
Thesis: during the classical period, china and India had many cultural and social similarities, but also display many differences.

Outline:
Social: caste system in India, both were patriarchal. Big distinction between rich and poor in china.
Cultural: religions in India included Buddhism, Jainism, and Hinduism.
China had Daoism, legalism, and Confucianism. For writing, china used pictures to represent stuff.( characters)

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Lily, Leila, and Rika
Regions: Persia and India
Themes: Politics and Culture
Outline:

Persia politics- conflicts with Greeks, imperialism, bureaucracy, centralized.

India politics- kingdoms fighting for power, most of the time was decentralized.

Persia culture- Zoroastrianism, mostly monotheistic, Zoroastrianism influenced many other religions.

India culture- Jainism, Buddhism, Hinduism, polytheism, ahisma and nirvana, Dharma.

Thesis: Though they both had bureaucratic governments that were centralized at some point, Persian and Indian civilizations during the Classical Period had more political and cultural differences than similarities.

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Shuen, Adam, Anthony, and Calyn
Cultural and Politcal, Persia and China
Outline: Persia, tolorant way of living very diverse. Chinese very strict relied on the principles of legalism for setting social order during the Qin dynasty and later Han.

Thesis : While there are some differences there are more similarites between China and Persia during the classical period in political and cultural aspects through the governmental structure and  the tolerant policies of the Confusinim and the Persian leadership.

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Luke, Parker, Hunter, Mohamed

Outline: India culture: Buddhism: suffering no harming living animals. Hinduism: soul and life in everything.
Persian culture: Zarathustra: good words, good deeds good thoughts" based on good acts.
India political: decentralized multiple dynasties
Persia political: centralized, satrapies.
Political and Cultural, Persia and India
Thesis: India and Persia have more political differences based on the structure of there governments, Persia having a centralized government with satrapies, meanwhile India has a decentralized government. From a cultural perspective they have more differences between them, for example the Indian society believes in narvana while Persia believes that they should live life to the fullest.

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Quinn, Ariam, Tiffany, Drew
Persia, India
Social, Cultural
Thesis: During the classical period, there were more social and cultural differences than similarities between Persia and India, due to the replacement of military with bureaucrats and between the ideas of life after death.
Persia S: Male warriors were main influence, bureaucrats replaced military, mostly prisoners of war were part of slave class.

India S: Caste system, jati- groups of subcaste, peasants gained more wealth.

Persia C: Based from Ahura Mazda and Angra Mainyu, polytheistic, emmergence of zaroastriansim and became monotheistic.

India C: Jainism, Buddhism, Hinduism, reincarnation

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Manashree, Gavin, Cassidy, AJ
Political and Cultural, Persia and China

Thesis: There are many cultural differences between Persian and china during the classical period, but there seems to be many similarities architecturally.

Political:
Persia- Centralized gov., Satrapies (23 local people representing the region), used taxes to build roads

China: Qin & Han centralized gov., religion and beliefs heavily influenced gov., qin used legalism to unite china

Cultural:
Persia- Zoroastrianism was polytheistic, the royal road connected persia

China- daoism, legalism, confuciouism, Great Wall of china united china, strong ancestral connection, terra-cotta warriors

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Val Ben Clarice Milo

Political and cultural
Persia and India

1- political similarities
-use of taxes to build roads and
othe public projects
2- political differences
- Persian was more centralized because of use of satraps
-Persia had control of wealth, India didn't, couldn't pay army

3 cultural similarities
-both polytheistic religions (Zoroastrianism and Hinduism)
4-cultural differences
- Persian religion (Zoroastrianism) tends to be more relaxed. Jainism and early Buddhism were not
-in persia ( Zoroastrianism) had one main god among many, in Hinduism there were many gods that weren't really more important. In Buddhism, there wasn't technically a god.

Thesis: In classical India and Persia there are more differences in political structure and culture than similarities because of use of centralization and religious beliefs.

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Nick, Omonigho, Abby, Rodney, Erica
China, India
Political and Cultural

INDIA: P: Decentralized government,  two empires: Gupta, Mauryan, small kingdoms all monarchies. C: three main religions: Jainism, Hinduism, Buddhism, writing systems, Darma and Karma.
CHINA: P: dynasties: Qin and Han, centralized government, legalism, emporers Wang Mang C: Confucianism, Daoism, Legalism, invention of silk and paper.
BOTH: Built roads, taxed people, beliefs about kindness, and being a good person.

THESIS: During the classical period, India and China had many similarities in their cultural beliefs and morals, although China had a stricter and more centralized government than India.

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Jack, Josh, Rebekah, Jonathan
Persian, china
Cultural, social
China: Confucianism, doaism, legalism
Persia: Zoroastrianism, magi
China: eunuchs, bureaucratic, social division between land owners
Persia: large slave class, also bureaucratic, free class parthians
Thesis: china and Persia are more different culturally but are more similar in social structure during the classical period, because china is more philosophical while Persia beliefs are more based on divinity.

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Nick, Allison, Jasmine

Persia, china
Cultural and environmental

Thesis: The cultural differences outnumber the similarities in Persia and China because of the belief of a god, whereas the environmental similarities outnumber the differences in the classical period.

1- the culture in Persia is Zoroastrianism whereas its confusionism china. Even though they both try to live a kind life, Zoroastrianism has a punishment for the failure to do so. In confusionism, you're kind because that's what you want to do. In Zoroastrianism, the punishment for not living a kind and honest life is that you don't go to heaven.

2- the environmental similarities are that they built road systems which linked several regions together, this altered the landscape. They also built massive structures for protection and irrigation. Examples of these are the Great Wall of China, and the qanats that the Persians built for irrigation. A difference is China had a booming population due to their agricultural success.

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Matt, Akshat, Michael, Annika, Grace

India and China
Political and Economic similarities and differences

I vs C Political: India- decentralized, relied on caste, not stable compared to China
, civil conflict, kingdoms, Mauryan and Gupta.
China- centralized Han and Qin, principles of gov: con, dao, leg. Beliefs influenced, one kingdom

I vs C Edonomic: India- Silk Road=long distance trade, trade spice, gems, went agriculture from herding, large scale plant production
China- Silk Road, traded silk and paper, equal land distribution wang mang, finally trade! Surplus agriculture iron metallurgy, not as well defined as India

Thesis: In the classical period, the regions of India and China shared many similarities iwithin their economic systems including trade systems and agricultural production and few differences, as well as having very different political systems with few similarities in regards to political structure and empires influence.

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Julia, Bush, Bri

Persia, China
Culture and Economic

Thesis: Persian and Chinese cultures were more different, which led to greater economic differences in the Classical period because of the more diverse belief system in Persia compared to the more centralized beliefs in China.

Culture:
Persian culture - allowed different religions to live on, Zoroastrianism- one god monotheistic beliefs, good vs evil, priests, honesty and enjoy pleasures
China's culture- Confusionism had strong relationships- which helped develop ansestor worship. Daoism- disengagement, unmaterialistic, encouraged cultivation of self knowledge

Economics:
Persia- very large, so they created major trading routes and the creation of the qanats.
China- the Great Wall of China to keep people in and invaders out. Advanced communication and interactions. Created large architectural structures.

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Kate, Natalie, and Evan
Social and Cultural of Persia and India
Persia: Paid slaves, public life and social structure became more complex over time with tensions between the rich and poor, free classes, Zoroastrianism, Similar to aryan social structure,  Zoroastrianism  became popular among aristocrats
India: Caste systems, jati, guilds,tensions with Brahmins, Buddhism, Jainism, Hinduism,religions appealed to lower castes,

Thesis: During the classical period, the Persian and Indian societies were more similar than different regarding religious beliefs and social structure.

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Adam, Ethan, Andrea, and Will

India: Jainism, Buddhism, Hinduism, Had many small states that fought each other for power
Persia: Accecpted all different religions, Like merica
Both: Believe in Gods,

Thesis: There are More differences than similarities when comparing Persian and Indian political and cultural beliefs during the classical period.

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Rommy, Joyce, Chris, Alex

Thesis: In China and Persia there are more differences than similarities in their Political systems because China was more imposing of their government.

Political Differences: In Persia, they had a central administration and they sent out satrapies to the different districts to impose the government policies. The satrapies were controlled by the emperor in the central government. In China,

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Makayla, Alejandro, Max, Dylan, Christian

India- Polytheistic Hinduism, Regional Kingdoms
China- Nontheistic Ancestor Worship, Consistent Empire
Both-Ascetic Jainism and Daoism, Some regionalization

Thesis
Although India and China both had some similarities in culture and politics, such as some degree of regionalization and a similar "three-pronged" collection of belief systems, they had a much greater number of differences in these areas, including differing degrees of centralization and belief in one or multiple deities.

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Aman ,Connor, Ranjani, Anika

Compare the political and cultural similarities and differences in Persia and India during the classical period

Persia:Large empires with slight decentralization,
India:Had smaller empires until the were conquered by the Mauryans that were also slightly decentralized

Thesis- India was more different Persia in a cultural and political sense.

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Eleanor, Jamie, Gwen

Thesis: When comparing the Indian and Persian agricultural production there are more similarities than differences ,where as comparing cultural belief systems, there are more differences than similarities.

India: polytheistic, reincarnation
Agricultural surplus, slaves:class
Persia:, no reincarnation
Royal road, Red Sea, slaves:prisoners of war

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Tabi, Nabay, Kasey, Mason, Isabelle

Thesis: There are more difference between China and India because India has a stronger religious systems than those in China.

Culture differences- Indians religions Hinduism and Buddhism both believed in gods where as China's religions believed more to living life to the fullest another difference is how Buddhism spreads from India to farther regions and doaism stayed more into China. Also, in China they did not believe in reincarnation while in India for Hinduism and Buddhism they do believe in rencarnation.
Cultural similarities- they both believe in the importance of life such as confusions
Political differences- China had dynasty's that period of waring states which then ,the Han people wento war with the kun people.

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Cole, Arun, Anou, Stephen
Political-  China & Persia
Similarities- beaurocracy, built roads,
Cultural- China & Persia
Similarities-
Thesis-  There are more political similarities between Persia & China during the Classical Period. They both have a beaurocratic government.

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Alex, Justin, Max,shaheed
Outline:
Persia- Centralized buracracy with satraps reporting back to ruler; gods and deities in belief system structure,
China- Centralized bureaucracy that is divided into administrative provinces that all report back to the same source, belief systems based on day to day life and correct moral behavior
Thesis: The political similarities of classical Persia and China are greater than the cultural similarities of that time.

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Jake, Austin, Paige

India:
Political: Caste system,bureaucracy administrative system
Cultural: Reincarnation,

Persia:
Political: Centralized government, satrapies, four empires,
Cultural: Zoroastrianism

Thesis: Between India and Persia there are more differences than similarities relating to both political and cultural practices such as India's beliefs in reincarnation and their political caste system compred to Persia's Zoroastrianism and centralized government during the Classical Period.

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Ellie, Brian, Trent, Caitlin

Thesis - There were more differences between India and China culturally and politically during the Classical time period

China - Centralized government (dynasties), legalism, daoism, Confucianism, bureaucracy

India - mostly decentralized (regional kingdoms) Buddhism, Jainism, Daoism

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Alex, Kelsey, Josh, Nirali
Themes: Political and Cultural
India political: decentralized with small kingdoms, Gupta and Mauryan Dynasties
India Cultural: Child Marrige, patriarchal society, belief systems (Buddhist, Jainism, Hinduism)
China Politial: strong centralized government Han- started out with legalism and then Confucianism, Qin- Legalism
China Cultural: Daoism and Confucianism taught how to treat others and how to act; ancestor worship. Legalism strict rules

Thesis: In the context of political and cultural themes between classical China and India, there are more differences than similarities due to their political organization and cultural beliefs.

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Sophie, Abby, Joe, Heidi

Political- Persian satrapies, district officials and local leaders. Had 4 empires. 4 Chinese dynasties, educated bureaucracies.
Economic- Chinese Silk Road, iron metallurgy, silk, and paper. Persian Royal Road.

Thesis: Despite minor differences in economic and political structure, the Persian and Chinese empires share more similarities during the classical time period because they both are controlled by centralized governments, and have trade routes connecting their region.

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Michael, Alli, Lukas
Outline:
Political
Persia- Satraps, Centralized
India-Unification of India by Mauryan dynasty.
Culture
Persia- Zoroastrian
India-hinduism, Buddhism
Thesis:
When comparing the political and cultural aspects of Persia and India during the classical period, there are more differences than similarities in regard to their administrative systems and the demands of their belief systems.