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During the Classical Period, India and Persia had very similar Cultural landscapes with their strong patriarchies and distinct, but their political structures were very different, with India being decentralized, and Persia being a sprawling empire that went through several different rulers.

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During the Classical Period, Persia and India both had bureaucratic centralized administrations but Persia's was stronger than India's, and they were also economically similar due to trade routes connecting them.

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When putting Persian and Chinese political empires in comparison during the classical period, the Persian government was more complex than the Chinese government, however in terms of economics China had more developments that expanded trade routes including the Silk Road that stretched west and connected Persia to China.

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During the classical period, china and Persia had similar social aspects with social divisions and patriarchal societies. The cultures aspect was significantly different between the two societies with Persia having a firmer belief in god while the Chinese practiced ancestral worship.

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Social and cultural similarities and differences between China and India:

During the Classical Period, India and China had more sililarities socially and culturally, but have differences in the ideas of life after death. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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Despite their similarities, there are more differences between the way they governed and the religions of Persia and China during the Classical period.

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Political and Economic Similarities and differences betweeen India China

The political and economic climate during the classical period between India and China are definitely comparable, but both aspects could be considered extremely different from each other, as well.

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India and China in the classical period had a greater amount of cultural and political differences than similarities, including their different government organization and their different philosophies, where China focused on ethics while India focused more on religious ideas, but they had similarities in transregional trade, and also both faced and overcame revolution.

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In Persia and India there are many political and cultural differences during the classical period. The religion in India was polytheistic and there were multiple popular religions such as Buddhism, Jainism, and Hinduism. They all focused on ending the cycle of reincarnation by reaching spiritual enlightenment. The main religion in Persia was Zoroastrianism which was monotheistic and influenced other later religions. Both Persia and India were decentralized but Persia had satraps, bureaucrats, and main rulers. India never had one ruler, just separate kingdoms who governed themselves, although India did try centralization but it overall failed.

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During the Classical period, Persia and China had more differences in political structure than similarities but, they were similar economically because of the Silk Road and abilility to trade.

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During the Classical Period, Persia and India had less similarities than differences politically and culturally due to government styles pertaining to centralization and influences from their respective environments and migrating peoples that sprouted the foundation of new religions and belief systems of the after life.

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During the Classical Period, between Persia and India there were more economic similarities than Cultural similarities.Both civilizations traded long distance, and developments in agriculture created a popular surplus and lead to the development of towns.

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India and China during the classical period both had regional kingdoms as well as other political and economic similarities however they were different in the fact of political rule and agriculture values as

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Though they shared a few similarities, India and Persia had more differences politically and economically during the classical period including the idea of centralization, and the system they used to govern.

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While both China and Persia were among the first organized empires to cover large areas within the classical world, they were divided by stark cultural and political differences on philosophies and ideologies rather than the organized religion of Persia and orginazation of the Persian empire, which used satrapies as opposed to the Chinese government of dynasties.

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In Persia and India in the classical period, despite having similarities in their social structure, Indias caste system was far more complex while culturally, Indias religions believe in life after death while Persian religion did not.

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During the Classical period, there are greater cultural differences than social differences in China and India due to the development of new religions and similarities between the social classes of China and the caste system of India.

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During the Classical Period, Persia and China developed very similar social structures, economic classes, and gender roles due to the accumulation of wealth and the growing prominence of patriarchy, but differed greatly in regard to culture, especially when pertaining to their belief systems and ideologies as Persia valued the study of salvation and the after life more than China .

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Persia and India they were both prosurous states however India and Persia had many different cultural beliefs and practices. They believed in different religions India’s religions eventually developed into modern day Hinduism andthey  believed in many gods and Persia had Zoroastrianism. India was different from Persia also because they believed in reincarnation which is when you die your spirit lives on in another body.

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India and China: There are more differences than similarities in regards to social and cultural beliefs in India and China during the classical era. The religions in China were more focused on the present. And in India they were more focused on what happened after death. In regards to social structure the caste system in India was more complex.

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During the Classical Period, Persia and India differed in their level of centralization. Other than the Mauryan empire, India was decentralized while Persia was centralized. They also differed in their capacity for social mobility, which was, achieved through economic factors.

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In the classical period, India and China had more political and economic similarities than differences, in their organization of government, trade patterns, and unification/revolutionary patterns.

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Between Persia and China in the Classical Period, there are more social differences than similarities, but less economic differences than similarities.

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During the Classical period, there are more cultural differences between China and Persia than social differences in regards to the differences in religion and beliefs, as well as the social and economic classes and gender roles.

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During the Classical period, China and India’s differences overpowered the similarities in trade, social organization,

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Between Persia and China there was a greater amount of political and economic differences then there were similarities since Persia had a more centralized government than China also at the end Qin dynasty, China's labor force was a lot weaker than Persia's during the Classical period.

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Between 500 B.C.E, and 500 C.E, also known as the classical period, Persia and China had more cultural differences than political differences. The religious and philosophical beliefs between the two varied greatly, with classical China having three main philosophies, and Persia believing in Zoroastrianism. They both had a decentralized governments, and both had a similar way to govern, although they did have their differences.

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During the classical era, India and Persia shared many political and cultural similarities as well as differences including administrative systems and religion.

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During the classical period, there were more cultural differences than social. India’s religion, Buddhism believed in reincarnation after death while China never had a set religion and prayed to their ancestors. Siddhartha developed Buddhism and different beliefs led to the development of Hinduism.

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During the classical time period, between India and China there are many economic and political similarities. They both had bereaucratic rule and traded with nearby civilizations.

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In the Classical era, China and India are significantly different than similar from the political and cultural aspects. China had more diverse ways to rule and it forced people to put more thought into the society. India focused more on religious beliefs to become stable in their society.

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During the Classical Period, China and Persia had greater cultural and social differences than similarities , women had a higher standard in Persia and were respected more than China. In China the labor force was based on men for they believed that men were stronger.

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In the classical period, there were greater similarities than differences between the political and economic systems of Persia and India due to the fact that They were both decentralized governments and in their economies they both had large trade systems. Persia was more involved with textiles and India started seaborne trade.

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Despite the many social and cultural similarities between Persia and India, the differences between the two regions outweigh the similarities due to the social structure and religious beliefs during the classical period.

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During the Classical Period, there were greater similarities than differences between China and Persia in regards to the way they governed their people and the way they traded. Both societies were centralized and bureaucratic, but more resources were put into expanding the Persian empire while the Chinese empire put more resources into controlling their empire.