Thesis+Statements

Thesis Statement Number 1

Compare the development of political structures in Classical China with those in Classical India


 * While the political structure in classical china developed through formal political theories passed down from dynasty to dynasty with a strong emphasis on a strong national government, India political structure emphasized local and regional governments. As classical china put great importance on politics, India focused less but both placed a great deal of importance on military and the army.**

Thesis Statement Number 2 describe the changes and continuities in the role of women in the transition from a hunter gathering life style to civilizations.


 * the role of women changed in the transition of hunter gathering style because they didn't have to go out and support there own weight by gathering food while the men hunted. Also there role was now to primarily stay at home and raised the kids. what didn't changed from the cross over from the hunter gathering life style to civilizations is the fact that women were still less important than men.**

Thesis Statement Number 3 Compare and contrast the ways civilization developed in India and Mesopotamia


 * Mesopotamia's civilization developed through agriculture as the Bronze Age moved into the Neolithic Revolution. India's civilization though developed through destruction and invasion from Aryan. Both though used the tools around them such as natural resources like the rivers to further the development of their environments.**

Thesis Statement Number 4 Compare and contrast the impact of Confucianism in China with Hinduism in India (200 B.C.E to 200 C.E.)
 * China was greatly impacted by Confucianism by the fact that it laid the foundation for political ethics and social order. India on the other hand was impacted by Hinduism through its cultural belief and religion. However both Confucianism and Hinduism fundamentally believed in rituals and polite manners that would later help their societies as a whole.**

Thesis Statement Number 5 5. Describe the different trading patterns China and India (200 B.C.E to 200 C.E.) What factors can explain these differences?
 * China and India differed in trading patterns due to certain factors like geography. while China was isolated and was only able to use the Silk Road to trade to neighboring regions. India had the luxury of the Mediterranean sea and the Himalayas to trade with neighboring regions.**

Thesis Statement Number 6 6. In what ways were the economic foundations of the Roman and the Han Empires similar? What were the consequences of the differences?


 * the economic foundations of the Roman and the Han Empire was focused on agriculture which included farming. they were also similar in the fact that they traded with neighboring nations and regions. however due to the isolation of Han China, they also had to focus on internal trade and only the Silk Road by land to keep the nation prosper while Rome had the advantage of the Mediterranean sea and colonies in places such as Italy and Africa. This kept Han China from progressing and made Rome have more of an advantage. also they was the fact that Rome depended heavily on slavery to run the economy while**

Thesis Statement Number 7 7. Compare the institutions of imperial government in Han China to those established in Rome after Augustus ?


 * The insititutions of the imperial governemtn in Han Chna was one a monarchy. The empire was autocratic and inducted through bloodlines and always had the last say even though they had a beaucracy. In Rome the imperial govnernment was one of a democracy where the ruler, Augustus did not have the last say. there was two consuls and senate**

Thesis Statement Number 7 Compare the social and economic organization of Rome and Han China


 * the social organization of Rome was one that emphasized the family structure which was the same in Han China. However Rome gave more social mobility for the republic than Han China gave to the empire. The economic organization was the foundation for the social organization in Rome. the economic organization of Rome was made up of trade, commercial agriculture, and slavery. the organization of Han China was built on trade and agriculture as well the only difference is that Rome also relied on slavery and Han China didn't.**