Your test will consist of the following two questions. Please prepare them in advance and be ready to answer them on exam day. Remember that your grade is mainly dependent upon two things: 1) accuracy of exposition (you have to get the history right); and 2) reasonableness of argument (you have to make good sense of your position, not just B.S. your way through).
China and India
1) Compare the main differences between the Vedic-Aryan social institutions and the social institutions of Ancient China, particularly the Zhou and Qin dyansties. Consider such social institutions as gender roles, marriages, class privileges, education, welfare, etc. Which society would you argue is more just in its social institutions?
2) Consider the political philosophies of Ancient China and the social/religious ideas of the Caste system and the Upanishadic Worldview. Which in your opinion was more successful and why?
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Wednesday, December 09, 2009
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