Social Classes, or Social Pyramids, are
the basis and foundation for a successful and a hard-working civilization
. Without this vital feature, the whole system will collapse and be very chaotic.
Due to the traveling traders, people of many different cultures came into contact with each other. Tools and ideas from one society spread to other societies as people traded information and ideas along with goods.
Trade links brought prosperity to the cities
which led to the development of social classes.
There was four main classes that consisted of Brahmins which were priests and the king, Kshatriyas which were warriors and aristocrats (rulers), Vaishyas which were artisans and merchants, and finally
Shudras
which were peasants and serfs. There was another class under the Shudras called the Pariahs.
Classes can mean groups of people divided by their
income
. This division is sometimes characterized as “economic class.” Modern Western Civilization often divides economic classes into wealthy, middle-class, and poor. … Social class is often associated with economic class, but not strictly defined by it.
This is also true for ancient civilizations.
Ancient Egypt, China, and India
all had social classes that their people adhered to.
It has assigned the quintiles from lowest to highest as lower class, lower middle class, middle class, upper middle class, and upper class.
Upper Middle Class
Have both high incomes and high social prestige. Well-educated. Difficult to define a “middle class” (i.e. upper middle, middle middle and lower middle) probably the largest class group in the United States – because being middle class is more that just income, about lifestyles and resources, etc.
What are the 6 major early civilizations?
- Sumer (Mesopotamia)
- Egypt.
- China.
- Norte Chico (Mexico)
- Olmec (Mexico)
- Indus Valley (Pakistan)
Agriculture
. The first similarity in the civilizations is agriculture. In every age, the individuals practiced some form of farming whether through farming, hunting, gathering or animal husbandry.
What was one of the basic features of early civilizations?
Historians have identified the basic characteristics of civilizations. Six of the most important characteristics are:
cities, government, religion, social structure, writing and art
.
Sociologists agree that social class, determined by education, income, and occupation levels, impacts
families and shapes lives and opportunities
. Poor families have fewer material resources and opportunities, and often live in neighborhoods and school districts that are less desirable.
What makes up a civilization?
A civilization is a complex human society, usually made up of
different cities, with certain characteristics of cultural and technological development
. … From this specialization comes class structure and government, both aspects of a civilization.
What are the five characteristics of civilizations?
Civilization is characterized by five traits:
specialized workers, complex institutions, record keeping, advanced technology, and advanced cities
.
What groups made up the largest social class in earliest civilizations? Usually it was
rulers, priests, govenment officials and warriors
that made up the largest social class in early civilizations.
This is important since the way people define a situation has real consequences on its outcome. Gallup has, for a number of years, asked Americans to place themselves — without any guidance — into
five social classes
: upper, upper-middle, middle, working and lower.
Bishops being the highest and the wealthiest who would be considered noble followed by the priest, monks, then Nuns who would be considered in any
class above peasants and serfs
.
