The citizens in both ancient India and the early dynasties of China were separated among a class system in which one's role in the civilization determined their rank in society. For example in India, priests held the highest rank below the government because priests were brahmins, meaning "one possessed by the supreme god", while in China the king and aristocrats held the higher ranks and the traders and merchants were the lowest
The citizens in both ancient India and the early dynasties of China were separated among a class system in which one's role in the civilization determined their rank in society. For example in India, priests held the highest rank below the government because priests were brahmins, meaning "one possessed by the supreme god", while in China the king and aristocrats held the higher ranks and the traders and merchants were the lowest