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"The immediate aim of the Communists is the same as that of all other proletarian parties: formation of the proletariate into a class, overthrow of the bourgeois supremacy, conquest of political power by the proletariat..."
Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels
The Communist Manifesto
Accurately label and describe the levels of the ANCIENT ROMAN HIERARCHY SYSTEM
Men
Men
Men
(Women OFF the hierarchy chart altogether)
They did not want to fund a CIVIL war. They thought it was unfair to have to pay for an internal struggle.
Use the word SUPERIOR accurately in a sentence.
SUPERIOR - Better than the rest
How does America today compare to Marx and Engel's vision of a Communist state?
America today is NOT a communist nation.
Wealth is not evenly distributed and the government does not control major business industry or provide subsistence for citizens.
"Thirdly, the farmer's toil is proverbial - from the first grain to a hundred acts of labor... Fourthly, the artisan's occupation is to make and prepare wares and utensils for the use of others. Fifthly, the merchant facilitates the exchange of goods so that the people can cover their nakedness and keep their bodies warm."
Tokugawa Ieyasu
Military government and the social order
Accurately label and describe the levels of the SOUTH AFRICAN APARTHEID HIERARCHY SYSTEM
White South Africans
Black, Indian, and Colored South Africans
What religion did B.R. Ambedkar suggest Hindus convert to to avoid their mistreatement?
He suggested them convert to BUDDHISM.
Use the word CONTEND accurately in a sentence.
CONTEND - To fight or struggle
Compare JAPANESE FEUDAL HIERARCHY to INDIAN CASTE HIERARCHY?
What is the BASIS for each hierarchy system?
Are they more SIMILAR or DIFFERENT?
Japanese Feudal Society - OCCUPATION basis; Strict hierarchy levels with lack of social mobility (birth status)
Indian Caste System - RELIGIOUS basis; Strict hierarchy levels with lack of social mobility (birth status) and mistreatment for Dalits especially.
"Where we are prepared to accord to non-Europeans the right to their own opportunities of development, where we bring it about not by means of the sword, but through the benevolent hand of the Europeans who are in the country, then do not arouse the suspicion of the world that there is oppression, but show them that there is a policy which seeks rights and justice towards all."
Hendrik F. Verwoerd
The policy of apartheid
Accurately label and describe the levels of the MEDIEVAL MONGOLIAN HIERARCHY SYSTEM
Khan - Leader of a tribe
Religious Leaders & Large-scale Animal herders
Everyone else!
According to Carpini, how were visiting royals were treated in Mongolian society? What does this prove to historians about Mongolian society?
Carpini thinks they were treated RUDELY because they did not receive honors or priority treatment.
This proves to historians that the Mongols treated everyone fairly equal.
Use the word FEUDALISM accurately in a sentence.
FEUDALISM - A system of political, economic, and social organization known for its strict division of class
Compare COMMUNISM (THEORY) HIERARCHY to ANCIENT ROMAN HIERARCHY.
What is the BASIS for each hierarchy system?
Are they more SIMILAR or DIFFERENT?
Communism (Theory) - NO basis - lack of social hierarchy levels; Even distribution of wealth and property
Ancient Rome - GENDER basis; Women had no control over wealth or property
MORE DIFFERENT
"The untouchability is not a short or temporary feature; it is a permanent one. [...] It is eternal, because the religion which has placed you at the lowest level of the society is itself eternal, according to the belief of the Hindu caste people... But those who wish to live a life of self-respect, and equality, will have to think over this..."
B.R. Ambedkar
Why go for conversion
Accurately label and describe the levels of the FEUDAL JAPANESE HIERARCHY SYSTEM
Emperor - Figurehead & religious leader
Shogun - Military and Political leader
Samurai - Warriors of the Shogun
Daimyo - Regional landowners and rent collectors
Farmers - Growers
Artisans - Makers
Merchants - Traders
What did Verwoerd accuse Black South Africans of doing? Why does he accuse them of this?
He accused them of being "traitors" to their own race and for trying to join White South African society and take advantage of opportunities that were banned for them based on the color of their skin.
Use the word APARTHEID accurately in a sentence.
APARTHEID - A policy of dividing people based on racial or ethnic criteria.
Compare SOUTH AFRICAN APARTHEID HIERARCHY to INDIAN CASTE HIERARCHY.
What is the BASIS for each hierarchy system?
Are they more SIMILAR or DIFFERENT?
South African Apartheid - RACIAL basis; Unequal treatment and exclusion
Indian Caste - RELIGIOUS basis; Unequal treatment and exclusion
MORE SIMILAR in treatment, with different basis.
"If we have done you any wrong, as you claimed our husbands have, punish us as you do them. But if we women have not voted any of you public enemies, nor torn down your house, nor destroyed your army, nor led another against you... why do we share in the punishments when we did not participate in the crimes?"
Hortensia
Speech to the Forum
Accurately label and describe the levels of the INDIAN CASTE HIERARCHY SYSTEM
Brahmins - Priest and Academic class
Kshatriyas - Rulers, Admin, Warriors
Vaishyas - Artisans, Traders, Farmers, Merchants
Shudras - Manual Laborers
Dalit - "Untouchables"
PROLETARIAT: The workers, who only have their labor to sell and use
BOURGEOISIE: The owners of the "means of production" - land, machinery, and wealth
Use the word EXPLOIT accurately in a sentence.
EXPLOIT (Exploitation / Exploiting) - When someone with more power takes advantage of someone with less power
Compare JAPANESE FEUDAL HIERARCHY to MEDIEVAL MONGOLIAN HIERARCHY.
What is the BASIS for each hierarchy system?
Are they more SIMILAR or DIFFERENT?
Japanese feudal society - OCCUPATION basis; Many classes; Lack of social mobility
Medieval Mongolian society - FEW classes at all; Largely equal treatment
MORE DIFFERENT