Although both the Mediterranean World and South Asia had unfair rights of women, such as making women serve their husbands, the Mediterranean World had less defined social classes than South Asia.
Rome and the Gupta empire had different opinions on who should be ‘higher’ than everyone else. The Gupta empire believed in Hinduism, which had a set system of social classes. This system was called the Caste system. It had the untouchables at the bottom, eventually working its way up to the priests. Each one had more credibility than the last, but if someone didn’t follow their Dharma, for example, if a priest wanted to become a farmer, they would be ‘shunned’ for their actions. On the other hand, Rome basically had two social classes, the upper-class
Rome and the Gupta empire had different opinions on who should be ‘higher’ than everyone else. The Gupta empire believed in Hinduism, which had a set system of social classes. This system was called the Caste system. It had the untouchables at the bottom, eventually working its way up to the priests. Each one had more credibility than the last, but if someone didn’t follow their Dharma, for example, if a priest wanted to become a farmer, they would be ‘shunned’ for their actions. On the other hand, Rome basically had two social classes, the upper-class