During the ancient era in India and China, both civilizations had similarities and differences within the structure of their economy. They were similar in that women played an important role in the family as seen in both India and the Han Dynasty of China, however they differed in separation of economic class system.
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