East Asia Patriarchy

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Leading up to 600 CE, East Asia and the Middle East had several similarities. For instance, they both were starting to develop their civilization during the Neolithic Revolution.This is when human beings in some places discovered agriculture and began to settle in permanent communities. The switch from hunting-foraging to agriculture created a more reliable source of food, which in turn fostered population growth and more complex economic and social systems. Throughout Periods 1 and 2, East asia and the Middle East shared and divided their ways of development through the way of codification of religious and philosophical traditions. These developments were seen to made happen by the use of a patriarchal society,governmental politics , and the spreading of religion.

By comparing the Middle East and East Asia,or any other region at this time, they both seemed to have the same social standards: Patriarchy. A patriarchal society is where they a governed by men completely. Men are seen as the person on top while …show more content…

The Middle East would use fundamentalism as a way to “get through” to their fellow citizens. If you didn’t follow what they their strict rules you were probably executed. On the other hand, East Asia would use legalism, which also had a strict set of laws to promote a practical and ruthlessly efficient approach to running a state. They did not care about ethics, morality, or principles; only focusing on making the state stronger and more expansive. What they believed was most important in the state was agriculture and military. On the topic of religion, one important religion in East Asia was Daoism. People who followed this faith were seen as peaceful people who believed to “go with the flow”, that emphasises on having harmony with the world. On the other hand religions in the Middle East would spread their ideas to other regions by

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