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The rise of states has ended, empires have begun. We close o…

The rise of states has ended, empires have begun. We close on Era 3. Now let’s take time to reflect on one of the early statements made in this unit.  USE this document to guide your planning and answer. Submit the document completed when you are done with your answer.  Choose 1 state to answer.  Why did most complex societies develop differing social classes—aristocrats, merchants, artisans, peasants, and slaves—when these categories had never existed before? (your thesis/claim should answer this with TWO categorical reasons) OR 2.  How did belief systems, not necessarily religious – could be political or economic – affect how people live and interact with each other – in their society and outside it? (Your thesis/claim should answer this with TWO categorical reasons- inside and outside their community.) –> Use work for 3.5 – Confucianism, Daoism, Legalism, Hinduism, Buddhism,Judaism, Christianity, Islam, 3.6 – Greece, Persia, Assyria, Macedonia and Ptolemaic, and 3.7 Rome/Han China  to address either of these questions.  Format your response in the following manner:  1. Give historical context (background setting) and your answer to the question (thesis/claim) in Paragraph 1.  2. Provide a topic sentence with 2-3 examples that address your thesis in Paragraph 2.  3. Provide a topic sentence with 2-3 examples that address your thesis in Paragraph 3. 4. Summarize in 1-2 sentences your main arguments (possible thesis 2.0) and add a zinger to end the writing in Paragraph 4.