Chapter 4/5

On one side we have the positive shaping to history, Jesus Buddha and Confucius, whom with their teachings they influenced the people. Jesus taught people to love thy enemy, and promoted forgiveness and peace. Jesus influenced what we know today as the western world, since many events in history have been influenced by Christianity. This set of teachings flourished during the roman empire, and later by the holy roman empire.

Buddha was born in India to a wealthy family in the warrior class. He was raised to not see the real world, only the world of abundance and lavishness. When he discovered the world he did not see, he set out to find meaning and fulfillment. this eventually led him to nirvana, the state of liberation. This set of teachings were revolutionary, because they defied the caste system and influenced many millions of people.

Confucius was a philosopher, whos teachings promoted morality as a person, as a government, and as a relationship between two people. His teachings influenced society in an institutional level, since he influenced how the Chinese government ran during the Qin dynasty. The analects were at some point the most studied book in china, making Confucius one of the most influential eastern leaders.

On the other side, we have the development of classism. Classism is the segregation of the poor and the rich. This is labeled based on power, wealth and occupation. India created the caste system, in which people could not progress in their socioeconomic status through their life, while china had a landlord system that treated peasants unfairly. Seems as if the institutions took control during this era, and have been as is ever since.