Chapter 3 First Civilizations Cities, States, and Unequal Societies

I find it very interesting how even the first civilizations had hierarchies of class. Hierarchies of class have played a huge roll in society not only back then but now as well. The social classes enjoyed everything from wealth in land or salaries, avoided physical labor, had the finest of everything, and occupied the top positions in political, military, and religious life. They were seen differently by clothing they owned, houses they lived in, and which types of burial they had. Some of the classes were artisans of all kinds, lower-level officials, soldiers and police, servants, and mostly farmers.

These ideas of classes and hierarchies have evolved over time, some places more than others. For example, a particular place that still emphasizes hierarchies is India. Its one of the strongest places there are when it comes to social classes. The peasants marry the peasants and the rich upper class marries the rich upper class. It happens even in my own home. My parents are always telling me who to marry, in which caste they are, or a particular religion. In the caste system, name and rank is all that matters to them, but in my point of view I think its unfair and ridiculous.

 In my opinion, I think the idea about hierarchies of class is ignorant. I believe that everyone no matter if you are born in a peasant family or a rich family, should be treated equally. I think that they deserves the same opportunities as anyone else along with the same treatment as anyone else. Being put into categories based on your last name, religion, or class does no justice to anyone. It only creates a sense of hate, distrust, and tension among all the people in their nation. In order to have a unified country, you need to have everyone be on the same level. You cant single people out because that does not bring about the best in people. Even today in our nation, people who are rich think they are better than the middle class, and football players think they are better than nerd, and hollywood actors think they are better than fans. All these categories that we have created as a nation is wrong. It does not help,  but divides people. If we can let go of categorizing people, we could some day become one as a nation, rather than a numerous amount of groups.