Empire and Hierarchy
WORLD HISTORY PROJECTAP/ LESSON 4.7OPENEREMPIRE AND HIERARCHYUnless otherwise noted, this work is licensed under CC BY 4.0. Credit: “Empire and Hierarchy,” OER Project, https://www.oerproject.com/1PurposeEvaluating different labor and social systems from previous lessonsto figure out how they shaped powerand status will help you better understand how these systems created, reinforced, or challenged social hierarchies across the world.Process1.Review this list of labor systems and social structures from previous lessons:•Castasystem(Latin American caste system)•Devshirme•Mita system•Indentured servitude•Plantation system•Chattel slavery•Qing ethnic hierarchy (Manchu vs. Han Chinese)2.Categorize each of the labor systems and social structures based on how they impacted social hierarchies.•Reinforced hierarchies: These systems maintained or deepened existing social divisions.•Created new hierarchies: These systems formed new social categories, classes, or distinctions.•Challenged hierarchies: These systems disrupted or altered traditional roles or power structures.Reinforced hierarchiesCreated new hierarchiesChallenged hierarchies3.Choose one of the systems you placed in the Created New Hierarchies column.Explain how it changed people’s opportunities, roles, or status within their society,and predict how that system might have led to future social tension or change.