Section outline

  • THEMATIC FOCUS

    Social Interactions and Organization SIO
    The process by which societies group their members and the norms that govern the interactions between these groups and between individuals influence political, economic, and cultural institutions and organization.

    LEARNING OBJECTIVE

    Unit 4: Learning Objective M
    Explain how social categories, roles, and practices have been maintained or have changed over time.

    HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENTS

    KC-4.3.I.B
    Many states, such as the Mughal and Ottoman empires, adopted practices to accommodate the ethnic and religious diversity of their subjects or to utilize the economic, political, and military contributions of different ethnic or religious groups. In other cases, states suppressed diversity or limited certain groups’ roles in society, politics, or the economy.

    KC-4.2.III.A
    Imperial conquests and widening global economic opportunities contributed to the formation of new political and economic elites, including in China with the transition to the Qing Dynasty and in the Americas with the rise of the Casta system.

    KC-4.2.III.B
    The power of existing political and economic elites fluctuated as the elites confronted new challenges to their ability to affect the policies of the increasingly powerful monarchs and leaders.