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1) usually some contact with other

"civilized" peoples. So, some
outside influences.

1) relatively isolated from other

centers of civilization. Chinese
culture develops particularly from
native Chinese efforts and resources.
So: lots of self-confidence.

2) lots of diversity within India. 13

major languages, some Indo-European
from Sanskrit), some Dravidian.

2) not as much diversity. Two main

cultures, North China and South China.

3) usually governed by various regional 3) often politically unified under a

kingdoms. A single gov't for entire
strong central government.
area of Indian civ exists only very
rarely (c. 300 of c. 4500 years)
4) very spiritual ("religious")
culture. Many cultural features
common to the entire subcontinent
have come from its religion
("Hinduism").

4) major component of culture:

"humanistic, worldly" thought. Many
standards, ideas about behavior, etc.
stem from secular philosophy:
Confucius' ideas, and others'
elaborations on them (in part because
the central gov't chose those ideas).

5) priests (brahmins) have high

prestige.

5) educated people have high prestige.

"Gentry," examination system.

6) relatively autonomous villages.

6) villages not autonomous.

7) fairly extensive range. India was

the major cultural influence on all
Southeast Asia.

7) limited range. China mostly just

influences Japan and Korea, plus a
bit of influence on Vietnam (though
Chinese people migrate all over Asia)

8) India's contributions to other

8) China: world's #1 "inventor
cultures: the zero, cotton textiles,
civilization" to c. 1500. Chinese
fine medical techniques; merchants
develop paper, the water mill, the
of spices
horse collar, the wheelbarrow,
printing, the compass, and gunpowder
weapons.