Characteristics of Eastern Civilization
The following topic(s) will demonstrate what the discussion is about, but feel free to branch off or expand on the topics. In addition to this discussion, you will be asked to craft a 150 word reflection on what you have learned through this conversation and post it to the Reflection Journal. The more active you are in this part of the discussion, the more you will have to draw from in your reflection, so get involved, be active, help out your classmates when they need it, and, most of all, enjoy the conversation.
You will find two options for this discussion forum, Question A and Question B. Please select one of the two options for this discussion.
Question A
Now that we have examined what we call a Western Individualism and an Eastern Collectivism, what were the ways that these two cultural approaches influenced the growth of societies from small nations to larger kingdoms and empires? What were the differences between these two cultural types?
Question B
How did the Eastern religions and philosophies influence the evaluation of Chinese and Indian civilizations? What can we learn from these belief systems as our society continues to evolve in the present?