While class systems are based in part on a person's birth, or class of their parents, an important difference between caste and class systems is that class systems also incorporate the concept of personal <u>achievements</u> in determining one's social position.
In caste system, an individuals social class is already determined at birth, whether poor or rich. However, in class systems, an individuals achievement is important in determining his/her social class. For example, a janitor can be hardworking, gets educated and become successful and thus changing his/her social class, while a child born into affluence may be wasteful and end up poor thus experiencing a downward social mobility.
strong central government, run by well-educated property owners. wanted most power to stay with the states and wanted the farmers and the 'common man' to run the nation.
1. The poor people of Japan began to die. 2. Japan rulers began to loose control. 3. The government could no longer collect taxes to support the emperor.
