Your Ideal Society Discussion question

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Imagine that you have been tasked with creating an ideal society, but you have to use the technology, philosophies, laws, political structures, and geographic locations from the following civilizations:  Category 1: Harappan Indo-Aryan Mauryan Category 2: Shang Dynasty Zhou Dynasty  Category 3:  Confucianism Daoism Legalism     For the first post, you must draw at least one example from each of the categories above to create your ideal society. For example, you could choose the geography of Shang Dynasty China for your ideal society, but you have to justify why. Is it near rivers and other bodies of water, which provide fish and also serve as conduits for trade? Does it have rich soil suitable for farming?  How would you rule your society? Do you find legalism preferable to Confucianism? Why? Be sure to cite specific evidence from the textbook and the sourcebook to support your answer.  For example: “I would choose the Indus river valley during time of the Harappan civilization, because the land was rich and fertile, and the Indus river served as a conduit for trade. Furthermore, it was close to the Persian empire, and absorbed many of their innovations, such as the domestication of wheat and barley.” (A History of World Societies, 62-63).