Which of the following was NOT true of the 490 B.C.E. Athenian victory over the Persians?…
During the classical period two early civilizations appeared. Ancient Athens arose with its intelligence and love for the human physique, while Han China arose with its strong beliefs of religion and love of nature. Even though Han China and Ancient Athens both have politically strong governments, they are very different in cultural beliefs and social structure because of how they treat women and how they feel about infanticide of babies.…
The development of traditions and institutions in Mediterranean World and the Han period of Chinese history were momentous in the development of each society’s culture and identity. The Han, Romans, and Greeks all had strict family structures and gender rules and the Han and Romans both had a unique system of assimilating the peoples they conquered into their society. But the societies also were different, for example, the Roman and Greek religion was very different from Chinese religion, mostly because the Chinese did not have a national religion and more of a national philosophy (Confucianism) then a religion like Greece or Rome had. Additionally, while the Han ruled through Emperors, the many Greek city-states had a monarchy, oligarchy, or a democracy.…
Around 200 B.C.E. to 200 C.E. the empires of Rome and Han China flourished in the 1.5 million square miles. Each of their societies developed in vastly different lands. Separated from each other, Rome and China’s empires grew individually. Although separated by thousands of miles and differences of language, each society developed their own individual yet similar aspects. The societies of Ancient Rome and Han China were similar because of their patriarchal values which shaped their families and the status of their wealthy classes. Rome and China were different in their societies because of their individual uses of slavery and language.…
• Classical Civilizations refers to about 1000 BC to 600 CE. The major civilizations to emerge were Zhou and Han China,…
It is however a valid generation check list by which the measure the inclusion or exclusion of similar and different aspect between civilizations. From the description already done on China, one could recognize that China had a sophisticated form of society in which principles of governing are clearly defined. There was a clear hierarchical social system were kings and Emperors had sole power, wealth and social prestige. The society was must self-sustaining and their agricultural surpluses was evidence in their trade of silk. There was also evidence of full time specialist such as artisans, bureaucrats, soldiers, which served the Emperors and subsidiary governing body. Ruler live luxuriously, a distinction from the ruled class - the poorer class which had a substandard life…
China flourished as one of the world’s most cosmopolitan societies under the Sui, Tang and Song Dynasties. Officials governed effectively, economic development grew and farmers fed people, merchants and manufacturers prospered. Confucianism and Daoism was the government foundation, social structure and culture. Agriculture remained the foundation for the economy. Strong central government continued with powerful emperors and educated bureaucracy with the examination system. Landowners were at the top of the social class as well as the educated bureaucrats and military leaders. The merchants and artisans had a great deal of wealth but were…
The ancient civilizations of Rome and Han China shared both similarities and differences in their social, political and economical views.…
Summary: The China and Roman Empire were more similar than different. They both invested heavily in public works, absorbed foreign religions, had different relationships toward society, and established centralized control over vast regions and huge populations. The contrast between them are their languages, political philosophies, and…
China was mostly ruled by dynasties. A dynasty is a line of hereditary rulers of a country. A dynasty can last from a couple years to hundreds of years. The first dynasty of China was the Xia Dynasty. It was from 2070 BCE till 1600 BCE. Another dynasty of ancient China is the Shang Dynasty. It is also known as the Yin Dynasty. It was from 1600 BCE till 1046 BCE.…
The ancient societies of Greece and China each produced a civilization remarkable for its time. Although these civilizations emerged nearly one thousand years apart, their philosophies were completely different, had various forms of governance, and had unique economic classes.…
The ways in which Chinese society and government evolved and changed over the centuries as power shifted from each dynasty studied varies. First, the Tang Dynasty was the golden age of Chinese civilization with women in power. Second, the Song Dynasty was when China was reunified. For infrastructure and technology, both dynasties come together. Such as, canals and waterways allowed for trade to grow in China and beyond. The mechanical clock developed during this time. Gunpowder was also developed in this time and provided a new weapon source. Also, block printing and moveable type were developed. Along with the infrastructure and technology going together with both dynasties, population growth and agricultural productivity did as well. So,…
The Redman-Childe list outlines the four main characteristics of a civilization that includes: 1) Concentration of surpluses 2) Hierarchical/Class structured society 3) Full-time specialization 4) Large urban centers (cities/states). Characteristics are further divided into primary and secondary, with secondary characteristics as significant but not fundamental in the development of a civilization. The primary characteristics from Redman-Childe list will be used to assess ancient China.…
According to mythology, Chinese civilization was created by Pangu and ruled by “legendary sage emperors Yao and Shun and other culture heroes.” (Timeline) This was followed by the Five Emperors and the Three Sovereigns, according to “Records of the Grand Historian” The Earthly Sovereign, The Heavenly Sovereign, and The Human Sovereign. (Timeline)…
The Assyrians, Neo-Babylonians, and Persians are considered to be amongst the first successful civilizations of first millennium B.C. It can be argued that each civilization was better than the others in terms of treatment of common people, but that’s a issue for another essay. What we want to know right now is, why? What made their model of civilization more effective than that of previous empires?…