While European Rome and Asian Han Dynasty China were unique civilizations in their own ways, they did happen to share a lot of qualities between each other. A couple of the similarities were their monarchy-run governments - both placed a single person (an emperor) in charge of the respective empire, both of them had were originally made up of many different kingdoms in their countries with one ending up controlling the rest, they both used lots of agriculture in their economies, and both Rome and Han China gradually deteriorated after long rules.…
Athens and Han China were two great civilizations that were successful. Both Athens and Han China had different philosophers that influenced their civilization. Though Athens and Han China were almost five-hundred years and a continent apart, they both made similar successful communities with their citizens, government, geography, and lifestyle.…
Han Dynasty and The Western Roman Empire are two of the greatest empires that have ever lived but that all comes to an end when disasters start occurring left and right. However, the methods of achieving greatness varied immensely their actions had helped them in the long run but soon failed miserably.…
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.…
Every civilization has qualities that make them different from other countries. Whether the religion is different or the laws contain different morals, every country has its differences and similarities. Han China and Greece are two highly successful early civilizations. Both countries have different, but good, opinions and ways of thinking.…
During the Ancient times, China and India both had their own set of beliefs; Han Wudi excerised Confucianism in China and Ashoka promoted Buddhism in India but Han Wudi was not a lover of Confucian where Ashoka himself practiced Buddhism. However both ruled with a centralized bureaucracy and policed the provinces to maintain order and policies. And lastly, neither had strict policies constricting their people nor did they have much of a justified social structure.…
Kipling stated the obvious, the Han Empire and Classical Athens are completely different (Introduction). However, is it true? Of course these two civilizations have many differences, one is located in the west and the other is located in the east. The two civilizations are different not just for their locations but also population distribution, government, society treatments, and culture.…
During the Han Empire of China and the Roman Empire of the Mediterranean World were both had advanced technology for their time. Han China’s attitude toward manufacturing and labor was more positive than the Romans who had a more class divided society, therefore causing attitudes toward labor and technology to be looked down upon.…
Rome and Han China were classical civilizations that built centralized empires, which eventually expanded. Both Rome and Han experienced unequal land distribution which led to political instability, and both suffered from invasions of nomadic tribes due to political instability which would lead to the collapse. However, only the western portion of the Roman Empire collapsed whereas the entire Han met its demise.…
Han China and Ancient Athens were both very successful cities. The Chinese empire was much larger and was a more unified nation than Greece. Greece was made of many city-states that fought between themselves more often than they fought together. But despite their disputes, Greece had managed to produce many talented philosophers and historians, such as Pericles, Sophocles, Socrates, and Plato. Many historians think it was because of the Greek political system. The following document will compare and contrast Ancient Athens and Han China and show how different the two nations really are using facts about the cities’ physical nature, their governments, and their citizenship:…
After viewing the documents, it is clear that Classical Athens and Han China are very different politically. Athens focused on the rights of the individual whereas Han China preferred dominance that used an imperialist approach. However, the reason for this difference in political beliefs can be based on the difference of population. It is easier to be a democracy with a smaller population than a larger one. That said it is also easier to rule many people with a select elite. Another difference is that their social aspects are opposites. Athenians believed that everyone should obey the laws of society and turn in those who break them. Han china thought that it is better to obey the rules but should always prefer family over government. Despite many differences, both Classical Athens and Han China thought there should be class distinctions between poor and the wealthy, few and many, free people and slaves.…
China during the Qin and Han dynasties and the Mediterranean during the Roman Empire were similar socially and politically because they both had patriarchy, hierarchy, and a centralized government. One aspect that differed was artistically. China focused on visuals such as pictures. While Rome dealt with more three-dimensional ideas such as sculpture and architecture.…
Classical China and Classical India are one of the most unique early civilizations during the Classical Period. They are known for their contributions to its modern world. China and India are similar and different in many ways. Both China and India had many similarities and differences in politics, economics, and religion.…
In life you will find that many people have belief systems or cultures that help make up their life. Culture is a type of tradition,value, heritage shared with a group or nation. Throughout mainly history, many different cultures have experienced a Golden Age; it is when great advances were made in a variety of different fields. A Golden Age is also a time of prosperity for many people.There are many cultures that experienced a Golden Age. For Example, The Athens,Greece and The Han Dynasty both flourished during their Golden Age and had many achievements that are well known today.…
As the young Rudyard Kipling once wrote, “Oh East is East, And West is West, And never the twain shall meet”. Right you are, good sir. In this case, our east is the great Han China with Athens being our west. Winter and summer, black and white, the differences of the hilariously outweigh the similarities. While both were grand societies, (specifically) they were quite different politically, artistically, socially and in terms of class distinction.…