Similarities Between China And Qin Dynasty
Odelyne Lamour
Ms. Pelletier
AP World History
10/24/12
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. Most of the civilizations that we studied thus far have some type of social class and inequality between the citizens. In both the Chinese and Roman societies, they both maintained social classes. In the Han and Qin dynasties, the social classes were divided by philosophy. For example, Confucianism. Confucianism is the idea that people should have respect for one another and it is better to be a gentleman than just a normal person. If you were a scholar-gentry were considered to be upper classman. You would be the people governing society. Changes in social class were completely out of the question. In the Roman Empire, they didn’t stress hierarchy. You were either upper or a lower class citizen. You could change your rank in social …show more content…
For example, in the Qin dynasty was responsible for creating a interaction between government and culture. There were censuses done to determine the resources. The government also created an official language which was Mandarin unifying everyone. This created a basic language which everyone could communicate in. As for the Roman Empire they unified people but it was much more or entertainment or amusement. They made stadiums, public bathes, sold cheap food, and gladiator contests. As well as festivals, ceremonies to honor the gods, and bread and circuses. This was done mostly to distract the citizens. However, they did take on other task to such ad building roads commerce (World Civilizations; page
Ms. Pelletier
AP World History
10/24/12
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. Most of the civilizations that we studied thus far have some type of social class and inequality between the citizens. In both the Chinese and Roman societies, they both maintained social classes. In the Han and Qin dynasties, the social classes were divided by philosophy. For example, Confucianism. Confucianism is the idea that people should have respect for one another and it is better to be a gentleman than just a normal person. If you were a scholar-gentry were considered to be upper classman. You would be the people governing society. Changes in social class were completely out of the question. In the Roman Empire, they didn’t stress hierarchy. You were either upper or a lower class citizen. You could change your rank in social …show more content…
For example, in the Qin dynasty was responsible for creating a interaction between government and culture. There were censuses done to determine the resources. The government also created an official language which was Mandarin unifying everyone. This created a basic language which everyone could communicate in. As for the Roman Empire they unified people but it was much more or entertainment or amusement. They made stadiums, public bathes, sold cheap food, and gladiator contests. As well as festivals, ceremonies to honor the gods, and bread and circuses. This was done mostly to distract the citizens. However, they did take on other task to such ad building roads commerce (World Civilizations; page