Social Structures of Han China and Ancient Rome During the classical era‚ Han China and Ancient Rome were the pioneers for the change and the plethora of improvements that took place in civilized societies. The Han Dynasty consisted of persistent regional riots and rebellions against harsh state demands‚ and Ancient Rome expanded through the Mediterranean and areas of Hellenistic civilization. Together‚ these two civilizations introduced many essential changes in human life and provided an arena
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Monday‚ September 8th‚ 2014 — Around the Crimean Sea‚ there is good land to grow land — Greek has several dialects i.e.: (Attic Greek‚ Doric Greek [Spartans]‚ — Political units separated by Valleys — Athens- Attica‚ Sparta- Laconia are examples of city states/polis. — All the city-states are extremely competitive with one another; constantly at war — Spartans beat Mecinians during 700 BC and enslaves them (Helots)… for 300 years — Common themes in Greeks were religion — Pantheon of
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Ancient China Social Structure and Daily Life In Ancient China‚ many people were poor. There were mostly farmer and peasants. Most of the Chinese were very religious. They often had ceremonies and practiced several traditions. Artisans and peasants were the lowest of the social pyramid. In ancient China‚ many people were treated poorly. Especially girls were treated very badly. Girls had to have their feet bound very tightly with bandages. By the age of 6‚ it was the
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Assessment task 1‚ Heinrich Schliemann‚ Georgina Hollands‚ Ancient history‚ Year 11 Heinrich Schliemann’s life was a rags-to-riches story. A poor‚ uneducated‚ and motherless boy rose through his hard work lifestyle to the highest heights of wealth. Schliemann travelled the world and learned its languages‚ married a Greek bride‚ and together they discovered the treasures of Troy and the citadel of Agamemnon‚ thereby fulfilling the dream he had chased since childhood. The reality was
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EGYPT’S STRENGTHS & WEAKNESSES Strengths: 1- the Nile river and its fertile banks 2- isolated country difficult to invade 3- papyrus growing on the banks so possibility to write. And they do write and record everything. Writers are then called Scribes. 4- On the Mediterranean Sea‚ but also south in Africa: contact with two worlds so to speak. And also‚ an opening on the red sea called Erythrean Sea‚ so also commerce with Persia and India. 5- A happy people‚ full of optimism‚ meditating
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RomeAncient Rome and Han China are different in the ways how their slaves were treated. Overall‚ they were ultimately more similar because of the importance of trade and family. Slaves in Ancient Rome were treated very harshly. They were put in gladiator fights to the death against fellow slaves and occasionally lions for the entertainment of the community‚ although it was against the law for a citizen to kill another citizen’s slave. Also‚ 10% of the populations of Rome were slaves‚ which means
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Rime Of The Ancient Mariner - Summary In the poem’s first line‚ we meet its protagonist‚ "an ancient Mariner." He stops one of three people on their way to a wedding celebration. The leader of the group‚ the Wedding Guest‚ tries to resist being stopped by the strange old man with the "long grey beard and glittering eye." He explains that he is on his way to enjoy the wedding merriment; he is the closest living relative to the groom‚ and the festivities have already begun. Still‚ the Ancient Mariner
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Ancient China’s Impact on The World The ocean‚ the desert‚ extremely tall mountains and very high platoons‚ all of these geographical barriers made it virtually impossible to get well into the thriving civilisation of Ancient China. Ancient China was a very lonely civilisation being so far away from any other major civilisations and having so many barriers protecting them from the outside world. While no other people came to Ancient China‚ it learnt many new things without anyone else to help them
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The ancient civilizations of Egypt and China were very similar in many different aspects. Their governments and their geography were extremely alike and the religions of the two civilizations had only tiny differences. The early Egyptians also had the same concept of writing as the Chinese people who lived across the continent from them. Suprisingly‚ these two ancient civilizations that existed very far away from each other show a enormous amount of similarities in almost every area. The government
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The Great Wall of Ancient China: Did the Benefits Outweigh the Costs? The Great Wall of Ancient China created by the two dynasties Quin and the Han a very continuous project that took many many years over a period of 2‚500 years! Although the wall was a long harsh project the walls also required much sacrifice on the part of the Chinese people. The benefits of the wall were to keep out the Mongols‚ even though the wall was for protection and security I think the benefits do not outweigh the
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