ROMAN EMPIRE AND THE HAN DYNASTY IN CHINA Rodrick Carter HIEU 201 Liberty University 29 November 2014 Roman Empire and the Han Dynasty in China The Roman Empire and Han Dynasty in China are two kingdoms that‚ despite the geographical difference between them‚ managed to achieve great success and failure in equal measure. Both were characterized by imperial dynasties that were headed by the emperors and they held large territories. Both of these kingdoms faced various challenges after
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As well as the paddlewheel boat‚ the canal lock helped to improve exploration and travel throughout Imperial China. When a boat entered the lock‚ a gate was lowered to hold in water. The water was then allowed to rise until it reached the level of the water up ahead. Then the boat floated on to its journey. To go “downhill”‚ water was released by the lock until it fell to the level of the water down below. Before the canal lock was invented‚ the Chinese had to drag their boats up stone ramps to reach
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While both the Roman and Han empires were very successful‚ they went through very different obstacles in accomplishing what they did. The two empires were located in very different geographic settings providing them with different challenges. The geographic factors of Europe helped the economic development of the Roman Empire while the geographic factors in China mostly hindered the economic development of the Han empire. One geographic factor that allows for easy access to trade and leads to economic
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1. Compare the main features of the social structure of the Classical Civilizations in the Mediterranean‚ China‚ & India: The social structures in all three of these classical civilizations differ in various ways. In classical India‚ the social hierarchy was founded upon the very strict caste system. The caste system assigned occupations and regulated marriages. The hierarchy of this civilization was also based off of having husbands being the dominant ones in the family. One Indian code even
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This paper will compare similarities and the differences of the Roman and Han Dynasty empires. It will compare their creation‚ maintenance‚ culture‚ and decline. These two giant empires were able to reach great heights‚ but they differed in origin. The Han Dynasty was created when Liu Bang pulled the state back together after the near collapse of the Qin dynasty. (Dunn and Mitchell 202) Rome had a much more humble beginning. “When Rome emerged as a republican city-state in late sixth century B.C
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China and Rome are very similar‚ but different at the same time. They both have elements relating to technology‚ warfare‚ and government. In the ancient times‚ many civilizations rose and fell‚ never being successful for the extent of time needed to be called the most successful. Rome‚ however‚ is a civilization that has come very close‚ to this goal. Likewise‚ Greece has also been a very thriving group of people. Obviously‚ Rome and Greece have been rivals forever.As they are examined all the
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Han China differed from Gupta India politically‚ developing a strong bureaucratic system while India allowed local rulers to stay in control‚ but the Guptas focused more on trade and made more intellectual achievements than China‚ especially in mathematics. They established empires that were successful‚ but also distinct in their own ways. Although these two civilizations were notably different politically‚ economically‚ and intellectually‚ both were successful in bringing prosperity to their empires
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civilizations today‚ considering how all modern empires are modeled and compared to the first ones: Rome and Han. Both of these empires were the culmination of the ideas brought forth in the previous era‚ and had many similarities in their approach to key concepts. However‚ they also had several key differences in how they managed certain situations. During the classical time period‚ the Roman Empire and the Han Dynasty adapted to a changing era by both becoming world powers through expansion and structure
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Throughout history there have been many vast empires. No two are greater than the Roman Empire and the Han Dynasty. In this paper you will read the and become familiar with some of the differences and similarities between these two. The Roman Empire was located around the Mediterranean. It had much greater connections to others than the Han dynasty did. Roman religion was Christianity. Their emperor was known to be the god. Christianity had many famous philosophers. Having their Christian religion
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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. Even though Athens and Han Chinas’ population is very different they both managed the population really well. “Athens’ population was a mere 315‚000 and
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