both Imperial Rome and Han China had parallels and differences in methods of political control. The two civilizations both used the aspects of religion and belief systems to attain political influence over their subjects‚ but had differing methods to reach this goal. Standardization and cultural unity was a key factor in both civilizations regarding political control‚ as was expansion and growth of trade. The systems of belief of both Han China and Imperial Rome were quite different. Rome began
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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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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. The Hans respect technology and the people who use it. In China‚ 2nd century B.C.E. a government official stated that he wanted to organize their labor force with the
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During the classical period‚ influential empires such as Imperial Rome and the Han Dynasty emerged exhibiting numerous resemblances‚ due to cultural diffusion‚ as well as various distinctions from each other regarding political control. Methods of transportation and communication benefited the government by linking and unifying crucial parts of both empires. Both empires had a system of roads that facilitated communication‚ trade‚ economic activity‚ and the movement of military. Although both empires
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After the civil war that followed the death of Qin Shihuangdi in 210 B.C.‚ China was reunited under the rule of the Han dynasty‚ which is divided into two major periods: the Western or Former Han (206 B.C.–9 A.D.) and the Eastern or Later Han (25–220 A.D.). The boundaries established by the Qin and maintained by the Han have more or less defined the nation of China up to the present day. The Western Han capital‚ Chang’an in present-day Shaanxi Province—a monumental urban center laid out on a north-south
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rome and hans political administration and cultural challenges was very intersting. While rome and han created cultural and administrative difficulties that led to their downfall of there empires they still left a big mark on how to become a succersor empire. Rome and Han empires were very different on there administrative views. The romans chose there leader and all the people were taxed equally and more interregional interactive‚ they were kind of like a democracy‚ unlike han where everything was
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Mediterranean world and the Han Dynasty stretched from the Yellow River to the South China Sea. Although the Romans and Han empires used powerful militaries and infrastructure to control the peasants and fend off invasions‚ they differed in the structure and organization of their bureaucracies and the control that the emperors had over the governors of the provinces. In order to control their populace and prevent invasions by nomadic people‚ the roman and Han empires developed powerful
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the Roman and the Han Empire’s fell. The Roman Empire had 2 centuries of Pax Romana (Peace in Rome) that ended with the death of Marcus Aurelius and started the decline and fall of the empire. In the Han Empire Liu Bang ruled the Empire very peacefully and restores unity to China‚ Bang established a centralized government‚ lowered taxes and softened punishments. Following Bang’s death Wudi ruled the Han empire and was known as the Martial Emperor because he wanted to expand China through wars‚ both
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The Han Dynasty and the Roman Empire were very common in the aspect of their downfall and collapse. Han China had a well-organized bureaucracy based upon Confucian ideas and education. In addition‚ they also had emphasis on family ancestors (patriarchal)‚ reliance on landed gentry‚ and accomplishments in engineering; which includes roads‚ canals‚ and the Great Wall. The Roman Empire contained a well-organized bureaucracy as well which was founded on Roman law and classical learning. They also implied
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When comparing attitudes towards technology in Han China and Ancient Rome during the Classical period‚ there were both similarities and differences. One way in which they were similar was that both their attitudes towards technology were that it was a necessary part of a civilization‚ because it helps to regulate an empire. One way in which they were different was that while Han believed that technology was a gift from higher powers‚ Rome believed that technology was useful but not to it’s full
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