Peter C. DBQ Essay 09/12/12 3rd block For many reasons‚ Han Empire and Classical Athens have many differences. As Rudyard Kipling once wrote‚ Oh‚ East is east‚ West is west‚ And never the twain shall meet 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
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DBQ Essay (Part A 2004) When one studies history‚ they will realize and understand that every large movement or spread of controversial ideas will generate a huge variety of responses from people; both supporters and non supporters. With a glance at the information provided in the documents‚ it is evident that the spread of Buddhism from India to China was not an exception and had its own set of responses. Many Chinese scholars desired to extinguish this new spread of ideas and annihilate all
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Husband 25 November 2013 DBQ -Spread of Buddhism in China As Buddhism spread from India to China beginning in the first century C.E.‚ it was met with mixed results. Many Chinese accepted Buddhism and defended its policies while others rejected Buddhism as a religion and solution to political and social problems. Still others remained indifferent‚ wishing they could meld the aspects of belief systems in China in order to create a unique Chinese culture. The people of China responded in different
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thinking and how people should go about life. The Greeks introduced architecture and new artistic elements as well. The ancient Greeks contributed to and impacted the Western Civilization greatly in order to shape it to what it has become today. Greece is well known for introducing a revolutionary form of government known as democracy. Democracy is when the majority of the people in an area choose what laws are passed‚ how the city should be run‚ and other important decisions. The Greeks chose leaders
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During the Greek Golden Age‚ art and philosophy expressed hellenic "weltanschauung"‚ their unique outlook on the world and way of life. Through the works of artists‚ playwrights‚ and philosophers‚ one can see both sides of the conflicted systems of the world‚ such as; good vs. evil‚ order vs. chaos‚ stability vs. flux‚ relativism vs. absolutism and balance and harmony. The Greeks were materialists. They adopted the philosophical doctrine which says that physical matter is the only reality in the
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England and China Throughout history‚ when one civilization meets another‚ one civilization will often subjugate the other. Interestingly enough‚ this also seems to be the case when two superpowers of their time confront each other‚ like the Chinese and English in the late 18th century. Although there has been much change in the nature of the relationship between the English and Chinese—between 1792 and 1900—with regards to the exchange of ideas‚ commercialism and each society’s view on the other
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WALL OF CHINA: THE BENEFITS DO NOT OUTWEIGH THE COSTS The Wall of China is over 13‚OOO long miles and has helped over centuries to protect millions of Chinese people from invaders and dangers. Building the Great Wall wasn’t as easy as the thought of it. Death‚ and forced labor for workers‚ are simply two of the major sacrifices made as a result of the building of the prominent Great Wall. In 221 B.C.E the Qin Dynasty conquered many towns and states that merged into a large kingdom‚ China. The Chinese
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Athens and Hans China are two ancient societies that had successful‚ thriving civilizations. Each civilization invented new and useful items that influence today’s time period some examples are paper‚ a pulley‚ and a flush toilet. Although these two civilizations are six thousand miles apart Athens located in the district of Attica and China at the end of the Eurasian land mass they had three moderately similar differences: the way the citizens opinions/views impacted the running of the government
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The Great Wall of China was built by the Qin and Han dynasties to protect China from Mongols but many still died. The benefits of the Great Wall did not outweigh the costs because the Wall’s construction forced labor‚ increased unfair treatment of subjects‚ and the purpose of keeping invaders out was wasted. First of all‚ the construction of the Great Wall required forced labor. According to Document E‚
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Classical Athens and Han China: How Great Were the Differences Classical Athens and Han China were different due to their forms of government‚ the relationship between the individual and the state‚ their views on man and nature and their background information. Within the background information of both Athens and Han China there are very evident differences between the two. The first document shows the maps of both the empires side by side. The Han Empire is much bigger than the Athens city-state
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