Quarter Two DBQ: The Fall of Empires The Han Dynasty and Roman Empire both expanded their boundaries to the point where many thought they would be impossible to defeat. Regardless of that power‚ both empires had very devastating falls. Though they were both very different societies‚ China having a centralized bureaucracy‚ and Rome having a rule based on laws and private authorities‚ like many empires‚ many aspects of their defeat are similar. Some of the ideas contributing to this fall was the
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I. Introductory Paragraph Although Han China and Rome shared the same attitudes regarding the importance of public works‚ with China devising the flood prevention system‚ and Rome creating the indispensable aqueducts‚ they had completely opposing views concerning tools used for crafts‚ with the Roman upper-class viewing such tools as demeaning and the Han China upper-class approving and encouraging such tools‚ especially after the invention of the mortar and pestle. II. Importance for Public
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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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Women of Ancient Rome and China Women in ancient Rome and China were very different but quite similar as for as their treatment and roles were concerned. In both cultures they were under the protection of their fathers until they married. When they married they were to stay home and be wives‚ they were not formally educated and learned to manage their households. They were not allowed to disgrace their families in any way and were inferior to men from the moment of birth. Chinese women whether
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inferior to men. This can be seen as how women have been treated throughout history. This will shed some light on how women were in old roman and Chinese society’s. In ancient time women weren’t treated the same as men‚ such as the roman women. In Rome your father was the head of your family. If you were born a woman you had little rights and just had to take care of the family. You along with your mother had to take care of the children and family. Among the little to no rights you would have‚
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HAN CHINA & ROMAN EMPIRE • Both lasted approximately 400 years • Both had populations of about 50 million • Both emphasized territorial expansion • Agriculture was the base • Land = wealth • Gov’t revenue based on a % of the annual harvest • Both dominated by patriarchy & reverence for fathers • Both focused on veneration of ancestors (but more so the Han) • Han – family was the model of organization for the state • Early on‚ both empires focused on rituals and themes that would
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The empires of Rome and China were very great ones‚ they both had many similarities and differences in the way they ran their empires. One major difference was the way they treated their women. Both Chinese and Roman women were unequal in social status than the men of the empires were‚ but they were definitely treated different in both empires. Women of China were treated quite harshly and were expected to take orders at all times by their husbands‚ and were to serve them always. This started to
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Name: Aqsa Shabir Teacher: Class: Date: Country Life and City Life While city life brings many social opportunities‚ country life can provide the best of both worlds. “There are many advantages and disadvantages to living in the country and living in the city “Depending on what kind of lifestyle a person wants to lead‚ decides on where they should live; a fast paced‚ busy lifestyle‚ live in the city. A slow paced‚ and laid back lifestyle
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were the Roman in the Mediterranean from 27BCE to 476CE and the Han in East Asia from 206BCE to 220CE. Both of these empires utilize the policies and practices of previous political governments to help ensure their success. Overall‚ the empires showed more political‚ economic‚ and social factors for their rise and fall than points of difference. There were multiple similar factors that led to the social rise of the Roman and Han Empires. In the Roman Empire‚ there were the patron/client relationships
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Seleena delia birt 3/22/11 Women Rome (750 BC–AD 500). Women in Rome during 750 Bc threw 500 AD had important roles to play‚ such as cooking for the family‚ cleaning up the house‚ to watch and care for the children and men. Basically be a home wife and mother. They weren’t expected to do anything else if they were to not go by these roles they would usually be tortured by there spouses. The status of women compared to men during the time‚ was the women were basically treated like slaves as
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