Name ___________________________________________ Ms. K. Demircanli Global 9S 20 January 2012 China The Rise and Fall of the Han Dynasty compared to Rome Size and Location of Han and Rome In the second century CE‚ China controlled about 1.5 million square miles of territory. Meanwhile‚ at the same time‚ the Roman Empire controlled about 1.7 million square miles of territory. China’s first recorded census around 2 CE gives a figure of about 58 million people‚ while Rome’s population was
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Conrad-Demarest Roman and Han Empires According to the Conrad-Demarest model of empires‚ the ancient dynasties of the Han and the Romans The beginning of the Han Dynasty started out as a mix of decentralized and centralized empire. Liu Bang wanted to combine the ideas of the decentralized Zhou dynasty with the tightly centralized Qin dynasty. He thought the Zhou led to political chaos because the regional governors had too much power; the Qin provided too much incentive with the imperial family
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the Chinese experienced the Han dynasty which was an initially strong and efficient dynasty‚ until it had a gradual decline and eventually collapsed. This led to a long period of chaos and finally reunification again. During this time of unification‚ division‚ and reunification‚ many cultural and political changes occurred while other cultural patterns and ideas persisted. 2nd
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the Chinese civilization but also to the civilization of the world. According to Henry Sayre‚ the Qin Dynasty‚ which was said to exist from 221BCE until 206 BCE‚ was the first empire in China to rise to dominance; however‚ the Han Dynasty was given credit for the most Ancient Chinese contributions and inventions (2012). The Han Dynasty existed from 206 BCE until 220 CE‚ and during the Han Dynasty contributions and inventions by the Ancient Chinese included: the wheelbarrow‚ seismograph‚ paper‚ compass
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Assignment 1 - Profile of a Historic Figure The Han Dynasty which lasted roughly four centuries was considered to be the Golden Age in Chinese History. This was a period of technological and cultural advancements. The Han Dynasty is known for its very rich culture and strong concept on family; Intellect‚ Political disputes and Great Inventions. This essay will touch each aspect of the Han Dynasty proving why this was one of China’s most powerful dynasties and how Ban Zhao‚ a great female scholar‚ shaped
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31). The northeastern part of the Tibetan plateau is where the Yellow River rises. The Chinese saw the Yellow River as a barrier to setting up communities in the area. Some scholars believe this is the origin of China’s imperial dynasties. The Yellow River valley civilization was the start to the many Chinese Empires. The need to control the rushing waters of the Yellow River is an often used explanation to the rise of Chinese civilization. The waters were so rough that the Chinese couldn’t build
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historian and poet�. She was a renowned scholar under the Han dynasty and also a major contributor to the creation of one of the best-known history book ever written called _Han Shu‚_ which is translated to _Book of Han�._ The Han dynasty is considered the most important time in the grand history of China. Many scholars have regarded the Han dynasty ’s reign as the "Golden Age of Chinese history" but not only that‚ the Chinese empire under the Han dynasty rose to the forefront of the world along side with
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The Silk Road was a trade route‚ beginning in China and created during the Han dynasty‚ which facilitated trade throughout Eurasia. The Silk Roads stretched all the way to the Mediterranean‚ and goods from places such as Rome and even Africa were traded along the roads. From 200 BC to 1450 BCE‚ the patterns of interactions along the Silk Roads changed with the spread of religions and the rise and fall of civilizations‚ but maintained continuity with the goods traded along its routes and its main
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each part of each question below as thoroughly as possible using your textbook‚ chapter outlines‚ review books‚ and class work. 1. How did the use of fire/tools change civilization? Describe the characteristics of hunter-gatherer societies. -The rise of writing in cuneiform tablets used for communicating with messages and records during 3500 B.C.E. starting in the Middle East improved peoples’ communication. Invention of the wheel improved transportation; metalworking starting in the Bronze Age
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Shang Dynasty and Han Dynasty Due Date: 11/29/11 For the past five thousand years‚ human civilizations have existed on the earth and constantly reforming and contributing to our society. The excellences human made are unprecedented‚ and the experience theses civilizations cumulated can also be continuously studied by the people nowadays. This year‚ we learnt many great civilizations‚ among the civilizations in ancient China‚ the Shang dynasty and the Han dynasty are the most outstanding
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