of damage to a city. So is it worth damaging a whole city but saving it from other disasters? A famous conqueror who expanded the Mauryan empire through war and bloodshed but also led the empire through a peaceful time of spiritual prosperity is a good real life history example of the question: Do the ends justify the means? King Ashoka inherited the original empire of Maurya from his grandfather King Chandragupta. After he inherited this land he sought to expand it and took over the neighboring
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Source 11 in Chinese Civilization: A Sourcebook by Patricia Buckley Beery talks about the penal servitude in the Qin law. It is very likely written by the legislative department within the Qin government because this text mainly clarifies penalties served under different circumstances. This text should be written by the legislative department and then passed on to the law-enforcement officials for reference when making verdicts. In the introduction to the source‚ “The laws inscribed on these strips
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bureaucracy. The Qin stressed central authority. Gaozu’s troops were trapped by Xiongnu from marching north‚ so he adopted a policy of pleasing the Xiongnu by buying them off with gifts of rice‚ silk‚ and wine. INDIA- 170‚180-4‚ 175-180 The Gupta Empire is an example of a theater-state where their state acquires prestige and power. During Ashoka’s conquest of Kalinga‚ hundreds of thousands of people were killed‚ wounded‚ or deported. The Mauryan Empire was India’s first centralized empire. The influence
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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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Classical China encompasses three major dynasties: the Zhou‚ the Qin‚ and the Han. When Shi Huangdi of the Qin Dynasty was killed in 210 B.C.‚ angry peasants organized massive rebellions. One peasant leader defeated all his opponents and in 202 B.C.‚ he formed the third dynasty of classical China: the Han. The Han Dynasty existed for more than 400 years‚ until 220 C.E. The rise of Rome was the last phase of classical Mediterranean civilization‚ after Rome conquered Greece and the Hellenistic kingdoms
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Sample A Thesis: Athens and the Mauryans differed in their political centralization and sponsorship of religion and were similar in having to defend themselves against the Persians. Topic Sentence: Athens and the Mauryans differed in their type of political control it had over people. Athens‚ as the most powerful city-state‚ was able to force other city-states into the Delian League often against their will whereas the Mauryan were organized into one single entity. Athens created a system‚
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impossible dream come true. The Qin Dynasty was born Qin Shihuang strenghtened his power primarily by introducing reforms and improving efficiency within the state administration While he ruled‚ Qin Shi Huangdi was able to standardize the system of units and measures used in the country. He also standardized Chinese currency as well as the length of cart axles. This made it easier to transport goods. He also worked at standardizing the Chinese script as well. Qin Shi Huang (November / December
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Qin Shi Huang‚ First Emperor of China Qin Shi Huang (or Shi Huangdi) was the First Emperor of a unified China‚ who ruled from 246 BCE to 210 BCE. In his 35-year reign‚ he managed to create magnificent and enormous construction projects. He also caused both incredible cultural and intellectual growth‚ and much destruction within China. Whether he should be remembered more for his creations or his tyranny is a matter of dispute‚ but everyone agrees that Qin Shi Huang‚ the first emperor of the Qin Dynasty
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The Roman Empire and the Han dynasty were two of the most influential civilizations of all time. Their government‚ cultural ways of life‚ and philosophies are still used and widely practiced in today’s world. Even though the empires were many miles a part‚ they both shared similarities in running their empires. Also despite the very strong numbers and size of each society‚ both eventually fell under. The decline of each empire is very unique though the empires had many differences in the reasons
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Both the Han dynasty and the Roman Empire were bureaucratic. The central rulers all eventually became hereditary and both empires had rulers that oppressed the peasants in order to boost political control. However‚ the two empires differ in that the emperors had varying justifications for ruling and rose to power in different ways. The Han Dynasty and The Roman Empire both were able to expand and develop their empires with their distinctive governing methods and control. To China‚ the centerpiece
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