While both the Roman and Han empires were very successful‚ they went through very different obstacles in accomplishing what they did. The two empires were located in very different geographic settings providing them with different challenges. The geographic factors of Europe helped the economic development of the Roman Empire while the geographic factors in China mostly hindered the economic development of the Han empire. One geographic factor that allows for easy access to trade and leads to economic
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officials because their views and visions were so different from their own. The differences in positions in government can be attributed to the fact that the Chinese had had previous strong native rulers who had controlled‚ and unified China such as Shi Huangdi‚ and Xiang Yu. This intimidated the Mongols‚ and made them reluctant to give power to the Chinese. Where as the Russians were more easily maneuvered
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In the Classical Period‚ though miles apart‚ 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
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Ancient China was successful. One of the many examples for it is if you count the years from the Xia Dynasty to the Han Dynasty its 2525 years which is incredible considering that at the time there were a lot of wars going on at the time. Another point to mention is that they had some incredible milestones some of which are things that inspired inventions still used today. While there were so many breakthroughs the two I believe that are the biggest was The Silk Road and The Great Wall of China.
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Theme: Sacrifice Various cultures believed that sacrifice were communicating tools to the gods. In this belief‚ various religions offered human‚ animal and material sacrifices to their deity. "They spoke to the Gods through sacrifice and believed in creation and destruction to better the world and its birth and its rebirth." (Sterk) The Chinese‚ Sumerian and Celt’s believed in tradition and cultural sacrifice to their deitie’s. Sacrifice in cultural myth is part of their religion and everyday tasks
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Chapter 5 guided reading 1. gentry: the class of prosperous families‚ next in wealth below rural aristocrats‚ from which the emperors drew their administrative personnel. 2. third-century crisis: Historians’ term for the political‚ military‚ and economic turmoil that beset the Roman Empire during much of the third century. C.E 3. aqueduct: A conduit‚ either elevated or underground‚ using gravity to carry water from a source to a location. 4. Romanization: The process by which latin language and
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approve of the use of harsh laws in governing. The Taoists oppose laws and only follow the natural order of things. The Confucianists believe that the gentlemen class must lead with virtue rather than using laws. However‚ under the Legalist ruler Shi Huangdi‚ the Great Wall of China was created. It could not have been built by simply following the “Tao” or through the lone efforts of the junzi‚ it required the common people following the ruler’s orders and laws. This proves that in order to prosper
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The Redman-Childe list outlines the four main characteristics of a civilization that includes: 1) Concentration of surpluses 2) Hierarchical/Class structured society 3) Full-time specialization 4) Large urban centers (cities/states). Characteristics are further divided into primary and secondary‚ with secondary characteristics as significant but not fundamental in the development of a civilization. The primary characteristics from Redman-Childe list will be used to assess ancient China. In order
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Mao Tse Tung‚ also known as Chairman Mao‚ December 26‚ 1893 – September 9‚ 1976 had very controversial ways and accomplishments in his rule. He is said to be the founding father of the modernization of the Republic of China‚ as well as even being compared to very powerful dictators such as Joseph Stalin and even Adolf Hitler. He was the chairman of the Communist Party in China. He transformed China into a single-party socialist state of which industry and business was nationalized to increase economic
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Are all forms of censorship are wrong? The aim of this research is to analyse the role of censorship in the modern world and answer the question whether or not are all forms of censorship wrong. Henry Reichmann (Censorship and selection: issues and answers for schools) defines censorship as “(…) the removal‚ suppresion‚ or restricted circulation of literary‚ artistic‚ or educational materials- of ideas‚ images‚ and information –on the grounds that these are morally or otherwise objectionable in
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