4/5 September 8‚ 2014 Prompt: Analyze the differences and similarities in classical China and India. Classical India and China were among one of the oldest and most fascinating civilizations that have existed during the Classical period in 1000 B.C.E-600 B.C.E. As both civilizations developed‚ they both showed significant uniqueness. In fact‚ India and China shared many political‚ cultural‚ and economical similarities. But despite their similarities‚ they too acquired distinctive qualities throughout
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The most significant difference between Imperial Rome and Mauryan/Gupta India was the structure of their governments‚ yet both empires were heavily influenced by religion and both had similar causes of their eventual downfalls. Imperial Rome and Maurya India were both run as centralized systems of bureaucracy because it kept their empires strong and more organized. The Gupta India‚ however‚ was decentralized and maintained their strong central government with an emperor and by strictly enforcing
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Have you ever thought about how political or social beliefs have affected China and India? The answer is most likely no because that is not what everyone is always thinking about. Most would think that beliefs did not affect a region‚ when it really had a major influence on whether it would be one to follow or not. That is what a majority of people thought when they decided which belief system was better to follow. India and China both had many systems and processes that led to their success and
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Han vs Gupta During the classical era‚ China and India emerged as the two powerhouses of the East asia region. Despite both empires using similar tools to implement social and political control‚ there are minute differences in beliefs and regional demographics that change the way these techniques are implemented. Both cultures used military dominance‚ a strong leader figure and previously established social hierarchies to remain in power. However‚ while the Chinese formed a strong‚ centralized
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The roman and Han Empire were different in their political and governmental control through the use of the monarchy and the republic system. The monarchy of the Han Empire was a method of political control because it really strengthened the power of the government to really crackdown on the citizens to make sure that there were no protests or any riots. This control also showed the kinds of beliefs that they had in Han China. Also another type of political control that they used was the filial piety
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In 1000 BCE to 600 BCE‚ China and India developed similar and different characteristics. China’s political structure was more rigid‚ reflected by their belief systems‚ while India’s loose governing relied on Hinduism to bring unity. Both China and India shared similar social developments in the deepening of a patriarchal system which belief systems worsened the conditions of women’s rights. China and India’s had different political structure because China’s rigid government rule was justified by
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Han China and Imperial Rome were amazing empires in their own way. Both of these civilizations had ways of maintaining the political control over their people. Han China and Imperial Rome’s method in political control has many differences and similarities‚ but I believe there are more similarities than differences. Han China’s political control was large. This empire developed a political philosophy called legalism. Legalism advocated clear rules and harsh punishments as means of enforcing
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The early civilizations of China and India are similar but also quite different to the civilizations of Sumer and Egypt. A common similarity is the use of rivers. Most early civilizations built cities near rivers to gain food‚ water‚ and other necessities‚ this is one common theme between civilizations of China‚ India‚ Sumer‚ and Egypt (Stearns‚ 50). A common difference is the way the emperor/king ruled. In civilizations such as Babylon‚ the ruler created rules to fix family issues and property problems
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HOW GREAT WERE THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN HAN CHINA AND CLASSICAL ATHENS? Every civilization has qualities that make them different from other countries. Whether the religion is different or the laws contain different morals‚ every country has its differences and similarities. Han China and Greece are two highly successful early civilizations. Both countries have different‚ but good‚ opinions and ways of thinking. Han China and Athens had a great deal of differences just on their physical
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classical civilizations of China and India are similar in social inequality due to the treatment of women and every individual being given a role in society. They differ in the flexibility in the social hierarchy and the presence or absence of coerced labor. China is similar to India in their treatment of women. India and China both treated women as subordinate to men. In China‚ the 5 relationships in Confucianism beliefs placed women on the lower end of the relationship. In India‚ women were denied reaching
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