The Han Dynasty and Roman Empire were two of the most powerful civilizations of their era. From a few centuries B.C.E. to a couple centuries after C.E., these empires significantly enhanced their cultures with advancements in technology, but differed in their views of technologies importance and how it was valued. The Han Empire was much more worried about how technology could be advanced to ease the workload of the common man while increasing efficiency, where as the Roman Empire viewed technology as something they were happy to benefit from, but not to be exalted. Even though both civilizations had great technological achievements, they differed greatly in their attitudes toward these achievements and their effects on the laborer, the environment, and manufacturing.…
Han government officials felt that technology was indeed an important part of a civilization and required government intervention. The Han government official in Document 1 said, “I request that you…staff [water conservation offices] with people who are experienced in the ways of water. There should be one high official and one deputy with just enough workers to meet the need”. This shows that he felt it was important for the government to have some control, and to have people who knew what they were doing in charge. Huan Guan, another government official, in document 2 stated that, “Now that the state has monopolized the salt and iron trades, most of the tools provided to the workers are hard and brittle and the responsible government officials are often not available to take complaints”. This shows that he felt that government officials needed to be in charge so that this like the above would not occur. Both felt the need for the government to be in control. They both feel threatened by possible revolt in the people, and they don’t want to lose the status they have gained. One additional document that might have been helpful in this case would be an account of a worker and his opinions…
The Roman and Han Empires were the most powerful empires among the Classical Empires. Between the fifth century B.C.E. and the fifth century C.E., the Roman empire of the Mediterranean and the Han Empire of China were both influential powers of the Classical Asian and Mediterranean worlds. The Han Dynasty and Roman Empire were similar in their falls because they both fell to nomadic invaders, and because they both fell because of a decline in economic trade. The Han and the Roman Empires were different in their falls because the Han suffered from serious revolts whereas the Romans did not; also the effects of their falls were different because China was able to make a fairly quick comeback whereas Rome was never able to do so.…
The Han and the Romans both had very passive views when it came to technology, both sharing the "good is good enough" mindset. This appears through people of high class wanting higher quality materials and laborers, the Han enjoying a superb invention but not outwardly seeking to improve it, as well as the Romans appreciated fantastic inventions without searching for ways to improve…
The Han dynasty and Roman Empire demonstrated many different attitudes and reaction as new technological advancements emerged and diffused thought the empire. The romans sought out that tradition was necessary to incorporate and implement into their works, which involved much more workload. On the other hand the Han accepted of most new advancements, as it benefited and contributed toward their social and economic status, that develop rapidly…
Han China and Rome were two of the most powerful and popular empires of their time, but they fell like any other empire before them. Han China and Rome’s Empires had the same causes for their declines, but their effects are different.…
The Han and the Romans were ahead of the game when it came to technology. However, they both had very different attitudes towards the subject. The Han were determined to get ahead and they were supportive of others who made advances within the empire, whereas the Romans, although determined to get ahead, were arrogant and judgmental of each other’s work.…
Both the Han Dynasty and the Roman Empire covered a lot of territory in Eurasia. From the year 1000B.C.E. (when the first settlement on the site of Rome occurred) to 600C.E. (just after the fall of both empires) the technological advances made were astonishing. Maps, pictures, and written documents are able to portray the details of what life was like in both of these large empires. All three of these will be used to explain how more technological inventions allowed these two empires to expand their control over the land. Although the Han Dynasty and Roman Empire were both large and powerful, it was mainly due to their technological advances.…
Once Tu Shih was appointed governor of Nanyang, he saved labor by inventing a water powered blowing-engine that reduced the amount of work people had to do. (Doc 4) During the 2nd century B.C.E, A Roman political leader, Gaius Gracchus, displayed exuberant attention to making road construction as efficient as possible. (Doc 6) They display similar passion towards technology, how efficient and benefiting it should be. The above examples points to the fact that technology was a serious matter that a lot of people cared about in both the Han and Roman Empires.…
The successor kingdoms are homogenous forms of power in terms of culture, administration, military power, etc. and were all variations of the former Empire.…
In 27 B.C., Octavian proclaimed the restoration of the Republic to appease the senatorial aristocracy. The Senate awarded him the title of Augustus (revered one). He preferred the title princeps meaning chief citizen and established the principate – a constitutional monarch with the senate as co-ruler. This compromise made the senate very happy. In reality, he held the real power.…
The Han Empire had a very positive outlook on the advancement of technology such as irrigation systems while the Roman Empire seemed to have a lot of opposition regarding the advancement of technology. The Roman elites viewed technology as tools for the weak. Both Empires acknowledged the change in technology in some way or another.…
According to the Romans nomads were considered to be barbarians, however over time Romans began to develop nomadic customs which were no longer considered barbaric but civilized. To the Romans a ‘barbarian’ was anyone who was an outsider of their land, and in that case nomads were considered to be barbaric. Nomads are known as a small group of people that don’t have a permanent settlement, and travel and migrate from place to place. Nomadic people also had a different type of lifestyle from the Romans, for example the nomads hunted and gathered their food, and which was considered cave man like. Before the fall of Rome the Romans were considered to be civilized people with a respectable religion and culture, and after the nomads took over it turned out to be the same thing.…
In 476 C.E. Rome’s leader was overthrown, causing the Roman Empire to fall. There are many speculations on what caused the most powerful and greatest Empire of its time to fall. Some suggest that the fall of Rome and the state of America now, are very similar in social, political, and economic aspects. The fall of Rome is similar to America because of political instability and inflation.…
Demographically, the Roman Empire was an ordinary premodern state. It had high infant mortality, a low marriage age, and high fertility within marriage. Perhaps half of Roman subjects died by the age of 5. Of those still alive at age 10, half would die by the age of 50. Roman women could expect to bear on average 6 to 9 children.…