Kimberly Giron AP World history September 27‚ 2012 World History DBQ Han society had positive attitude towards technology as some saw it as beneficial to society and others considered it a gift. Roman society had more of a supportive yet demeaning attitude towards technology. There is no doubt that things that benefit people and gift are considered positive. A Han government official (Document 1) wrote to local officials in order to advise them on how to use their technology to prevent floods
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The Hans and the Romans both had very fascinating views on their technology. While The Han’s attitude toward technology was viewed as a positive contribution to their society the Romans had positive views other Romans had negative attitudes. Every document has its own opinions on the way they appreciate technology some support which is making then look good‚ while some think it’s for low class people and not for government. In order to fully analyze Han and Roman attitudes toward technology it would
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Becca Barrett Period D AP World History DBQ Essay (Revised Version) September 3rd‚ 2009 From the 2nd century BCE through the 1st century CE‚ both the Han and Roman empires were dealing with the advancements in technology that come from being a sedentary civilization. There were many different attitudes between the two empires‚ but there were also differences in opinion within the empires themselves. In the Han Empire‚ some believed that technology was an essential part of an empire and requires
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16‚ 2010 AP World DBQ From the onset of the Christian and Islamic religions‚ until about 1500‚ the two religions began with two different opinions of merchants‚ but grew together as time went on. As the two religions reached the 1500’s‚ their view of merchants became almost identical. In the beginning of each religion‚ Christianity and Islam had very different views on merchants and traders. In the New Testament of the Bible‚ hatred is shown towards wealth
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during the Han Dynasty in 2nd century B.C.E. and the Romans in the 1st century B.C.E. had various views on the agricultural technology which came about during the time period of these empires. While both the Han and Roman empires used technology to show self glorification‚ the Han’s attitudes were more beneficial‚ opposing to the Roman’s outlook in technology which was less valued. The Han and Roman Empires technology were both self glorifying. In Document 6‚ Plutarch who is a Roman high official
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DBQ Technology in the Han and Roman empires had come a long way since earlier times. However‚ some of the people of these great states seemed to take this for granted. At least that was the attitude I got from three of the documents provided. But‚ mostly the attitude was positive. From the perspective of these government officials and philosophers‚ I perceived an attitude that ranged from very positive to openly negative. Two of the negative documents came from upper-class leaders. Document
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“Han and Roman Views on Technology” The Hans and Romans understood the importance of technology‚ but unlike the Hans‚ the Romans viewed anyone who worked with tools or with their hands to be a person of lowly status. The Romans only showed appreciation for technologies that could hold some benefit for the upper-class. The upper-class Romans thought that craftsmen‚ people who made a living out of making tools‚ was hardly an occupation that deserved any respect. The Hans appreciated the use of tools
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When talking about college essay topics‚ it is necessary to mention that students can be either given specific topics or can choose topics by themselves. The second option is very popular as student’s choice can often characterize a student himself. If you happen to choose an interesting topic‚ your professor will get interested in your personality. Try to be creative and impress your professor. The right choice of essay topic will help you. As a rule you are free to choose any topics in a particular
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Using the Documents‚ compare and contrast the differences of Christian and Islamic attitudes towards merchants until about 1500. From a review of the 7 documents presented‚ it is clear that Christianity and Islam condemned inequitable trade‚ which led to many Christians and Muslims to look down upon merchants; however‚ honest business‚ especially as a merchant‚ is honored highly. In fact‚ the Qur’an compares fair merchants to martyrs which were some of the holiest people of all [D2]. However
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century B.C.E to 200 C.E‚ technology has proved an important role in the modernization and advancement of empires such as the Han and Roman. The Han’s attitude towards technology was that of respect and appreciation‚ which eventually lead to the advancement of their great empire. The Romans‚ however‚ although dependent on technology for resources like water and everyday usages like roads‚ had a negative and degrading attitude towards technology. The different attitudes can be explained by the different
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