Rome and Han China had both similar and different characteristics about their empires‚ while existing at the same time. While thousands of miles separated Rome and Han China‚ neither influenced the other. They both lasted approximately 400 years‚ with populations of about 50 million. The Roman Empire encompassed all the land that surrounded the Mediterranean Sea‚ as well as large portions of Continental Europe and the Middle East. The Han Empire however‚ stretched from the Pacific ocean to the oases
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and powers. While similarities may be present‚ these empires have some key social differences. In Han China‚ there was little possibility to move between social classes‚ unlike in the Roman empire where there were more opportunities to do so. In Han China‚ one was stuck in the class they born in and simply had to endure the fact. Also‚ in Rome‚ the people had more power than the citizens of Han China. Since Rome started out as a republic‚ the citizens had a say in what the government did. While it may
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The Han Dynasty and the Roman Empire were very common in the aspect of their downfall and collapse. Han China had a well-organized bureaucracy based upon Confucian ideas and education. In addition‚ they also had emphasis on family ancestors (patriarchal)‚ reliance on landed gentry‚ and accomplishments in engineering; which includes roads‚ canals‚ and the Great Wall. The Roman Empire contained a well-organized bureaucracy as well which was founded on Roman law and classical learning. They also implied
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During the Han Empire of China and the Roman Empire of the Mediterranean World were both had advanced technology for their time. Han China’s attitude toward manufacturing and labor was more positive than the Romans who had a more class divided society‚ therefore causing attitudes toward labor and technology to be looked down upon. The Hans respect technology and the people who use it. In China‚ 2nd century B.C.E. a government official stated that he wanted to organize their labor force with the
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Compare and contrast the education system in China with UK We all know China has a long history about their education system while the UK has their own completed education system which is advanced around the world.Here I will compare and contrast the education system in these two countries. By law in the UK‚ all children between 5-16 years of age must receive a full-time education. It can last 11 years. In contrast‚ 9 years of education is technically compulsory for all Chinese students
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Ethan Sua 10/16/10 Mr. McGrath AP World History A Compare and Contrast Essay of Egypt and Mesopotamia Egypt and Mesopotamia developed different and similar political and religious civilizations. Mesopotamian civilizations such as the Sumerians‚ the Akkadian kingdom‚ the Assyrian empire and the Babylonian city-state‚ were all too dependent on the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers. Egypt’s natural isolation and material self-sufficiency fostered a unique culture that
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Compare and Contrast Essay: Imperial Rome and Han China Imperial Rome and Han China had many differences involving religion‚ technology‚ and women in society‚ but the similarities in these three subjects outnumber the amount of differences. Women in Rome and China had many of the same responsibilities. Technology in China was more advanced‚ but Rome was on top of advancing the field of architecture. Religion allowed these two empires to be alike but also different over the course of their reign
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From 600 BCE to 600 CE‚ known as the classical period‚ Greece and Han China began to develop. These empires were extremely important and successful. However‚ despite their success‚ Classical Greece and Han China had major similarities and differences in their political‚ technological and economic/environmental views. These societies were similar in the fact that they emphasized certain buildings being built‚ such as urban centers‚ or universities. Both built systems to make certain aspects of life
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varied immensely their actions had helped them in the long run but soon failed miserably. Both empires had problems with social in takes. The Han Dynasty had problems with taxations‚ peasants grew angry over the raise of taxes and revolved against china so they used the military to stop them but soon needed more soldiers so‚ the Han government forced many farmers and others to fight as well‚ generating a large group of angry citizens. The Romans struggled with religion more than taxes as Christianity
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Compare and Contrast Essay. The Roman Empire and Han China developed cultural syncretism by using different methods of spiritual beliefs and the gods they worshiped‚ but developed in similar ways on how they both used methods of family hierchy and also how they structure their government to create more control which was used to build up both societies with similar rule‚ all of these contributed to making cultural syncretism. Paragraph one- There were many differences
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