1. Compare the main features of the social structure of the Classical Civilizations in the Mediterranean‚ China‚ & India: The social structures in all three of these classical civilizations differ in various ways. In classical India‚ the social hierarchy was founded upon the very strict caste system. The caste system assigned occupations and regulated marriages. The hierarchy of this civilization was also based off of having husbands being the dominant ones in the family. One Indian code even
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Monday‚ March 28‚ 2011 Annika Prager Period: 1 Word Count: 806 Compare and Contrast Essay: Ancient Egypt and Greece There are many mysteries to life‚ ancient civilizations created religion to explain these mysteries. Many ancient civilizations believed in religions that worshiped more than one god or goddess‚ this is called polytheism. Both the Ancient Egyptians and the Ancient Greeks practiced polytheism. For both ancient civilizations religion was an important part of daily life. Ancient
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DBQ Han and Roman Attitudes toward Technology From the around second century B.C.E. to the third century C.E. the Han and Roman attitudes toward technology were different in how they took pride in some of their inventions with the Han accepting the role of the craftsmen and their technology they created showed in documents 1-4. However‚ the Romans did not do as much of this and did not care as much about the technology and how it could be utilized. This was shown in documents 5-8. Both Han China
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countless similarities and differences in techniques of imperial administration between Han China and imperial Rome‚ some differences are seen through their methods to justify central authority‚ family structure‚ and promotion of trade and food production. Despite the fact that both Han China and imperial Rome advanced centralized governments‚ they had contrasting tactics to justify central authority. Han China followed in their view of the‚ “Mandate of Heaven.” The Mandate of Heaven was used
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the Han and Rome ; however‚ their views wavered greatly‚ and yet‚ were related at the same time. Both civilizations worked hard on advances in water technology. Rome ‚ as apposed to the Han Dynasty‚ is more self centered in their inventions‚ and ultimately‚ focused more on beauty‚ while the Han went for the cheaper alternative. Water is the most important source in a humans life. One could last longer hungry than they could if they were parched. Noticing that water was important‚ both the Han and
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Athens and Han China were two great civilizations that were successful. Both Athens and Han China had different philosophers that influenced their civilization. Though Athens and Han China were almost five-hundred years and a continent apart‚ they both made similar successful communities with their citizens‚ government‚ geography‚ and lifestyle. Even though Athens and Han Chinas’ population is very different they both managed the population really well. “Athens’ population was a mere 315‚000 and
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After viewing the documents‚ it is clear that Classical Athens and Han China are very different politically. Athens focused on the rights of the individual whereas Han China preferred dominance that used an imperialist approach. However‚ the reason for this difference in political beliefs can be based on the difference of population. It is easier to be a democracy with a smaller population than a larger one. That said it is also easier to rule many people with a select elite. Another difference
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Unit 2 Exam Between Han China in 206 BCE- 220 CE and Imperial Rome in 31 BCE-476 CE they had many similarities and differences about political control. The key similarities being how they both had one ruler‚ and passing on titles; the key differences being how Rome was slightly more democratic than China and how the Roman Church had more power. There were many similar political methods between Han China and Rome both had only ruler. Both empires were ruled under a tyranny. By being ruled over
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Han China was one of the longest dynasties in Chinese history‚ however‚ the Imperial Roman empire lasted even longer. Han China and Imperial Rome share many similarities as well as many differences. Although Han China and Imperial Rome had many similarities (patriarchy‚ expansion)‚ the differences (recruitment‚ system of who is in authority) in methods of political control outweigh the similarities because of they had little interaction with each other. The first similarity between Han China and
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settled near rivers. Ancient China civilizations established on the Huang-He River Valley‚ while early Mesopotamian civilizations settled near the Tigris and Euphrates River Valley. While both Huang-He River Valley and Mesopotamia have similar politics they also differed in the interactions with the environment and economics. China and Mesopotamia had several ways of interacting with the environment. China`s type of farming differed from Mesopotamian`s farming style. China used terrace farming while
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