Han China differed from Gupta India politically‚ developing a strong bureaucratic system while India allowed local rulers to stay in control‚ but the Guptas focused more on trade and made more intellectual achievements than China‚ especially in mathematics. They established empires that were successful‚ but also distinct in their own ways. Although these two civilizations were notably different politically‚ economically‚ and intellectually‚ both were successful in bringing prosperity to their empires
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To the question how great were the differences of classical Athens and Han china? My interpretation is that there was a huge difference in these two empires. Like there form of government‚ art‚ geography‚ and population. In classical Greece (9th–6th centuries BCE) the form of government is a democracy which is ‘administration is in the hands of‚ not of a few‚ but of the whole people’ (Pericles). Where as in Han china (206 BCE – 220 CE) the form of government is a bureaucracy which is a body of non-elective
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Classical Rome & China Tuesday‚ September 16‚ 2014 12:10 PM A Rome (509 BCE-476 CE) In a very good geographic place‚ in middle of peninsula‚ 10 miles inland connected by a river. 1 Roman Republic: The government they come up with after overthrowing their old king. People chose the leaders through election. They were practical‚ pragmatic people. They were not afraid of change‚ and saw good ideas and they weren’t afraid to jump on it. They learned from others and adopted all kinds of
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I. Introductory Paragraph Although Han China and Rome shared the same attitudes regarding the importance of public works‚ with China devising the flood prevention system‚ and Rome creating the indispensable aqueducts‚ they had completely opposing views concerning tools used for crafts‚ with the Roman upper-class viewing such tools as demeaning and the Han China upper-class approving and encouraging such tools‚ especially after the invention of the mortar and pestle. II. Importance for Public
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HAN CHINA & ROMAN EMPIRE • Both lasted approximately 400 years • Both had populations of about 50 million • Both emphasized territorial expansion • Agriculture was the base • Land = wealth • Gov’t revenue based on a % of the annual harvest • Both dominated by patriarchy & reverence for fathers • Both focused on veneration of ancestors (but more so the Han) • Han – family was the model of organization for the state • Early on‚ both empires focused on rituals and themes that would
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Quarter Two DBQ: The Fall of Empires The Han Dynasty and Roman Empire both expanded their boundaries to the point where many thought they would be impossible to defeat. Regardless of that power‚ both empires had very devastating falls. Though they were both very different societies‚ China having a centralized bureaucracy‚ and Rome having a rule based on laws and private authorities‚ like many empires‚ many aspects of their defeat are similar. Some of the ideas contributing to this fall was the
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Compare and Contrast Classical World Essay Rome and China were two of the most powerful civilizations in classical Europe and Asia and they lasted for hundreds of years. They controlled trade in the silk road‚ provided many contributions to modern life‚ and the classical world. Rome and China are very identical in the process of their collapse and emergence of new religions‚ yet they differ in the type of government they used. Rome and China are alike in ways that they both fell due to external
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great civilizations‚ Han China (206 BCE - 220 CE) and Mauryan/Gupta India (315 BCE - 550 CE) were the economic giants of their time. The economic production of both dynasties originally began with extensive agriculture and eventually developed extensive trade systems. However‚ Mauryan/ Gupta India emphasized trade and its economic importance while China‚ due to religious conflictions‚ allowed trade to occur‚ but never permitted it to become a main focus of their economy. Han China and Mauryan/ Gupta
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civilizations today‚ considering how all modern empires are modeled and compared to the first ones: Rome and Han. Both of these empires were the culmination of the ideas brought forth in the previous era‚ and had many similarities in their approach to key concepts. However‚ they also had several key differences in how they managed certain situations. During the classical time period‚ the Roman Empire and the Han Dynasty adapted to a changing era by both becoming world powers through expansion and structure
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systems to maintain power over their empire. This is true for both Han China and Mauryan India. Both of these classical empires were very successful in the ancient world because they were able to expand and create strong political policies to keep their empires strong and stable. While both Han China and Mauryan/Gupta India built distinct political structure to ensure that their officials were implementing their policies‚ Han China and Mauryan India used belief systems as techniques to ensure that
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