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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Xiongnu or Mongols eventually found a way through the wall into Ancient China. According to Document C‚ the Chinese paid and traded so much of their silk and money to keep them out. For example‚ during the year 1 B.C.E. the Chinese have over 30‚000 bales of silk and 7‚500 catties of silk floss. They wasted so much of one of their most valuable items of trade. As stated in Document E‚ “ Heavy-fighting against the Xiongnu during much of 2nd century BCE.” During
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Mongolia and Manchuria. The identity of the Xiongnu is still debated today. Although some scholars maintain that they were proto-Mongols‚ the fact that Chinese histories trace certain Turkic tribes from the Xiongnu complicates the issue.[10] The Donghu‚ however‚ can be much more easily labeled proto-Mongol since the Chinese histories trace only Mongolic tribes and kingdoms (Xianbei and Wuhuan peoples) from them‚ although some historical texts claim a mixed Xiongnu-Donghu ancestry for some tribes (e.g.
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Not all empires are going to last forever are they? The Roman and Han empires both ended similarly and differently. They both were impacted by disease‚ which killed off their population and both had external invaders. The difference was the internal rebellion in the empires. The first similarity between the fall of the Roman and Han empires is the spread of disease. For example‚ in Rome‚ malaria arose because of the poor hygiene all over the neighborhoods. People dumped the waste out of the windows
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allow itself to deal with the “barbarians?” 7. Why did the Chinese government often give other states gifts that were in fact worth more than the tribute those states paid to China? 8. Who were the Xiongnu‚ the Uighurs‚ the Khitan‚ and the Jurchen in relation to the Chinese ? Xiongnu-- Uighurs-- Khitan and Jurchen— 9. Did the Chinese convert large numbers of the northern nomads to Chinese cultural ways? Why or Why not? Coping with China: Comparing Korea‚ Vietnam‚ and Japan 10.
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Analyze the similarities and differences in techniques of imperial administration in two of the following empires. The Han Dynasty was established in 206 BCE to 220 CE‚ more than 400 years of rule split into two distinct periods: early Han and later Han. During the establishment of the Han dynasty‚ the Maurya Empire was declining to its end‚ when it finally ended during 185 BCE. Several events marked the transition from Republic to imperial rule‚ including Julius Caesar’s appointment as dictator (44 BCE);
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The Han expanded bureaucracy. The Qin stressed central authority. Gaozu’s troops were trapped by Xiongnu from marching north‚ so he adopted a policy of pleasing the Xiongnu by buying them off with gifts of rice‚ silk‚ and wine. INDIA- 170‚180-4‚ 175-180 The Gupta Empire is an example of a theater-state where their state acquires prestige and power. During Ashoka’s conquest of Kalinga
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dynasty. The Qin fought nomadic tribes in the north/northwest. The Xiongnu tribes couldn’t get defeated by the Qin. By the Xiongnu tribes being strong and not getting defeated by the Qin the Qin’s campaign was tiring and unsuccessful. So Qin Shihuang and other high members of the Qin decided they needed to stop the Xiongnu tribes from going on the northern frontier any more. Qin Shihuang decided to build a defensive wall to stop the Xiongnu people going where they needed to go‚ therefor they could take
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already incredibly weakened and unstable western half of Rome was left unprotected‚ allowing the military threat from the Germanic tribes to easily invade and end the western half of the Roman Empire. The greatest challenge that the Han faced were the Xiongnu. These were nomadic peoples that had a highly disciplined army and concerned the Han emperors. The Han attempted to establish a peaceful and
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north. It was cleverly built with simple materials. During the Qin dynasty it especially achieved its purpose by defending the Chinese people from the Mongols. The Great Wall of China was built to protect the Chinese people from invasion. The Xiongnu tribes from the north invaded the Chinese and stole their crops and farm animals. The enemies had horses and found it easy to invade China. A reliable source states that “ The Qin dynasty was a turning point in the history of the Great Wall of China”
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