Han vs. Rome The Han dynasty and the Roman empire were both influential empires in the ancient world, but despite their greatness they both reached a point of nonexistence. Both empires had their own problems alike in some ways yet different in others. The pressures inflicted on Rome and the Han dynasty such as political instability, economic downfall, disease, and natural disasters allowed the decay and eventual collapse of the two classical empires leaving a mark forever on the world as…
Briefly discuss how the governments of Rome and Carthage differed. The relationship between Rome and Carthage are most infamous for their conflicts over the course of ancient history (the Punic Wars). In fact, from my point of view, Carthage was only well-known as Rome's rival, thus, the amount of information discussing Carthage's government is not as extensive as their Italian counterpart. The fact that Rome reduced Carthage to ashes also contributed to the problem. Nevertheless, we still have…
B.C.E.–220 C.E.) • Mauryan/Gupta India (320 B.C.E.–550 C.E.) • Imperial Rome (31 B.C.E.–476 C.E.) Answer: The Roman Empire seems to have upheld monarchy, aristocracy and democracy together in Rome. Rome was divided into two classes, one being the Patricians, which were the small group of aristocratic people and the second being the Plebeians, which were the commoners and everyone else. Rome was an innovator in that they created the first known body of the senate, chosen by the…
China and Rome are very similar, but different at the same time. They both have elements relating to technology, warfare, and government. In the ancient times, many civilizations rose and fell, never being successful for the extent of time needed to be called the most successful. Rome, however, is a civilization that has come very close, to this goal. Likewise, Greece has also been a very thriving group of people. Obviously, Rome and Greece have been rivals forever.As they are examined all the…
Professor Paul Western Civilization II 12 December 2012 The Roman republic and Athenian polis were two great experiments in political philosophy in the ancient world. These two distinctly different methods of running a nation in both Athens and Rome have one similarity – that they were founded on the intent to give common law and justice to the people. That aside both of the nations, which will be discussed in this essay, was culturally, economically and historically quite different and approached…
also several contrasting reasons for the declines in economic trade, effects of the changing populations, and the failure of the political systems. The Roman and Han empires equally strived economically in trade. However, decline in trade affected Rome more than Han China. Many Chinese communities were self sufficient, and most trade was carried out between communities. The Roman’s economy relied heavily on trade, and as trade routes became compromised, pirates and bandits began stealing goods from…
Both Rome and America are similar in size. The Roman Empire and its Mediterranean lake would approximately fit inside the three million square miles of the Lower Forty-eight states, however without a lot too spare. Both Rome and America formed global structures—administrative, economic, military, cultural—that the rest of the world and their individual citizens came to take for granted, as gravity and photosynthesis are taken for granted. Both are societies made up of numerous peoples—open to new…
Alexander the Great conquered various amounts of lands, additionally defeating of the Persian Empire. He pushed the “Hellenistic Age” that made a cultural impact with advancements in cities throughout the Middle East, Egypt and Greece. Therefore, learning developments went into progression such as creation of libraries, universities and science. Lastly, Alexander the Great ended the long conflict between Greek and Persian cultures and dawned an age of multicultural mixing that would soon turn into…
Christopher Hyun Western Civilization 1 Professor Kincheloe 5/30/2013 “Human behavior flows from three main sources: desire, emotion, and knowledge” (Plato). Such a great philosopher like Plato, he strives to educate the people of Athens on behalf of Socrates. With the passion of various ideas on philosophy and political science, Plato pushes through his learning to teach our people. The former philosopher Socrates, Plato had gained the knowledge of the various meanings and the strive after…
Han China Vs. Imperial Rome The Han Dynasty and Imperial Rome were both large and powerful empires that existed during the Classical Period. The Han Dynasty and Imperial Rome had some major similarities as well as differences. The Han Dynasty had a similar government system as Imperial Rome, the empires’ governments made the same mistakes that led to similar declines; however the government’s involvement and view on trade was different between these two empires. Both the Han Dynasty and Imperial…