Similarities Between Han China And Rome

The roman and Han Empire were different in their political and governmental control through the use of the monarchy and the republic system. The monarchy of the Han Empire was a method of political control because it really strengthened the power of the government to really crackdown on the citizens to make sure that there were no protests or any riots. This control also showed the kinds of beliefs that they had in Han China. Also another type of political control that they used was the filial piety. Filial piety is the respect for your father and elders. This kept the people in check because they had to respect all their elders and the people that were above them. In the Roman Empire the republic method was more based on keeping the society happy then using political authority power. They would hold bread circuses and different events such as the gladiatorial games to keep them happy and prevent riots. The effectiveness of the system in Rome is demonstrated by the explosion of art, giving credit to people that …show more content…
The Han Chinese were more diplomatic and wanted to avoid conflict as much as possible. There mindset was to win battles without fighting. Instead of using military and legions to defend their borders. They used walls and diplomacy to get other enemies away from attacking their borders. The romans though were a very attack mentality kind of military. They were very organized and had a lot of legions. They would use the citizens to sign up for the military. This was also a way to keep political control by making them sign up for the military. They used the legions and the military to defend their borders. A similarity though is that they both used roads and waterways for military access and trade routes. They could move the military easier from place to place. They could collect taxes and control trade. And also they could govern more effectively with use of messengers due to the