Mr. Behnke AP World History‚ 3rd period 19/September/2013 Classical Athens and Han China: How Great Were the Differences? As the young Rudyard Kipling once wrote‚ “Oh East is East‚ And West is West‚ And never the twain shall meet”. Right you are‚ good sir. In this case‚ our east is the great Han China with Athens being our west. Winter and summer‚ black and white‚ the differences of the hilariously outweigh the similarities. While both
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relation at all in time or culuture. This phenomenon in present in Tacitus’ Germania and Sima Qian’s Account of the Xiongnu. The former a senator and historian of the early Roman Empire‚ and the latter the “father of Chinese historiography” during the Han dynasty. Although there are obvious differences in style‚ these two historians
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2007 DBQ At the height of the Han and Roman Empires‚ the emergence of technological advancements heavily influenced their societies. These advancements had several benefits in improving the social order of the empires‚ however they also had their negative effects; the essential argument being that the more elaborate‚ and intricate the inventions were‚ the higher they were considered in the social classes. The simpler‚ craft-like inventions on the other hand‚ were said to be made by men who are
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Sabrina Eierle CCOT Essay The Silk Roads were created when classical empires were established‚ and the scope of long distance trade expanded‚ connecting much of Eurasia. Throughout the Classical and post-Classical periods‚ the Silk Roads provided a way for not only goods to be introduced to new lands‚ but also ideas‚ religions and technology. The Silk Roads changed drastically due to expanding empires‚ new technology and diseases. Although the effects and empires with which the Silk Road was
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1. Commercial cities that served as meeting points between distant cultures are called: a. way stations. b. warehouses. c. entrepôts. d. shipping centers. e. nodes. 2. Cairo and Alexandria in Egypt: a. did not need to provide protection for merchants as most trade came by land rather than by sea. b. established a commercial law apart from religion so that all people could participate in trade. c. had Muslim and Jewish trading firms that worked as close partners in
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horse‚ Hans‚ stamps his hoof on the blackboard—on which the whole alphabet was written—in front of him‚ picking out the letters H‚ N‚ and A. The audience sighs in relief. Dohna—the name of the officer standing before Clever Hans and his owner Herr Wilhelm von Osten‚ and to whom they have been introduced earlier. Von Osten reaches out his hand to Hans to give the horse a treat. Everyone claps‚ but they look in bewilderment at each other as if to ask—how? Von Osten claims that he taught Hans just
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In 1027 BCE after the rebel tribe‚ Zhou overthrew the Shang dynasty (pg 220) a time of cultural sophistication‚ and philosophical achievement began (pg 221). According to Henry Sayre‚ author of The Humanities Culture‚ Continuity & Change the "Zhou dynasty sought to define the proper way to behave in the World" (pg. 222). The Zhou Dynasty lasted between 1027 - 256 BCE during this period two philosophical ideas would arise‚ Daoism and Confucianism. Initially‚ we review Daoism and Confucianism differences
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magistrates would be elected which gave citizens a sense of power and decision. Meanwhile‚ the Han allowed people to practice philosophies such as Daoism‚ and Confucianism while the empire was purely ran on Legalism and culture which bonded the empire together as a whole. The idea of ideology is to make the people of your empire feel patriotism towards said empire by allowing them to feel welcome. The Han made merchants more welcome by installing the silk roads which was initially used for the military
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Shimin. He was the second emperor of the Tang dynasty and he ruled Tang for 23 years from 626 to 649. He was a statesman‚ militarist‚ and poet. He is considered as one of the greatest emperors in Chinese history. His name in Chinese means world and people. When he was young‚ a fortune teller said he would save the world. This is where his name Shimin comes from and it also indicates his life. In his early life he launched lots of wars to unify Tang Dynasty with his father. After Xuanwu Gate Incident
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Although both the Han and Roman Empire were advanced one was more complex than the other. Both the Han China and the Roman Empire were highly sophisticated and contemporary in the evolution of their technology. Both Empires had very efficient‚ formulated and solid mechanized skills‚ yet the Romans cherished their technology only for its beauty‚ elegance and aesthetics. whereas the Hans valued their technology for its advantages and uses. This explains how these two‚ classical civilizations had very
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