e west and the east‚ empires dominated the world from the 2nd century BC to the 2nd century AD. The main one in each area being the Roman Empire in the west‚ and the Chinese empire‚ or specifically the Han dynasty‚ in the east. While these two empires are thousands of miles apart and nearly one hundred years‚ there are many similarities between the two. The most significant difference between the two empires is the basis of government ideals. The Han dynasty was the most influential dynasty in Chinese
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5 The Roman Empire and Han Dynasty both have many similarities and differences. The Roman Empire lasted from 27 BC - 476 CE. The Han Dynasty lasted from 206 - 220 BCE. The Roman Empire included parts of northern Europe‚ North Africa‚ and the Middle East. Throughout ancient history‚ this was known as the largest empire ever. On the other hand‚ the Han Dynasty included only the southeastern and northeastern parts of present-day China. Even though both Rome and Han were settled in different areas
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Rowland 1 Lauryn Rowland Ms. Napp World History AP 24 October 2012 From 206 B.C.E. - 220 C.E.‚ the Han dynasty‚ in China‚ accumulated many political control methods‚ as did Imperial Rome reigning from 31 B.C.E. – 476 C.E. However‚ there were more differences than similarities between the two empires/dynasties. Two main differences were China and Rome’s territorial expansion and their political philosophies (mandate of heaven and monarchy). A similarity between these two empires would be their
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Two of the greatest empires in all of history‚ the Ancient Roman and the Han China empires are similar in terms of both creating great inventions still used today; however‚ they are different in terms of how their militaries were organized and their religious beliefs. Ancient Romans were the first to invent and use concrete for buildings and other architectural use. It put them ahead of other empires due to the fact that they could now use concrete to create and make buildings stronger and able
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When Han China and Imperial Rome are compared‚ one can find both similarities and differences in terms of techniques of imperial administration. A similarity would be that both are bureaucracies. However‚ both are also different. One major difference is that Han China had the civil service exams. They also differed because Han China had a much greater emphasis on religion than the Romans. These differences led to very different futures for the two empires‚ both of which were among the strongest in
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There was a myriad of factors that led to the collapse of classical China and Rome including: different types of political decay‚ large impersonal forces‚ and cultural factors. To begin with‚ decentralization occurred and upper classes’ values in both societies changed. In Han China‚ landlords ruled their neighborhoods according to their wishes. In Rome‚ farmers gathered under the protection of landlords. The decentralization occurred
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However‚ both faced problems of how to justify their endeavors to the newly vanquished people‚ as well as their citizens. How did they go about doing this? For Chinese Liu Bang had reimposed imperial unity from the past Empire. In China‚ the states were named after dynasties‚ not in territories. Han wants to create a more centralized monarchies. New ideas were forming because people wished to make the states better for the people. Confucianism advocated government based on ethical principle‚ not
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before he accepted the name offered by the Senate‚ is responsible for the use of portraiture to serve his needs beginning what is today known a Imperial Portraiture‚ “a distinct segment of ancient art due to the abruptness and purposeful of its origin”. (Breckenridge‚ 1981‚ pp.477-478). The use of the portraits continued to be important through the entire Imperial years‚ but there are some periods of time between the reigns of Augustus and Constantine where it became a key part of the
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Han China and Rome The Han Dynasty and the Roman Empire both had a great influence not only on its people but the world as a whole. The two had similar and different methods of political control. Both ruled their people under a bureaucracy‚ they had civil servants to maintain their large empires‚ and their foundations were made of great and strong rulers. Aside from the similarities they also had several differences. Take China for example‚ they focused more on Confucianism and they had a Mandate
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DBQ Essay The Han Empire had a very positive outlook on the advancement of technology such as irrigation systems while the Roman Empire seemed to have a lot of opposition regarding the advancement of technology. The Roman elites viewed technology as tools for the weak. Both Empires acknowledged the change in technology in some way or another. The Han Empire was very interested in advancing technology and systems as much as possible. They were always looking for improvement‚ such as the letter
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