To the question how great were the differences of classical Athens and Han china? My interpretation is that there was a huge difference in these two empires. Like there form of government‚ art‚ geography‚ and population. In classical Greece (9th–6th centuries BCE) the form of government is a democracy which is ‘administration is in the hands of‚ not of a few‚ but of the whole people’ (Pericles). Where as in Han china (206 BCE – 220 CE) the form of government is a bureaucracy which is a body of non-elective
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Compare and Contrast Essay: Persian Empire and Imperial Rome Although Persia and Rome have many differences they can also have many similarities in the things that they do in their everyday life. The technology was quite different while the attitude to the population in the empire and the method of governance was quite similar. The technology in the two countries varied quite a bit. For example: On one hand the Persians had built the quanats to move the water closer and to channel the water long
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Quarter Two DBQ: The Fall of Empires The Han Dynasty and Roman Empire both expanded their boundaries to the point where many thought they would be impossible to defeat. Regardless of that power‚ both empires had very devastating falls. Though they were both very different societies‚ China having a centralized bureaucracy‚ and Rome having a rule based on laws and private authorities‚ like many empires‚ many aspects of their defeat are similar. Some of the ideas contributing to this fall was the
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great civilizations‚ Han China (206 BCE - 220 CE) and Mauryan/Gupta India (315 BCE - 550 CE) were the economic giants of their time. The economic production of both dynasties originally began with extensive agriculture and eventually developed extensive trade systems. However‚ Mauryan/ Gupta India emphasized trade and its economic importance while China‚ due to religious conflictions‚ allowed trade to occur‚ but never permitted it to become a main focus of their economy. Han China and Mauryan/ Gupta
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whom the Rome encountered which was outside of the Italy. There were some of the similarities in the government of the Rome and the Carthage. For example‚ there were two chief magistrates (suffetes)‚ similar to the Roman consuls. Moreover‚ the Carthage had the council of elders which is known as the "hundred" like as the Senate of the Romans. Additionally‚ the Carthage also had the assembly which is similar to the Comitia of Rome. Even though we can figure out the outward similarities between the Rome
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Women of Ancient Rome and China Women in ancient Rome and China were very different but quite similar as for as their treatment and roles were concerned. In both cultures they were under the protection of their fathers until they married. When they married they were to stay home and be wives‚ they were not formally educated and learned to manage their households. They were not allowed to disgrace their families in any way and were inferior to men from the moment of birth. Chinese women whether
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When the Han Dynasty of China extended its influence to central Asia in the first century B.C‚ trade and cultural ties between China and Central Asia increased. The dynasty intensified the relationship between China and the Central Asian religion. As a result‚ the Chinese people learnt the Buddhism religion‚ and in the middle of the Century‚ a community of Buddhists had already formed in China. The Buddhist populace demanded some texts‚ which may aid the translation of Indian language into Chinese
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The politics of the People’s Republic of China take place in a framework of a single-party socialist republic. The leadership of the Communist Party is stated in the Constitution of the People’s Republic of China. State power within the People’s Republic of China (PRC) is exercised through the Communist Party of China‚ the Central People’s Government and their provincial and local counterparts. Under the dual leadership system‚ each local Bureau or office is under the coequal authority of the local
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An empire is a major political unit having a territory of great extent or a number of territories or peoples under a single sovereign authority. Two very famous classical empires were the Roman in the Mediterranean from 27BCE to 476CE and the Han in East Asia from 206BCE to 220CE. Both of these empires utilize the policies and practices of previous political governments to help ensure their success. Overall‚ the empires showed more political‚ economic‚ and social factors for their rise and fall than
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I. Introductory Paragraph Although Han China and Rome shared the same attitudes regarding the importance of public works‚ with China devising the flood prevention system‚ and Rome creating the indispensable aqueducts‚ they had completely opposing views concerning tools used for crafts‚ with the Roman upper-class viewing such tools as demeaning and the Han China upper-class approving and encouraging such tools‚ especially after the invention of the mortar and pestle. II. Importance for Public
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