Compare And Contrast Han China And Rome

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The Han Dynasty, which were Chinese, a principle power that was start in East Asia in 221 BCE. The Romans, which are Latin, had control over western Mediterranean. Both based on Agricultural. State level governments, many little states, had rivers (water) and mountains. Their land and soil was decent for crop growing could provide their own food for their community. The small states would commonly disagree with each other. Both had their own agricultural as for China (Han) the Great Wall and for Romans was the Aqueduct. The Han Dynasty created a political system and social structure in China that lasted for about 2,000 years. The rapidly advanced Chinese technology, and created the cultural and political foundations for most of East

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