Rome And China Comparison Essay

Ancient Rome and China, specifically that of the Han dynasty, share some interesting comparisons, although they were miles apart. Rome can be characterized as a militaristic, artistic, and grand in not only its stature but its accomplishments. We take influence from this culture today in many areas such as government, art, and philosophy. Ancient China can be described, similarly, as militaristic, inventive, and spiritual; not to mention, with many of its success still alive today in the forms of inventions such as paper, porcelain, and silk and in its philosophical beliefs. Two-thousand years ago, up to one-half of the population of man was contained within either the Roman empire, in western Eurasia, and the Han empire in eastern Eurasia (Scheidel, 2008). This is quite impressive because at no …show more content…
This Socratic-method sought to expose the ignorance of the students, then in turn, arouse a sense of longing for knowledge. His students came to realize that the pursuit of knowledge of the most important thing they could take away from his teachings. Similarly, Confucius did not simply impose his views on his students but instead guided them to discover knowledge for themselves. When describing his methods, Confucius said, “I never enlighten anyone who has not been driven to distraction by trying to understand a difficulty or who has not got into a frenzy for trying to put his ideas into words. When I have pointed out one corner of a square to anyone and he does not come back with the other three, I will not point it out to him a second time” ("Classical Traditions of Education: Socrates and Confucius", n.d). Both their methods, and by setting an example, Socrates and Confucius helped foster the desire in their students to pursue learning for the sake of their moral and intellectual