Similarities Between Han China And Imperial Rome

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There are many similarities and differences in the methods used to control politics between the Han China Empire and the Imperial Rome Empire during the Classical period. Han China started 206 B.C.E. and ended in 220 C.E. and Imperial Rome lasted from 31 B.C.E. to 476 C.E., and both had advanced social and political systems. Even though both empires had gone through many difficulties and severe changes, Imperial Rome Empire still kept many political and social aspects from the Roman Republic, and Han China from the Qin Dynasty. The Han China empire and Imperial Rome empire had governments that were heavily engaged in economic activity, so they can be able to build a strong social and political order, and to have control over their populations

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