Roman Technology Dbq Analysis

Technology is one of the most important aspects of today 's society, and although it was much less advance in the classical societies, it still did play a large role in those societies. With the introduction of technology into the classical societies, people took different stances on the advancements being made in their societies; there was the group of people that supported technology (Documents One, Two, Six, and Eight), the group of people that were unsupportive of the current technology (Documents Five and Seven), and the group of people who thought that not only was technology was beneficial, but also thought that it had been improving over time (Documents Three and Four). The group of people that supported Han or Roman technology either …show more content…
Plutarch illustrated that Gaius Gracchus was very supportive of implementing roads within the Roman empire, and not just that, but making sure that they looked good and that they were practical and well-built (Document Six). This shows that not only was Plutarch supportive of the roads that Gracchus built, but that Gracchus was supportive of technology within his empire as well. Plutarch, the writer of Document Six, is biased towards making the Roman Empire look as prestigious and healthy as possible. Plutarch holds this bias because he is a high-official of Rome, and thus would want to make himself to appear as powerful as possible. Plutarch would make himself more powerful if he makes the Roman Empire seem more powerful, and therefore he wants to make the Roman Empire seem as powerful as possible. Not only did the Romans build roads, they also built the famed aqueduct system. The aqueduct system within Rome is a very good example of technology within a classical society. These aqueduct systems were very complex, and Frontinus, a Roman general, was very supportive of these aqueduct systems in that he basked in their complexity and usefulness, as well as …show more content…
Huan Tan, an upper-class Han philosopher, not only supports technology by speaking highly of the mortar and pestle, but also sees an improvement in the mortar and pestle over time, seeing the change of the mortar and pestle from being used with the whole body, to being used with the power of animals, to being used with water power (Document Three). The writer of Document Three, Huan Tan, is biased towards making the Han Dynasty and the Chinese people in general seem as intuitive and smart as possible. Tan holds this bias because, as a member of the Han dynasty, he wants to make himself also seem very smart and intuitive, and therefore he holds this bias of making the Han dynasty and Chinese people seem as intelligent as possible. Similarly to Fuxi, Tu Shih is said to have invented a water powered blowing-engine. The writer of Document Four saw the improvement of technology as Tu Shih became the governor of Nanyang and invented this water powered device, and thus he also supported technology within the Han dynasty by speaking highly of the technology and its