The civilization of Rome began in 756 B.C.E., starting out as a kingdom. Throughout the years, they switched from a republic to an empire until their eventual demise in 476 C.E. Rome, a heavily influenced by slaves society, never felt the need to improve their technology- instead- they relied and focused on the education of arts, politics, and law. Due to their dependence on slaves, their technology skills were not up to par with surrounding civilizations and only upgraded to the bare minimum, only truly focusing on what they considered worth it, for example; roads for easy transport of trade and aqueducts for water. The Han Dynasty started in 202 B.C.E. after the collapse of the Qin dynasty and The Han claimed the mandate of heaven, they lasted
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In document two, Huan Tuan an upper-class Han philosopher, explains the improvements the pestle and mortar underwent, changing to abide with much needed efficiency, improving the tool by a “hundredfold” (document 2). Rather than relying on slaves to do their labor for them, Huan Tuan’s explanation shows that tools were an everyday necessity, often improving them to better their efficiency for the good of the many- proving that technology was extremely important to their lifestyle. Document six, written by Frontinus, a Roman general, governor of Britain, and water commissioner for the city of Rome, entails that Roman aqueducts were extremely helpful and useful as they reached far throughout Rome and cleaned water thoroughly for the use of the public (document 6). Although Romans held a generally negative connotation towards technology, they did improve what they thought to be of use to them- never in means of the slaves. That is why aqueducts and other innovations such as Roman roads were so heavily praised and improved, they were a public works and used by both lower and upper classes. The Han had a very consistent benevolent view on tools and crafts and although the Romans kept a generally malevolent view they did act out of character and appreciated specific kinds of
In document two, Huan Tuan an upper-class Han philosopher, explains the improvements the pestle and mortar underwent, changing to abide with much needed efficiency, improving the tool by a “hundredfold” (document 2). Rather than relying on slaves to do their labor for them, Huan Tuan’s explanation shows that tools were an everyday necessity, often improving them to better their efficiency for the good of the many- proving that technology was extremely important to their lifestyle. Document six, written by Frontinus, a Roman general, governor of Britain, and water commissioner for the city of Rome, entails that Roman aqueducts were extremely helpful and useful as they reached far throughout Rome and cleaned water thoroughly for the use of the public (document 6). Although Romans held a generally negative connotation towards technology, they did improve what they thought to be of use to them- never in means of the slaves. That is why aqueducts and other innovations such as Roman roads were so heavily praised and improved, they were a public works and used by both lower and upper classes. The Han had a very consistent benevolent view on tools and crafts and although the Romans kept a generally malevolent view they did act out of character and appreciated specific kinds of