differing attitudes towards these technological changes in different nations and regions. Rome and the Han Dynasty of China were two examples of differing outlooks on doing work. In accordance with the evidence found within the documents, the attitude of the Han Dynasty towards technology somewhat differed from the attitude of the Roman Empire towards technology in significant ways. While the Han Dynasty encouraged labor and advancements in technology, the Roman Empire’s aristocrats looked down…
There were two main ideologies at the time of the Qin and Han dynasty: Legalism and Confucianism. Both these ideologies had promising outlooks at first, as they led to fairly stable governments for a short period of time, but that was until they both started showing major flaws. Those flaws, including total control and community punishment for the Legalism; The Confucian educational system and factionalizing for Confucianism. These flaws eventually led to the total dismemberment of the…
needed to create a stable empire. Two great empires that will help asses this subject are the Han Dynasty and Alexander the Great’s rule over the Greek empires. The Han Dynasty offered a somewhat peaceful and free community conducive to stability, while Alexander led an empire that crashed after his death due to poor decisions that did not benefit the populous and allow for much progression. They key to the Han Dynasty’s success was the way the leaders made an empire that fostered many great…
The Han Dynasty and Rome may seem like they have nothing in common, but what happens when these two giant empires are compared? While the specifics of the history of the Roman Empire and Han Dynasty are different, there are some similarities in the creation, maintenance, culture and decline of these two empires. The best way to compare these two empires is to start with their origins. The Han Dynasty and Romans both achieved massive success during their reigns, but their origins show the…
peasants fled to these landlords for protection. In Rome, this affected trade by making the tax on several products rise, creating inflation within the empire. According to document 1, China had to make changes in order to maintain the growing empire. The Han Empire had to impose taxes in order to maintain itself. Due to this increase in taxes, many peasants fled south where the taxes were lower, or, they could have moved onto the estates of great land owners. China’s professional armies became…
The Roman Empire and the Han Dynasty were among the most prosperous empires in world history, sharing alike qualities, positive and negative. Both had extraordinary developments and advances, but also sharing qualities that found themselves descending to a collapse. The Roman and Han empires thrived economically in trade. Less trade due to pirates along trade routes weakened the amount of taxes returning to the government. In addition to trade, raising taxes evenly weakened both empires. In…
The Han Dynasty and the Roman Empire existed during the Classical Era (500 b.c.e. – 500 c.e.). They were both second-wave civilizations, meaning they took place after and were somewhat based off of the world’s first civilizations. These regions were similar due to the fact that China accepted the new religion of Buddhism while Rome accepted the new idea of Christianity, as well as how the men in China were the heads of their families while male citizens in Rome had control over their wives,…
Daoism and Legalism. Today much of China’s influence is through Buddhism, but centuries ago Confucianism and Legalism occupied the main focus of the country. Of the three intellectual schools in ancient China, Confucianism was the optimal one to run a dynasty. Legalism was mainly prominent during the Warring States Era that lasted from 475 BCE to 221 BCE. Derived from philosophers Shang Yang, Li Si, and Hanfeizi, legalism was the Qin’s basis system. There were three main principles for…
Roman v. Han Attitudes Toward Technology Both the Han and Roman Empires existed during a period of time in human history referred to as the Classical Era. Both the Han and Roman Empires were very large civilizations that were highly dependent upon agriculture. The Han Dynasty typically utilized technology while the Roman Empire employed significantly more slave labor than the Han Dynasty. Han China government officials exhibited a desire for government control of technology while other Han…
Rome and the Han dynasty were two very successful and influential empires. The language started by the Romans became the basis of many languages all over the world. During the Han dynasty many inventions were created that are still in use, such as the compass and paper. Rome and China’s similarities, expansionistic military and monopoly of trade, helped them prosper. Their difference, how their governments functioned, led to the decline of the Roman empire. The size of the Roman and Han…