Qin Shi Huang

The Han and Qin Empires are particularly good at showing the contrast between successful and unsuccessful Empires. They both developed in a similar part of China, and are only separated by about 100 years. The Han Empire probably owes some of their success to learning form the example of the Qin Empire and not repeating the same mistakes. Shihuangdi Qin ruled by the philosophy of Legalism, which advocates extremely strict laws and harsh punishments. His extreme punishments gave him control, but…

Tang and Qin Dynasties of ancient China showed similar periods of Decline. The Tang and the Qin dynasty's are very different from each other, but at the same time, they do have some similarities during the period of decline. The first explanation of how the dynasties of Ancient China are different is during the period of decline the Tang dynasty got selfish and ignored the need of the poor. They did provide for them and let them suffer under their power. This was different from the Qin dynasty…

Cleon would have been the Chinese philosopher Han Feizi. Han Feizi was an influential philosopher during the pre-Qin person during China’s history who wrote about the art of government and the persuasion of a ruler. Han Feizi philosophy had an important influence on Chinese political theory and Chinese practices, if not during the Qin dynasty then during the Han dynasty and the Huang-Loa movement. Han Feizi ideology the Two Handles, Han Feizi explains that a ruler or in Athens’s case a colony,…

the Han Dynasty of Ancient China and Athens, Greece, fell into the latter category. The Han Dynasty lasted from 206 BC and survived until 220 AD and was far more advanced than other civilizations during their time period. After the collapse of the Qin Dynasty, Liu Bang rose to power to escape harsh policies, forced labor, and high taxes. Their more lenient rule lead to more trust established between the government and the people, which lead to greater achievements. On the other hand, Athens only…

Han China vs. Mauryan/Gupta India Governance Classical Han China (202 BCE-220 CE) and Mauryan/Gupta India (324 BCE-184 BCE) have an abundance amount of similar/different techniques of imperial administration and governance. One similarity would be that both empires used taxation at some point as form of control over it’s people. As for a difference, one governed with harsh punishments and the other did not. Like Han China, the Indian empires began to decline due to military expenses and not…

There are some difference between Tang and Qin dynasty they could be unfair. I am going to talk about the period of Decline. Like dynasty going down because of people invade tang or Qin dynasty. In the Dynastic cycle, the Qin and Tang Dynasties of ancient China showed similar periods of Decline. For Example, they at one point care about there people. Another example, They were both weak from hunger and the dynasty did not care. Also, they both dynasties were conquered at one point.…

Dynastic cycle, the Tang and the Qin Dynasties of ancient China showed similar periods of prosperity. Their periods of prosperity are similar in many ways. One of the ways that they are similar is that they both value the importance of The Great Wall Of China. While the Qin dynasty built The Great Wall Of China, the Tang dynasty then repaired it whenever it broke down. Both the dynasties built many of the canals, including The Grand Canal. The Tang dynasty and the Qin dynasty also loved farming…

After the fall of the Han, China separated into many rival kingdoms, these kingdoms consisted of foreigners from north of the great wall, and what remained of past dynasties. The kingdoms were locked together in a desperate struggle for power, their goal was to gain control of all of China. During this period of complete disunion, new philosophies such as Legalism, Confucianism and Daoism were introduced to the population. Some found refuge in these ideologies, giving them hope in the hard times…

Zoroaster and his belief Zoroaster was the founder of the religion Zoroastrianism which believed that one’s actions determined how their afterlife would be like. Not much is known about his life. He was probably born in 628 B.C. to a priestly family. He married and had three children and three daughters. He and died around 551 B.C. in an unknown area, probably by being stabbed. Zoroaster believed that a person’s soul is being fought over by two spiritual armies, the good side being led by Ahura…

the world was under Roman law. The Roman Empire was founded on on Roman law and classical learning. The Han Dynasty was founded as a bureaucracy and confucian beliefs. The Han Dynasty was the second imperial dynasty of China, it was preceded by the Qin dynasty. The Han period is considered a golden age in Chinese history and it spanned over four centuries The Roman Empire, at its height was the most extensive political and social structure in western civilization. The Roman Empire was a…