Classical Athens was an intellectual paradise. Philosophers, playwrights, historians, scientists, mathematicians, and scientists made Athens what we remember it as. Han China was a prosperous and advanced culture. Han China shows that it was an advanced culture through achievements like the Great Wall of China, the Silk Road, and the Civil Service System. Though they were both advanced intellectually and culturally, Classic Athens and Han China were very different. They were specifically different in the areas of geography & population, government, the reasoning behind exposing infants, and value & roles of women. Document A illustrates the geography of Classical Athens and Han China. Documents B and C describe the population and what the hierarchy was like. Document A shows that Han China was extremely bigger than Classical Athens. Han China spread …show more content…
Bowra talk about democracy in Classical Athens. In documents F and G, D.C. Lau and Peter N. Steams talk about the government in Han China. According to document D, democracy in Classical Athens was “a model to others.” “Others” meaning other city-states. In document E, the author says that what led to the Golden Age of Classical was their Democracy. It is directly quoted as, “major strength and inspiration for this development… democratic form of government…” Document F explained the process of “mandate of heaven”. When someone is put in charge it is up to heaven to decide if he will stay in power. Mencius said, “the people accepted him… heaven… sees with…eyes… hears with… ears… of its people.” In document G, dynasties are described as creating “a distinctive… remarkably successful… government.” There is a possibility of bias in document D because Pericles was a leader of Classical. In fact, he’s the person that brought democracy to Classical Athens. When you are the first person to bring something to a place you will obviously either be really proud of yourself or hype it
With a strong centralized government, both civilizations greatly honored their leaders but the Chinese perceived them differently from the Romans, which is one of the major factors that sets these two civilizations apart. The Chinese
The differences between Classical Athens and Han China were major and distinctive. The background information, government, values of the individual, and art of each society show how differently each empire developed.
There are two civilizations that were established in “Before Christ” (B.C.) out of many, they were Greece and China. Greece was established around 2000 B.C. by the Mycenaean and China was established around the 21st century B.C. which was the Xia Dynasty. Each of these civilizations have their similarities and differences. Three of the major similarities each of these cities have are government, army, and culture, even though they have that in common when you go into full detail they have a lot of differences too. In this paper you will have a better understanding on how these two civilizations are alike and unlike.
For many reasons, Han Empire and Classical Athens have many differences. As Rudyard Kipling once wrote,
Some great differences between Classical Athens and China are represented by many different documents. They have very unalike categories in which both of the countries can be put in. Athens and China have divergent forms of their governments, the expectations of their citizens, and the arts, ideas, and religion in which they follow and believe.
Why we don’t Celebrate the Voyages of Zheng He. Did you know that in 1381 of Ma He’s childhood, Ma He (Zheng He) was the only Mongol to be held in China before he was taken prisoner to the Ming Dynasty? This meant that he had to join the armies by thousands of eunuchs who were held in part by the government.
Han China and Imperial Rome had many similarities. First of all, they both were extremely firm believers of a religion. Along with that, both of the religions originated in the particular area of their believers. Next, both places relied on slaves. Slaves were always the lower class of people who did the dirty jobs. Just as we think of them in today's society, no one wanted to be a slave and it was considered the worst occupation to be a slave. Also, Imperial Rome and Han China had a couple very powerful emperors. The emperors were the leaders of that specific region and in charge of making good decisions for the area and running a powerful government. While each territory had some very good leaders, they also experienced periods of problem
The Han China and The Roman Empire were two of the greatest empires in history. Both of these empires ruled in the 1st century of the Common Era. The Han dynasty started around the 200s and the Roman Empire started in the 400s. These two empires had great military power, their territories covered a vast amount of land, and they both strived in economic trade. Even though some of their factors were similar, these two empires are different.
During the Zhou dynasty, Chinas economic and social standpoints began to take place. They continued with the farming and agricultural path, trade, and manufacturing ways. Merchants and artisans lived in small towns, owned by the landlord, leaving many to work in groups. There were groups of slaves, most likely prisoners of war, that worked alongside merchnats and traders. Even though there were slaves, scholars do not believe that that slavery was profoundly important during this era due to it not obtaining a large group of the population. The citizens of the Zhou age were able to construct extensive water restriction projects to monitor the flow of water into the fields. They were soon able to create a system of canals and spillways that helped
Qin Shihuang was the leader of one of the warring regions, Qin (the others were Yan, Zhao, Qi, Wei and Chu). Qin (pronounced chin) sounds simular to China evidence indicating that Qin Shihuang conquered China. Yong Ho (Chinese historian, 2000) states “the Qin triumphed over six rival states and emerged as the only power posed to unify China. Quin Shihuang accomplished this goal and founded the Qin Empire in 221 B.C.” Yong Ho also mentioned that Qin Shihuang was the first emperor of a united China. Sima Qian (Grand Historian, 221 B.C.) said (about Qin Shihuang) “once he really has his way in the world, he will hold the whole world captive. He is ruler without benevolence or respect for learning”. Sima Qian statement is most likely bias but it
While both classical Athens and China were about six thousand miles apart, each civilization produced influences that still affect our world today as we speak. Though China and Athens shared many similarities, they also had many differences including art, society, and government.
Han and Rome Attitudes Toward Technology Han China and Rome both had a positive and negative look towards technology. Their views were mixed but they also differed. Many technological aspects were passed down, and some were thrown out because they were bad. Han China’s attitude was highly appreciative towards technology, and was more open and positive than the Roman upper class look toward the manufacturing in labor. This is because Rome had more class division, which is what caused the low and negative attitudes towards labor manufacturing and technology.
In Ancient Rome, slaves were allowed, slaves were a thing. In Rome, Slaves had no rights, they had no power, no voice, and slaves were property in Rome. Whereas in Han, there was no such thing as slaves, people had servants that would work for them, but no one was owned. Another large factor socially, is that in Han, everybody spoke the same language, and had the same faiths, while in Rome, people were spread out and found different ways to communicate. People would say that the biggest difference is in the size, but that is false, because Han may look larger, for the main reason that Rome is spread out, but both are almost equal in
During the Classical Period, Ancient Rome and the Han Dynasty in China were two prospering civilizations. On one hand, there was Ancient Rome, which was a civilization in the Mediterranean area that had been able to last about one-thousand years. Ancient Rome was also considered to be one of the most influential civilizations. The Han Dynasty on the other hand lasted four-hundred years and instead of being the most influential society, the Han Dynasty was one of the most prominent and distinguished dynasties in China. There are two parts that Ancient Rome could be divided into, the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire. The Roman Republic had a timeline of 509 B.C.E - 27 B.C.E and the Roman
Athens, during the time of Pericles, India, during the reign of Ashoka Maurya and China, during the Han dynasty have many similarities and differences. Some similarities include economic prosperity and political reform with some turmoil. Socially the three societies are different. They also have different cultural situations as well.