The roman empire and the Han Dynasty had many similarities as well as differences. Many of which were political and social with the assembly of political figures as well as the woman's role within the house hold. A few of the differences are their individual forms of government and military campaigns led by each empire. The woman's role in both the Han Dynasty as well as the Roman Empire were similar in that woman were expected to be submissive to the dominant men in their households as well as the requirement of working hard within their house with little to no reward. Within the Roman Empire, women were to remain loyal to their fathers until such time as they were to marry at a very young age to a man that they were promised to.
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One of the greatest achievements of the Han Dynasty is the invention of paper. This invention lead to a great increase of literary works published during this era which we still study to this day. Another achievement of the Han dynasty is the establishment of an irrigation and water conservation which assisted in turning the dynasty around after that decline. The improvements to their farming tools especially the wheelbarrow assisted in that reversal as well. During the Han period, contact with the West by the use of the Silk Road was a major achievement during that period. The Silk Road was established through the trade of Chinese silk and was a significant boost in the development of the civilizations. During this time the Chinese, Romans, Indians and Arab traders to name a few utilized the Silk Road in order to trade their goods to establish their livelihood. Unfortunately though, there is also an item that would be considered to be something that wasn't considered an achievement with the Silk Road and that would be the Bubonic plague also known as the Black Death that was inadvertently traded during that time due in part to widespread disease and the openness of the Silk Road. Other inventions and achievements during the Han Dynasty are the sundial, acupuncture and cast iron …show more content…
Internally, the decline of the Han Dynasty can be contributed to the assassinations of their emperors as well as their inability to collect enough taxes due to the early warning systems in place by the peasants in which they would go into hiding and wait for the tax man to leave their village to avoid paying taxes. This led to their inability to fund their armies to repel outside attacks. The external causes of their collapse was the same reasons other nations faced, attacks from outsiders. The most important factor in their collapse would have been the Sino-Xiongnu war. For over 200 years the chinese and the Xiongnu fought, although the Han crushed the Xiongnu, that victory ultimately crushed the Han government. After the Han destroyed the Xiongnu, they moved west, gathering more groups and establishing a bigger group known as the Huns. The interesting part of the formation of the Huns is that they were unable to defeat neither the Roman Empire or the Han Dynasty, but their attacks weakened them enough economically that it ultimately led to each of their
However, they were allowed to play a part in religion; although it was not a high role, being a monk in the Chinese culture was seen to be the highest level of authority that a woman could be given. There were some differences between the two empires in this area, women in Rome were given the opportunity to become very important in the religion of the Roman people; however they were never given too much power, they would never be allowed to hold a position in office.
Although Han China and Rome shared similarities in their techniques of imperial administration though military conquest and engineering’s aid toward the economy, they differed in their approach to land distribution.
The Silk Road which have been known as a major trade route in the ‘old world’ and sparked numerous conflicts in its existence. It brought the goods and the bads like the plagues, cultural diffusion, introduction of new technologies and brought new religions to different part of that world. The Silk Road shape the world we have
Han Dynasty and Roman Empire have many cultural aspects including religious, geographical, and political similarities that can be compared, though many differences are also widespread during this era. Though Roman and Han political structures, both emphasized bureaucracies, they came to them quite differently. Through many amounts of expansion, both societies spread culture and earned money, though expansion was eventually their downfall. Their religions differed greatly, with Rome, emphasizing polytheism and Han China focusing on Confucianism. The differences and similarities between these two civilizations are to be discussed in this essay. One might ask, Which civilization yielded the best
Both the Han Dynasty and the Roman Empire became massive empires and dominated their region for a long time. In addition, both of these empires also had large impact on the world and extremely influenced the development of human civilization. Even in the modern times, the Han Dynasty and the Roman Empire have been the major subjects of historians and scholars especially when dealing with the development of stable societies . Although both of these empires grew in massive size, their political, economic, social and religious developments are extremely different. The objective of this paper is to analyze and compare the Han Dynasty and the Roman Empire in terms of political, economic, social and religious developments. It also opts to evaluate their overall impact to their
But, they were incapable of doing this so, they ended up getting murdered so that the eunuch power and influence could remain in the empire (Zhi). But, besides corruption and military issues, there was also the problem of high taxes. In the Roman empire “heavier and heavier taxes were required to support the vast government bureaucracy and huge military establishment” (Ellis and Ester, 151) while the Han empire was “burdened by heavy taxes and crushing debt” (Ellis and Ester, 96). This problem led to the downfall because high taxes increased the chances of rebellion, which actually occurred in the Han empire. The corruption, military issues and taxes were both major aspects which contributed to the downfalls of the empires and they did so, by causing uncertainty in power an unstable support system, and increasing chances of rebellion.
The Roman and Han empires flourished in culture, wealth, and technological advances at their pinnacle, leading not to future stability, but to greed, corruption, and ultimately their downfall.
The Roman Empire and the Han Dynasty were both some of the greatest empires in their time. The fall of the Roman Empire was followed by the fall of the Han Dynasty. Three major things that contributed to these empires falling were the economic troubles these empires were going through at the time, taxation was a huge trouble for some of these empires, trade was also a big contribution, and being economically weak had an impact as well. Political reasons were a major of why these empires fell, both these empires had problems when it came down to their rulers, both these empires also split into two at a point, as well as the gap between the rich and the poor.
The Qing Dynasty’s collapse was due to three main influences, with underlying reasons involved in each. The first being foreign intervention related strongly to militarism, gunboat diplomacy, imperialism and the rise of unequal treaty systems. The second influence was China’s failure to reform and uprisings, such as the boxer rebellion and lastly economic decline. These three factors ultimately resulted in the downfall of the dynasty.
One discovery is the invention of the compass that helped sailors trade at sea, which changed how people travelled. They also discovered silk, from silkworms, which was a great demand, by neighboring societies. The constant manufacturing of paper aided in keeping records in China and also increasing the educated population, changing the way people learned. Although there were all these inventions and discoveries, silk was a major export that helped China rise to great power. They also received imports that changed their lifestyle.
Many things throughout a long span of time played parts in the falling of the western Roman empire. Many of these were problems with the economy, politics, or many other things. All of the issues being discussed played a huge role in the decline of the empire. There is not just one cause to blame like emperors, economics, or any other things alone, many things factored into making the empire fall. The primary factors such as, military, political, social, and economical all combine to cause the fall of the western Roman empire, by everything from foreign invaders to undermining stability.
Society cannot exist without a unified social doctrine, as is true with both the Han and Roman empires. While there may be vast differences between them, at their roots is the same thing, a structure built on family. In this family
The role of women in both the the Han Dynasty and the Roman Empire women was ambiguous. The Han Dynasty ruled from 206 BCE–220 CE. Much later came the Roman Empire, which lasted from 27 CE-476 CE. In these civilizations, elite women were treated very differently than men because of their gender. Women had limited political freedom, their marriages were not loving partnerships, and women’s social expectations oppressed them. Although the Han Dynasty and the Roman Empire were separated by many miles, their women were treated with equal inequality.
The Han dynasty was the longest imperial dynasty, which lasted around 400 years after the collapse of the Qin Dynasty. The dynasty began with a struggle between Liu Bang and Xiang Yu which saw Liu Bang, a man of lower social status winning and reuniting the land in 206 BCE (Qian, S. 1971). During the course of the Han dynasty there were technological and cultural advancements but in the later