There have been many great empires over many centuries two of which are the Romanian Empire and the Chin/Han Empire of China; these Empires are similar in ways but they are also different in ways. They have both made a very large impact in history in relation to permanency, population size, and effect. They laid the foundations for future empires including our own. The two great empires are different on many fronts. One way they are unalike is the geography. These two empires are separated by a very large distance, so there’s bound to be some variances geographically and culturally. Rome’s core was much more centered in Italy and the further away people inside its borders were the less roman culture there was. However China on the other hand had nearly 90 percent in essentially its core. Even though both empires population count at the time was nearly equal at 60 million people. Another way they differed was in the endurance of both empires. Rome had risen and then it fell and was nonexistent, all though it lived on as a legend. This was not the case with China. China has stayed in concord for the 2000 years. That is a very long time compared to Rome’s about 1000 years. Geography is not the only way these empires were different. Their political and religious values were diverse as well. China had conquered north and south this unified a great number of people. This caused everyone within the empire to be immersed culturally and genetically. Soon almost all of the population of China was mostly the same. CCwere religiously the following of the majority of people living in China. This coupled with the emperor and his armies created the backbone and held the empire together. Rome was different in this aspect. Rome’s backbone was ... ... middle of paper ... ...ems with overextension. The costs of controlling such a vast amount of land both empires did was very high. This along with constant invasions from barbarians caused difficult challenges for the empires. In Rome it caused the end of its empire because they could not contain the barbarian threat. In china it caused the fall of a dynasty and a start of a new one, military power is crucial to dominance in both empires. So in conclusion The Chinese Empire and The Romanian Empire are both similar in ways and different in ways. They are similar in terms of military power and strategies. But they are also different in religious and cultural ways. They both handled the distinction between the center and the outer regions differently. Nonetheless they are both Epic Empires of history. Works Cited Miller, Arthur. The Crucible. New York: Penguin Group, 1982. Print.
The occurance of the dynastic cycle in these two dynastys was similar and differnet in many ways. Both empires were
Han China and Rome, despite having some political and cultural differences, fell in ways that were almost directly parallel to one another. Both civilizations experienced declines in everything from culture and population to economy and government, as well as both suffering from attacks by nomadic invaders. However, each civilization's fall had their own unique factors, and the lasting impact of their falls differed greatly.
The Han Dynasty and Roman Empire existed around the same time period and both lasted around 400 years. They each had large populations (around 50 million), conquered enemies they felt as a threat, wanted to spread their boundaries and had strong militaries. The Han Dynasty, located in China, was built on other dynasties such as the Qin and Zhou. The Great Wall of China was built during
One of the differences would be when how the religion split the political people. In the Aztec society, they believed in mainly three god cycles: Fertility, creation, and war and sacrifices. This was their main religion and there were not any other types of religion that ever appeared in the Aztec there for the people are united and obedient to the king because they have the same religion. While in China, the political power is divided because there were three different types of religion. Even if the main one was confucianism there were still little parts of Buddhism and Daoism in China that cause division in unity of the people and the obedience to the emperor. This was their difference because Aztec had only one religion so there was no differences among the citizens but because China had three different types of religion it made it harder for unity among the citizens.
Burbank and Cooper in their book Empires in World History portray the evolution of power and the development of different states. They elaborate on how powerful cities and states imposed their rules and waged conquest on surrounding territories. Political dynasties developed strongly among states inspired by religious, politic and economic trends. The Han dynasty of China and the Imperial Rome were some of the powerful states that developed during the third century. The two states adopted different strategies and ideas in developing of their emperor. The Roman, for instance, developed a more advanced for of governance as opposed to the Han. Their system of governance emerged as an expensive identity around the Mediterranean. These two empires controlled and conquered their territory in unique and different ways that made them strong and remarkable during their heyday.
They both had large empires, thus needed similar systems in order to control them. Both had a centralized government based upon their culture. Imperial Rome had been deeply influenced by Republican Rome and Greece, thus stuck to similar values. Since Rome gained power by expanding their reign, their army was molded to fit that purpose. The Chines, however, had a reason to defend their empire, thus had a defensive military. The Chinese remained true to their Confucian ways. Rome and China had seas and rivers, thus they created canals and roads such as the silk roads and needed infrastructure. Imperial Rome and Han China shared centralized governments ruled by single powerful ruler, militaristic control for expansion and defense, and infrastructure especially pertinent to water, yet they differed in their particular methods and values that supported the development of their
The Han dynasty and the Roman Empire were both powerful empires during their era. However, the ways they obtained their power varied greatly because they used different methods that involved their political structures, which revolved around their centralized governments. The Han dynasty and the Roman Empire acquired very unique techniques that allowed them to control social and political. For example, the Han dynasty adopted a religion known as Confucianism, which monitored everything in the lives of the Chinese. Contrary, the Roman Empire established a monarchy but allowed its residents more freedom as compared to the Han. Nevertheless, the two empires were similar in political structures in that the power was depended on the wealthy that were in authority, the peasants struggled with their lives because of concerning issues such as food supply. The empires were able to create and preserve a peaceful and sustainable lives for a long time, unlike the past empires. Social distribution were under the control of the wealthiest and they could effortlessly impact community viewpoints and interactions among the residents. These two empires existed during the Classical Period had comparable and various social, political, religions, as well as economical values and practices. However, they both possessed differences and similarities in their economic and social perspectives even though the two empires were established around the same era.
More than two thousand years ago, two great empires arose. The Chinese and the Roman Empires. Having different locations, there were obvious differences from the start, assembly and the collapse of the empires, but there were also astonishing similarities. Located in modern time Asia and Europe, the Chinese and Roman empires were revolutionary with their ideas and accomplishments in their time from the start to the end of their empires.
The Han Dynasty was established in 221 BCE by the rebel leader of the peasants, Liu Bang. Religion not only played a role in the Han dynasty’s rise, but also in their fall through conversion. On the other side of the spectrum, the Roman Empire between 33 and 300, were also undergoing change through religious beliefs. Similarly, both the Han dynasty and the Roman Empire were built by a spread of religious beliefs. In my opinion, religion is the most significant difference between the Roman Empire and the Han Dynasty China based on its effects on the political rule and nature of political authority during both eras. Religion is the most significant difference because societal practices and power structure of the two eras stem from the different beliefs. The Han Dynasty is built up from the spread of Confucianism. The Roman Empire is built up from the spread of Christianity. The two religion’s
During this era, both the Han Empire and the Roman Empire rose above and proved they were the strongest while having the most powerful empires. Both empires lasted about four hundred years with a population of about fifty million. Agriculture was the base, it is believed land equals wealth. These two are similar due to sharing the similar plans to expand and gain resources. These two empires came out on top due to the deication and hard work that was put in to the expansion and philosophical systems. Although they both reached the highest point of power they didn't get there the same way. In many ways, they compare proving they are as powerful as made out to be.
Two important, mighty Asian empires in history are the Ottoman Empire and the Ming China. These two empires are in totally different areas of Asia – the Ottomans were in the very west, the Chinese were in the oriental east. Therefore, these two empires, naturally, formed completely different cultures. However, surprisingly, these empires had many parts in common as well. The Ottoman Empire and the Ming Dynasty had both many different and distinct parts, as well as many similarities.
Both the Han and Roman empires emphasized on territorial expansions. By utilizing their powerful militaries, they consolidated their power within and across borders, which created stable trade networks for their economic bases. Land equated to wealth and power. Through integration of the local domains, both empires succeeded in political stability. For the Han Empire, their expansion abroad pushed through ecological limits under Emperor Wu Di ( 181-87 BCE), who made military service compulsory. The army expanded bordered into northern Vietnam and southeastern China. Although there were military threats from the Xiongnu, the nomadic people of the north, Wu launched defense attacks that made ...
...ther religions since they never really comitted to one main religion. Han China spread Confucianism by leading Confucius lives, they used Confucius ideas for their law codes and taught Confucius ideas to their children. The Confucian ideas spread by the Han helped rulers like Wudi have long reigns of power by embracing rule by morals and ethics. It also helped spread written exams as ways to determine peoples places and jobs in society based off of merit as opposed to putting anyone anywhere just to give people jobs. China also had a growing population of Daoists who believed in the power of nature. As time progressed both of their societies changed their religions. Rome slowly progressed from a basic Hellenistic polytheism to the once persecuted Christianity. Meanwhile China, which was mainly a Confucian and Daoist led society began to accept and embrace Buddhism.
Despite the differences of the Han and Roman Empire, both are still part of our society today. Rome’s architecture and advanced engineering were built upon to become even more efficient. The common religion in Rome is a major religion in modern cultures. Han also had the most intellectual governments of its time. Although becoming a government worker was not as hard as it was for the people of the Han Empire, government workers have to go through a civil service exam before they can become one. The Han Empire also created one of the many clocks that we can improve to make it more efficient. Overall, both of these empires made revolutionary changes that will stay with us for a long time.
The Ming Dynasty had created an empire. They had the government, the military, and the economic system to prove it. At different points in time, The Chinese Empire was the greatest in the world, for trade, military, and other key factors in a society.