Culture can be defined as the practises and beliefs that are particularly native to one region. Culture can be shaped by geographic features, government, and society as a whole. A golden age is when a society or culture has reached a height of intelligence and industrialism. This essay will address the Han and Gupta empires and their culture and golden age. The Han Dynasty ruled for four centuries in ancient China. Ancient day China is located south of Common day Russia, and North of common day Nepal. One of the greatest achievements of the Han Dynasty was their ironmaking and the ironmaking process. This achievement is very similar to when the Mesopotamians used bronze and copper to put on the heads of their arrows. The bronze making process …show more content…
Ancient India is located south of common day Nepal and west of common day Pakistan. One of the greatest inventions that the Gupta Empire had was the invention of the smallpox vaccine. Having this vaccine was very important. When you have a large population it is very important that you try and have the best possible medicine available. If the Gupta Empire didn’t invent the smallpox vaccine that would have greatly affected their population. Without the smallpox vaccine you would be unable to insure the health of the younger people in your empire, making the future very unpredictable. This is very similar to the Han Dynasty of China. The Han Dynasty had invented acupuncture. Acupuncture involves small thin needles being put into different parts of the body to revel pain. The Han Dynasty knew that it was very important to make sure that their people were happy and healthy and willing to work hard jobs with little pay. To insure this the Han dynasty knew that they needed to make medicine and medical products that would work. We use both the smallpox vaccine and acupuncture today. Without the smallpox vaccine we would not have healthy children to go to school and learn to become a stronger generation with greater invitations. Acupuncture is also very important in today. On the market today we have a lot of medicine like Tylenol, Ibuprofen, and Aspirin but all of those include ingredients that could be toxic for the human body. Acupuncture is a more natural way of revealing pain. Another great invention of the Gupta Empire is the invention and making of coins. Coins were a new way of counting how much money you had. The coins tended to be round and shiny. Along with the invention of coins, came the concept of zero. The concept of zero was also very important. Now that there were coins you needed a way of having nothing. Now that coins and zero were invented you could start to take out loans
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.
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.
Rome and Han dynasty presented the culture diversities in distinct parts of the world. They differ significantly on the formation and the ruling ideologies and so on. The varieties of culture are the most intriguing and attractive part of history.
Some similarities between the Zhou and Han dynasties include the family and religious systems and some of the changes include government authority and increasing trade and philosophy.
In Southeastern Asian cultures, coining is a common home remedy used to relieve colds, headaches, and pain. Coining involve using a coin with balm oil to rub repeatedly on skin causing bruising (Nguyen, 1985). In Western medicine, coining is not view as a health benefit, but as health care providers, it is important to interject different beliefs from patients in which we are caring for. According to my grandma, coining is an effective home treatment that has been passed on for many generations. My grandma explained that when someone has a cold, it means the body has caught the wind, thus, we use coining to help scrape the wind away. Parts of our cultural value include curing ourselves of illnesses naturally and not rely on Western medicine. However gradually, I remember my grandma having frequent doctor visits due to her recurrent illnesses. Although my grandma was compliance with going to the doctors, she was stubborn with taking her medications. It was not until after several visits that the doctor became very adamant that her symptoms would get worst if she continues to refuse her medications. The fear of her symptoms will get worst forced her to cooperate. Although my family’s main health belief was coining; however, they accepted Western medicine when coining wasn’t effective.
While Imperial Rome and Han China are homogenous in various measures in government, religion and their social structure, they are also contrasting with them as well.
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
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India and China during the 1400’s shared many similarities. Chinese and Indian economies were highly developed and supplied much of the Old World with their manufactured goods. However, their political differences were more apparent. Both social systems had a present hierarchy with select people considered “higher” then others, India was not a unified empire during the time of the 1400’s, however China was. Other differences between the two were India had both political disunity and unity imposed by outside conquerors. According to Marks, “Although India looks like a “place” on a map because of its distinctive geography, it was never really politically unified until the mid-1500s, and then only tentatively because it broke apart again by the mid-1700s.” (Marks, 2007, p. 51 eBook). China’s social system did not have a social ladder. They had a simple three caste social ladder. The Bureaucrats and landowners were considered the highest class, then peasants and farmers, and then merchants. China’s social system gave individuals the opportunity to move their social status. The Indian caste system was stricter with a formal leader in the Brahmins, or priests, then the Warriors, Merchants
Stewart Gordon is an expert historian who specializes in Asian history. He is a Senior Research Scholar at the Center for South Asian Studies at the University of Michigan and has authored three different books on Asia. Gordon’s When Asia Was The World uses the narratives of several different men to explore The Golden Age of medieval Asia. The fact that this book is based on the travels and experiences of the everyday lives of real people gives the reader a feeling of actually experiencing the history. Gordon’s work reveals to the reader that while the Europeans were trapped in the dark ages, Asia was prosperous, bursting with culture, and widely connected by trade. This book serves to teach readers about the varieties of cultures, social practices, and religions that sprang from and spread out from ancient Asia itself and shows just how far Asia was ahead of the rest of the world
A golden age by definition means periods of great wealth, prosperity, stability, and cultural and scientific achievement. During these periods of times, civilizations experience economic success, creations of inventions, arts and cultural and intellectual achievements. An example of one of these civilizations that experienced a Golden Age was the Gupta Dynasty. The Gupta Dynasty was a civilization that ruled the Indian peninsula and lasted from 320 CE to 550 CE. Its social and political structure was influenced by Hinduism. The Golden Age of the Gupta Dynasty in India took place between the 4th century and 6th century. Achievements made by Indians in fields of mathematics, astronomy, sculpting and painting during the Gupta Empire, contributed
The Mauryan Empire was a very intriguing empire, with rulers of different beliefs and ways of ruling, as well as antithetical ways that the rulers gained and maintained their power. Important events occurred during this period of time that affected future generations. The Empire’s people mainly had a Buddhist religion. The people of the Mauryan Empire contributed greatly to the fields of art, and architecture. The Mauryan Empire was very important to India’s way of life.
410 A.D During this visit, culture was one of my favorite things I learned about. Guptas culture was based on peace and prosperity. The main religion which spread all over India was Hinduism. Although the Gupta rulers practiced Hindu rituals and traditions, it is clear from discoveries that the empire was characterized by religious freedom. Evidence of a Buddhist university within the region is proof of the peaceful coexistence between
Every year, approximately 230, 000 to 400. 00 deaths are caused by iatrogenic deaths ( in other words, these are deaths caused by wrong medical treatments). Two of the prominent yet some what contrasting types of medicine are, Ayurveda, the Indian traditional medicine, and Modern (aka western) medicine. Both of these have their own processes and methods of healing, which over the years have created their own followers. While Ayurveda addresses the root causes of the disease through identifying the imbalances in the elements, called “Doshas”, it also emphasizes on a spiritual lifestyle which for most people in today's world is a sea change. On the other hand, western medicine addresses the symptoms and provides instant albeit temporary relief for suffering. Needless to say there are more followers of the western medicine due to its immediate impact on subsiding the pain. Out of lack of awareness to the significance of traditional medicine, especially Ayurveda, many doctors and researchers are against the use of Ayurvedic and traditional medicines, which limits the potential of curing certain ailments of patients without additional side effects.
The purpose of this paper is to tell the history of the Ming Dynasty’s impact on the Chinese Empire, and to explain why the Chinese Empire was in fact an empire.