Similarities Between Ancient Greece And Han China

There are many similarities and differences between the women living in Rome and Han China during 753 B.C.E. to 330 C.E. In both societies; women were property to the male figure of the household whether that be their father or husband. Obviously equality was not a concept in neither Ancient Rome or Han China. In Rome, women played no public role whatsoever, but in Han China, women engaged in various professions in and outside of the home. Another important difference between these two places is that under no circumstances were the Roman women allowed to obtain political power, while, in Han China, women were given power. Regarding Ancient Rome, most of the information stated in this essay pertains to the women in the upper classes.

The first similarity is their engineering. They had the best buildings and architecture during that time period. They designed and used simple machines to help them build their empire. They created things that would help them live life easier and things to help them with everyday life. Also as they were building those things they founded a better type of metal to help them build with and to help them make better tools. Another similarity that came with their architecture was

The empires of Rome and China were very great ones, they both had many similarities and differences in the way they ran their empires. One major difference was the way they treated their women. Both Chinese and Roman women were unequal in social status than the men of the empires were, but they were definitely treated different in both empires. Women of China were treated quite harshly and were expected to take orders at all times by their husbands, and were to serve them always. This started to happen especially after Confucius died because he taught people to treat each other the same, “after his death women became less free and lost status,”(Arvind 10). Women of Rome were treated like goddesses; they were to stay at home as housewives

The Han Dynasty was the second imperial dynasty right after the Qin Dynasty, so there are major similarities between the two. One of those is the social structure of the country. The system consists of three tiers. Bureaucrats and government officials are on top, skilled laborers such as farmers and blacksmiths were the middle class, and servants and merchants were the bottom class. The country was ran by the Emperor and his/her royal family. Importantly the social class did not impact the wealth or power of each individual or family, it only indicated their status. This is how order was established throughout this civilization.

Allison Sawey Ms. Rodriguez WHAP 6th Oct. 30th 2014 DBQ Essay In the Classical Era, 600 B.C.E to 600 C.E, the Han and Roman empires thrived in technology. The advancement in technology gave an opportunity for mixed opinions and attitudes throughout both empires. Although technology was viewed as most beneficial to the working class and more advanced than in previous eras, the governments of these societies played a negative role in the advertisement of technology. Overall, both Han China and the Roman Empire viewed technology as most beneficial to the working class.

Both the Romans and the Han Dynasty Chinese had a lot in common even though they lived thousands of miles apart, but had many differences as well. Both civilizations lasted hundreds of years and accumulated each a population of more than fifty to sixty million inhabitants. While the two developed around the same time frame they spoke different languages, had different governments, and different ways of living. Their main way of food was agriculture. Both great civilizations had perfected the ways of trade and had built numerus roads to do so. Trade was their major source of money and exotic products such as cotton and spices. Additionally, both of them concentrated on territory expansion. While both these civilizations had many similarities in their economic structure they had a few differences as well.

In many aspects, Han China and Imperial Rome were politically and socially similar yet very different. Each civilization has made great, influential ecological and technological advancements that has helped the formation of many societies and polices. The Han dynasty of China and Imperial Rome were similar in their method of maintaining a stabilized military and a centralized government but they both differed in government techniques and the roles the citizens played. Although the Han dynasty was ruled by an aristocrat and was based on the beliefs of Confucianism, Taoism and local gods and Roman Empire was an autocratic and polytheistic society where it was were ruled by one absolute power and believed in many gods, they both had different level of social

Two of the most feared and Powerful ancient Empires, The Han and the Ancient Roman Empire are considered some of the greatest of all time. While the Han Empire may not be as popular as Ancient Rome, in Western Civilization, both have made an impact on today’s societies. While the government and the decline of the two are the biggest similarities, while the social construct of the two are the main differences. The Han Dynasty went from 206BCE to 220 CE, and Ancient Rome went from 753BCE to 476CE.

Ancient middle east and ancient Greek civilizations are two of the oldest known civilizations in our history. Many similarities and differences existed between these two civilizations, although they co-existed during a certain timeframe (1150 BC to 146 BC), they were located in different geographical areas. Due to these differences in geography, both civilizations were exposed to different exposers, which included contact with other civilizations and cultural inheritance. The Middle East had a stronger emphasis on authority, while the Greeks had a more decentralized structure. Religion between the two cultures also differed from one another, each culture believed in different gods.

There are many similarities between Ancient Greece and Ancient Egypt. This mostly has to do with the positioning of both countries, they were quite close and so trading was easy between them.

There are many differences between Ancient Egypt and Ancient Greece. Egyptians were more involved in creating great monumental and big structures. They made big pyramids to bury their pharaohs. Egyptian civilization had focused on central authority. They all obeyed the one pharaoh of Egypt. The Egyptian civilization was located in North Africa. Modern civilization is still there.

The culture that had the most impact on the modern world varies on opinion from scholar to scholar. Most can agree however; that the Chinese and the Greeks had the most influence. Emphasis should be placed on how Greek culture has spread farther and affected the world in ways the Chinese was unable to. We can see most roots of modern Western culture lying within the Ancient Greek.

Ancient Greece and the Roman Empire two civilizations that have so much in common but are yet so vastly different. Both civilizations have seen their fair share of their empires rise and fall. Greece and Roman today are both tourist places that we visit for the history they provide from hundreds of years ago.

Both countries are seen as vast empires but little do people know they started of very small. If someone came for war they could have been easily wiped out but I guess grace was on their sides. Their style in art was very similar their artwork showed imagery from historical events and also mystical events. They portrayed what was truth and what their culture perceived to be true but through artwork. The similarities between them that stand out to me the most is their similarities in their slave trade. To both of them slaves were considered as possessions that were under complete control from their owners in their systems the slave was the worth not the work the slave did. Both Greeks and Roman referred to their slaves by boy to state their superiority over them. Their slaves could neither have children’s or wives and they could only breed according to the masters

The Greeks created some of the first types of culture aspects and political aspects while the Romans borrowed some of them and developed them into greater ones. Because of this, there are many similarities between them. However, since the Romans came later than the Greeks, there were some differences also. Even though the Greeks and Romans had a similar religion, architecture, and government, they also had some differences as well.