The Han and Roman empire were both built with the hard work of the laborers. The laborers being the common people of the Empire. Both the Han Dynasty and the Roman Empire had different outlooks on how the common folk influenced their societies technology. The Romans thought lowly of their common people, thinking they were not as smart as the people in upper class. While in the Han Dynasty the upper class were grateful of the work the people did and knew that the common people was the base of
“Han and Roman Views on Technology” The Hans and Romans understood the importance of technology, but unlike the Hans, the Romans viewed anyone who worked with tools or with their hands to be a person of lowly status. The Romans only showed appreciation for technologies that could hold some benefit for the upper-class. The upper-class Romans thought that craftsmen, people who made a living out of making tools, was hardly an occupation that deserved any respect. The Hans appreciated the use of tools
Both the Han and Roman empires contributed positively to the development and furthering of technology such as tools, irrigation systems, and architecture, providing increased efficiency within the empires. Despite these positive innovations, there was controversy over government involvement in the production of this technology in both ancient empires. In the Roman Empire, the upper class (mainly government officials) held little respect for technology created and produced by the lower class. Innovations
of Eurasia, the idea and development of technology prospered and directly affected many governments. Due to the expansion of empires, many problems arose, which proved to be difficult to societies. To combat these difficulties, governments turned towards technology to help develop their civilization. Significantly, from the second century BCE to the second century CE, Han and Roman technology improved and developed drastically. The use of newfound technology allowed the governments to build bigger
structures became more ingrained and emphasized. One factor that contributed to this as well as the rise (and eventual fall) of the Han and Roman empires was technology, which the Chinese had appreciation for, but the Romans did not, as according to their beliefs. The Han dynasty is regarded to be the “Golden Age” of Chinese history, and the way they uphold technology for how it helps all its people shows why the dynasty thrived, and had some stability after its fall. In the first document, a government
Compare and Contrast Essay Roman Empire vs. Han Dynasty Bethany Corl HIEU 201-B11 September 29, 2014 Compare and Contrast Essay 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 and Han empires were different with respect to how each came to gaining their power. However, each held several similarities within their governments
Throughout Eurasia, in the time period of 200 BCE-200 CE, both the Roman and Han dynasty were flourishing empires; that participated in the expansion of commerce, specifically through the Silk Road, production, and developing new technologies. (context). Although both empires were emerging from previous states, their attitudes of technology differ from each other and themselves. In the Han dynasty, they had many technological advances through the work of their people,and common people were making
other distinct viewpoints, such as the different prespectives of the authors. There were two different views, one was a philosopher’s viewpoint and another was a government official’s viewpoint. To begin with, the Han philosophers and government officials always had a positive perspective. For instance, in document three, it mentions “Later on, the pestle and the mortar were cleverly improved in such a way that the whole weight of the body could be used, thus increasing the efficiency ten times.” The
take a larger interest in the details of battles, equipment and uniforms in use. The essential subjects of military history study are the causes of war, the social and cultural foundations, military doctrine on each side, the logistics, leadership, technology, strategy, and tactics used, and how these changed
China’s Ancient Silk Roads The Silk Road, a name given to the ancient trade routes linking China and Central Asia, was started in the second century BC when the Han Emperor, Wu the Great, sent his representative Zhang Qian to the west to start business. In 1877 CE, Ferdinand von Richthofen, a German geographer and traveler, called it the Silk Road (Hansen). The Silk Road is the most important trade route in history. It connected people from different continents, and it shaped the lives of people