Qin And Han Analysis

The Qin and the Han dynasties are both equally important in China’s history. Each dynasty started out with a smaller piece of land than which they ended with, both also had it’s own idea on expansion and isolation of the boarders.The Qin dynasty in 15 years, managed to unite the

The Han dynasty is often referred to as the “golden age” for its advancements such as the creation of paper and silk road. During this period, China experienced a time of peace and prosperity, which enabled China to become a major world power (Nelson). Though the Han dynasty was highly influential in the east like how Rome was influential in the west, it eventually fell. It fell due to interior conflicts such as corruption and debauchery as well as exterior conflicts such as raids from nomadic groups and lack of funding. With the fall of a great civilization, emerges a time of crisis. After the fall of the Han dynasty, China was divided into three major warring states - Wei, Shu, and Wu, which caused civil unrest for over half a century.

Additionally, literature was discouraged under Legalism because they were believed as poisons to the mind. The Legalists believed this way because not all the information in books contains the truth. Agriculture and war were promoted on the other hand, because it would carve a rich and powerful empire (Walker 39). Many argue that the harshness of Legalism caused the downfall of the Qin Dynasty. However, it was one of the main reasons by the Qin Dynasty stood as the strongest among the Chinese states and possibly in the world. The reason why is because harsh punishments encouraged good conduct and discipline. When this is brought upon, there will be more room to contribute to society and there will be fewer worries about crimes being committed. In addition, the conduct and discipline was a plus for the military. By doing what they are told, the military can execute their job perfectly. All in all, Legalism flourished the Qin Dynasty; it did not cause it to go downhill.

Before the Qin Dynasty, China was composed of a network of city states that were loyal to the Chinese king. The seven Warring States had their own institutions that were run by aristocrats. The Qin Dynasty took initiative to expand their territory and to unite the Chinese empire together. Through their ruthless military techniques the Qin Dynasty was able to conquer the city states in China. The Qin Dynasty ruled from 221 BCE – 206 BCE; during their regime, Emperor Qin’s primary goal was to unify the Chinese people. Even though the Qin Dynasty was a short-lived empire, it played a major role in unifying the Chinese empire and provided a foundation for succeeding regimes through a centralized government, standardized systems, and through infrastructure.

Chris Phillips Dr. Goldsmith His 304 December 12, 2015 The Han Dynasty The Han dynasty was a golden era for China. It saw the greatest land confiscation of the nation’s history and economic success. In this paper I will be focusing on the structure of the national government, the monopolizing of iron and salt, the Yumen Pass and the Yellow Turban rebellion. Join me as we take a trip back in time to visit a time in Chinas history that is highly revered.

Emperor Qin was a great leader in my opinion because he was a very capable man who had a massive influence over China. Although he was also a man indulged with power, he built many fascinating structures including the Terracotta Army, and after creating the Qin dynasty made many revolutionary and positive impacts in his society.

There was many dynasties and empires to come about between 200 BCE and 600 CE. One specific dynasty was the Han dynasty. This dynasty was involved in the unification of China. This dynasty was formed by Lia Bang and lasted from 206 BCE to 220 CE, with an interruption phase from 9 CE to 23 CE.The Han dynasty was between decentralized and centralized. Han Wudi was the greatest emperor of this dynasty, who pursued centralization and expansion. There was constant attacks from Xiongnu nomads of C. Asia; however, Han Wudi briefly came to control Xiongnu. Wang Mang, the regent for a two year old emperor, took power himself. He tried to redistribute land, but the wealthier people that did not want to get some of their land taken away assassinated him. In the later Han dynasty, emperors manage with struggles to control resentment. Another succession to come about was the Roman empire. The Roman empire started out as a republic, but soon Julius Caesar Seized Rome in 49 B.C.E. Julius Caesar centralized control but was eventually assassinated in 44 B.C.E. After Julius came Octavian, who ran a monarchy that was disguised as a republic. Octavian continued expansion and integration of the empire. There was an extreme amount of poor people; in fact, one third of the population was in slavery. One of the only things that was attempted was giving them bread and circuses to distract them. There was no policy developed for them. The Roman empire went through many rulers. Although these

First, the Han Dynasty was more important to the development of China because it created the idea of a Civil Service Exam. The Han Dynasty readopted the idea of having families rulers after the Qin Dynasty strayed from the tradition; however, they kept the idea of bureaucrats from the Qin Dynasty. They used appointed government officials to oversee the day-to-day work of their government. This lead them to implement the Civil Service Exam. The exam was meant to help chose the bureaucrats for the government. It was a test centered around the ideas of Confucius and how to apply them to everyday life. By making this a normal part of Chinese society, the Han Dynasty was able to extend government official job opportunities to people of all social classes. In addition, because the exam gave these opportunities to all people, all people put more emphasis on

Systems of government have a major influence on the development and success of a civilization and culture. This can be said about Athens during its Golden Age and about China during the Han dynasty. Han China was ruled by an imperial bureaucracy based upon the teachings of Confucius which allowed only a tiny part of its population to participate in government. In contrast, 5th Century Athens was a direct democracy which allowed a greater number of its inhabitants to take part in governing. These civilizations differed greatly in geography, population and size which influenced their development. They also held contrasting beliefs regarding the source of political authority and how it was maintained. However, these civilizations also shared

Both Europe and China had periods of absolutism, they just arose at different times. Out of the period of warring states, the great Qin dynasty arose. Similarly, out of a period of total chaos in Europe, another absolute monarch arose, Louis the 14th of France. Both of these rulers had several similarities and differences, but both were monarchs with absolute power over their vast nations, centralizing power from a period of grand feudal culture. Both tried to suppress a smaller cultural group at some point or other. However, one had shone through as a significantly better leader within the economic sphere, the two are comparable within social and governmental policy.

Emperor Qin: 259 B.C.E - 210 B.C.E Emperor Qin formed the the Qin Dynasty and became the first emperor of an integrated China at 13 years old. He was known to be a brutal and harsh leader for his techniques to conquer the remaining regions of China to become a unified state.

The earliest Emperor of the Qin dynasty was Qin Shi Huang, who was born in 259BCE and ultimately came into power at the age of 21. Despite accomplishing many significant achievements, he attained this in a brutal and callous way. Arguments that will be clearly discussed and explained in this

The Qing Dynasty relied heavily on the effectiveness of its fighting forces. However, due to corruption and loss of skills the military began to crumble. Militarism, the use of army for political advantage, became very influential for a large

The Han Dynasty marked a Golden age of Chinese history, full of technological and cultural advances. The Roman Empire was one of the most powerful and imperialistic states to this day. So why did such thriving nations suddenly collapse? The factors which cause a state to collapse can include both internal and external conflicts; for instance, economic struggles with both the citizens and the country in debt, the level of cohesion, the political outcry in the country and public health or other social issues. Analyzing the causes for collapse, you can see that there were many ways that the collapse of the Roman Empire and the Han Dynasty differ, but the similarities in the reasons for the nations’ collapse prevail.

The Qin and subsequent Han dynasties unified China and established a centralized empire, which endured and passed down hundreds of years down through the 20th century. The periods of the Qin and Han dynasties began around 221 BC and ended in 220 AD . The Qin Dynasty was the first feudal dynasty to rule all over China. Even though the Qin dynasty did not last that long, the empire had a long lasting impact on Chinese history. Right after the fall of the Qin dynasty, Han dynasty comes in. The Han dynasty lasted 400 years after Qin dynasty. Also during the period of Qin and Han dynasties started to connect China with Romans and western world by the Silk Road. The two dynasties were similar in that both had an idea of an emperor and the two dynasties