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Roman Empire and Han Dynasty

Roman Empire and Han Dynasty. A Short Comparison World History. Roman Empire. Han Dynasty. Han China Well organized bureaucracy based upon Confucian ideas and education. Roman Empire Well organized bureaucracy founded on Roman law and classical learning. Characteristics.

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Roman Empire and Han Dynasty

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  1. Roman Empire and Han Dynasty A Short Comparison World History

  2. Roman Empire

  3. Han Dynasty

  4. Han China Well organized bureaucracy based upon Confucian ideas and education Roman Empire Well organized bureaucracy founded on Roman law and classical learning Characteristics

  5. Han Imperial Universities In Xi’an a university of Confucian study was founded. An exam was created to evaluate anyone who felt knowledgeable enough to take it and become a bureaucrat. Unfortunately, only the wealthy had time to study enough. Roman Education Founded on Greek Principles. Wanted strong, healthy, religious and responsible citizen. A free slave opened the first private school in ancient Rome. Characteristics

  6. Han China Emphasis on Family ancestors: patriarchical Reliance on landed gentry Engineering accomplishments: roads, canals, the Great Wall Roman Empire Emphasis on family: pater familias Reliance on patricians Engineering accomplishments: roads, aqueducts, amphitheatres, domes, sewage systems, central heating Characteristics

  7. Grand Canal Roman Roads Characteristics

  8. Great Wall Roman Aqueduct Characteristics

  9. Han China Religion: Confucianism, Daoism, native gods, intro to Buddhism Roman Empire Religion: Emperor as god, paganism, intro to Christianity Characteristics Both Buddhism and Christianity are considered new superseding religions that reformed and surpassed a former religion with historical ties.

  10. Decline of Han Dynasty • Infighting among ruling elites • Inequitable distribution of land - tax burden fell on peasants rather than on large landowners • Series of peasant rebellions • Yellow Turban Rebellion: Wore yellow scarves on heads, Taoists angry with landowning elite. • Generals usurp political power - become warlords

  11. Decline of Han Dynasty • 220 CE generals divide empire into three kingdoms. • Emigration of nomadic peoples into N. China kept country disunited

  12. Decline of Roman Empire • Internal opposition - barrack emperors • Difficulties in administering vast empire creates rivalries and divisions of authority • Eastern and Western Empire - capital moved to Constantinople

  13. Decline of Roman Empire • Germanic invasions by Vandals, Ostrogoths, and Visigoths • 476 Odacer deposes final Western Roman Emperor • Eastern Roman Empire becomes Byzantine Empire - lasts another 1000 years

  14. Shared Characteristics • Decline in Morals and Values • Decline in those values that have upheld this particular society together • Public Health and Urban Decay • Political Corruption • Unemployment and Inflation • Inferior technology • Military Spending

  15. Evaluate… • What factors allowed them to last over 400 years? • Are there any lessons we can take from their rise, rule, and fall?

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