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CHINA and ROME

CHINA and ROME. Empires of the East and the West. Han China and Imperial Rome. CHINA Shang Dynasty , c.1750 bce-1100 bce introduction of writing Zhou Dynasty , c.1100 bce- 221 bce establishment of Confucianism and Taoism Qin (Chin) Dynasty , 221 bce-206 bce

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CHINA and ROME

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  1. CHINA and ROME Empires of the East and the West

  2. Han China and Imperial Rome

  3. CHINA Shang Dynasty, c.1750 bce-1100 bce introduction of writing Zhou Dynasty, c.1100 bce- 221 bce establishment of Confucianism and Taoism Qin (Chin) Dynasty, 221 bce-206 bce origin of name of China ROME Etruscan Civilization, c.700 bce-509 bce Legendary Roman kings, 753 bce-509 bce patricians: aristocrats and professionals plebians: farmers, craftsmen, laborers patronage system pater -- paternalism pietas -- duty Roman Republic, 509 bce -27 bce Pre- Empire States

  4. Qin (Chin) Dynasty : 221-206 bce • First unified the country by subjugating the Warring States • Established central bureaucracy • Legalism supplanted Confucianism: persecuted scholars and burned books • Standardized writing, currency, weights and measures • Major building projects • Used forced labor of convicts • Roads and canals • Palaces • Connected fortification walls to build 5000 kilometer Great Wall

  5. Mausoleum of 1st Qin Emperor ShinHuangdi • ShiHuangdi’s Mausoleum was discovered in 1974 by farmers digging a well. The 13 year-old emperor had ordered 800,000 workers to build his tomb. • Terra Cotta Army • Rebellions broke out after Emperor’s death in 210 bce: dynasty overthrown after only 15 years of rule

  6. Etruscan Civilization, 8th-5th c. bce • May have migrated to Italy from Anatolia (Turkey) • Thriving cities with paved streets, defensive walls and large temples • Skillful bronze, iron and gold work • Challenged by Greeks from sea and Celts from Gaul (France) • Monarchy: last king -- Tarquin the Proud deposed by Romans

  7. Etruscan Necropolis • Underground family tombs with stone vaults covered by earth • Murals with scenes from everyday life: hunting, fishing, feasting, dancing, religious ceremonies • Joyful scenes in early tombs give way to gloomy violent scenes as Etruscans lost power to the Romans (4th-2nd Century bc) • Etruscan Art

  8. Liberated Etruscan Women • “Etruscan women take particular care of their bodies and exercise often, sometimes along with the men, and sometimes by themselves. It is not a disgrace for them to be seen naked. They do not share their couches with their husbands but with the other men who happen to be present, and they propose toasts to anyone they choose. They are expert drinkers and very attractive. The Etruscans raise all the children that are born, without knowing who their fathers are.” Theopompus of Chios, 4th cent. BCE

  9. Roman Kingdom: Regnum Romanum753-510 bce • In Roman legend, the Trojan hero Aeneas sailed across the Mediterranean Sea to Italy and founded Lavinium. • His son Iulus went on to found the city of Alba Longa. • From Alba Longa's royal family came the twins Romulus and Remus, who went on to found the city of Rome in 753 BCE. • The kingdom ended with the expulsion of Lucius Tarquinius Superbus in 510 BCE and the establishment of the Roman Republic.

  10. Legendary Kings The Gauls destroyed all of Rome's historical records when they sacked the city 390 BC , so no contemporary records of the kingdom exist, and all accounts of the kings must be highly questioned. Archaeological evidence does, however, support that a settlement was founded in Rome around the middle of the 8th century BC.

  11. Accomplishments of the Roman Kings • Settlement and continual expansion of the city of Rome (aided by rape of the Sabine women) • Establishment of Senate to serve as king’s council • Establishment of Roman legions • Establishment of the Vestal Virgins • Reform of the calendar to 360 days, adding the months of January and February • Introduction of coinage • Establishment of a census dividing the population into classes according to wealth

  12. The Rape of Lucretia • The son of the last king of Rome, Lucius Tarquinius Superbus (535 BC to 510 BC), raped a Roman noblewoman named Lucretia. • Lucretia compelled her family to take action by gathering the men, telling them what happened, and killing herself. • Lucius Junius Brutus incited the people of Rome against the royal family by displaying her body and led an uprising that drove the Tarquins out of Rome • The monarchy was replaced with the new Roman Republic. Botticelli, The Death of Lucretia, c. 1500

  13. The Roman Republic509 bce - 27 bce • Senatus populisque Romanorum (The Senate and People of Rome): • Senate -- patricians • Consilium plebis -- tribunes elected by plebians • Military Campaigns • Italian peninsula • Punic Wars: 264-146 bc • Invasion of Macedonia and Greece 145 bc • Gaul 58 - 50 bc • Egypt 31 bc • Emergence of equites class: soldiers and merchants

  14. Civil Wars50 bce-27 bce • First Triumvirate: Pompey, Crassus and Julius Caesar • 49 bc Caesar crosses the Rubicon • 45 bc assassination of Caesar by Senate • Second Triumvirate: Octavian, Lepidus and Marc Antony • 31 bc Battle of Actium: death of Antony and Cleopatra • 27 bc Octavian declared Caesar Augustus

  15. CHINA: The Han Empire, 206 bce-220 ce

  16. The Han Dynasty206 bce-220 ce • Liu Bang restored order and established Han Dynasty • Centralized Imperial rule • Emperor Han Wudi, “the Martial Emperor” 141-87 bce • Military Prowess • Extended cultural influence over Korea, Vietnam, Central Asia, Mongolia

  17. Confucianism Restored • State philosophy • Honored and employed scholars in government • Instituted civil service exam system • Imperial University established 124 bce to educate bureaucrats • China’s most famous historian: Sima Qian (145-87 bce)

  18. Han Science and Technology • Inventions: • Paper • Porcelain • Compass • Seismograph • Manufacture of Steel The first compass Museum of Earthquakes with Biography of Zhangheng, inventor of Seismograph

  19. Sima Qian (145-87 bce) • China’s most famous historian • Shiji (史記, "history record"), an overview of the history of China covering more than two thousand years from from the earliest times to his own day during the reign of Emperor Han Wudi • Historians regard Sima Qian’s work as their model, which stands as the "official format" of the history of China. • In writing Shiji, Sima Qian initiated a new writing style by presenting history in a series of biographies

  20. Emperor Han Wudi “the Martial Emperor” 141-87 bce • Military Prowess • Extended cultural influence over Korea, Vietnam, Central Asia, Mongolia • Built enormous bureaucracy relying upon Legalist principles of government • Established Imperial University 124 bce to educate bureaucrats with Confucianism as the curricular basis • Established long-distance trade along the Silk Road as a result of information brought back by the envoy Zhang Qian

  21. The Silk Road • China to India, across Central Asia to Antioch, Baghdad, Alexandria and Rome • Trade • East to West: silk and spices • West to East: manufactured goods (glassware, jewelry, perfumes) and commodities such as olive oil • Religious movements • Buddhism to Central Asia, Southeast Asia and China • Hinduism to Southeast Asia • Christianity to Persia, India and China • Epidemics • 2nd and 3rd c. ce Han and Roman Empires suffered large-scale epidemics: small pox, measles, bubonic plague • Population decline lead to economic and social change

  22. ROME: The Empire

  23. Pax Romana27 bce - 180 ce • Caesar Augustus’ reign (27 bc-14 ad) considered the Golden Age of Rome • Establishment of law and civil order throughout Empire • Rome became an international city • Public works: aqueducts, public baths, theatres, marketplaces, roads, libraries • Economy rested on slavery: slaves ranged from field laborers to secretaries, teachers, and artists -- often earned enough to buy freedom

  24. Aeneas carrying Father, Laertes, and leading Son, Ascanius, from Troy Roman Culture: Literature • Virgil’s Aeneid • Epic poem – provided foundation myth for Roman Empire • Embodied Roman ideals • Pater familias • Pius Aeneas • Divine intervention in founding of Rome • Favorite of Caesar Augustus • Ovid’s Metamorphoses • Collection of classical myths from the Mediterranean rendered in poetic form • Emphasized the continual nature of change • Exiled by Caesar Augustus

  25. Roman Culture: Philosophy • Stoicism • Held that emotions like fear or envy either were, or arose from, false judgements • The sage--a person who had attained moral and intellectual perfection--would not undergo emotions: the sage is utterly immune to misfortune and virtue is sufficient for happiness. • Epicureanism • Based upon the teachings of Epicurus (c. 340–c. 270 BC), • A general attack on superstition and divine intervention • The greatest good was to seek modest pleasures to attain a state of tranquility and freedom from fear as well as absence of bodily pain through knowledge of the workings of the world and the limits of desires. • Neo-Platonism • School of philosophy that took shape in the 3rd century ce, based on the teachings of Plato and earlier Platonists • Human perfection and happiness were attainable in this world, without awaiting an afterlife. Perfection and happiness could be achieved through philosophical contemplation

  26. Roman Culture • Theatre • Tragedy: Seneca • Comedy: Terence and Plautus • Spectacle • Gladiatorial Combat • Naval Battles • Chariot Races

  27. Rome Well organized bureaucracy founded on Roman law and classical learning Emphasis on family: pater familias Reliance on patricians: women gained power and property rights within families Engineering: roads, aqueducts, amphitheatres, domes, sewage systems, central heating Inventions: concrete, the arch (probably Etruscan), insulae (apartment buildings) Religion: Emperor as god, paganism, mystery religions, introduction of Christianity China Well organized bureaucracy founded on Confucian ideals and education Emphasis on family, ancestors: patriarchal Reliance on gentry as support: good marriages afforded women more rights Engineering: roads, canals, the Great Wall Inventions: wheelbarrow, gunpowder, printing press, compass, paper, paper currency (all before 1000 ad) Religion: Confucianism, Taoism, native gods, introduction of Buddhism Comparisons

  28. Imperial Rome Internal opposition:” barracks emperors” Difficulties in administering vast empire lead to division of authority and rivalry Eastern and Western Empire: Constantine moved capitol of Empire to Constantinople Germanic invasions by Vandals, Ostrogoths, and Visigoths 410 ce Visigoths sacked Rome 476 ce Odawacer deposed the last Western Roman Emperor 5th c. Eastern Roman Empire became known as Byzantine Empire Han China Infighting among ruling elites Inequitable distribution of land -- tax burden fell on peasants rather than on large landowners Series of peasant rebellions Usurpation of political authority by generals -- allied themselves with landlords and became warlords 220 ce: generals divided empire into 3 kingdoms Emigration of nomadic peoples into N. China kept the country disunited Empires in Decline

  29. CHINA and ROME END

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