Although both Han China and Imperial Rome had a centralized imperial government with an administrative bureaucracy, Han China implemented Confucian ideas and teachings into their administration, while Imperial Rome administered mainly with force. Han China and Imperial Rome were both large empires, so to maintain efficient rule over its people, they had a centralized imperial government. To further maintain efficient rule, they imposed an administrative bureaucracy. While both the Roman and the Han Empire had a bureaucracy, the Han’s bureaucracy was far more influential and active in society than that of the Romans. Emperors of both Imperial Rome and Han China gave local leaders the power to rule their distant lands.
For example, a system of social hierarchy and a society based on patriarchal. However, political and social factors became an issue later on during decline of their empire. To start off with, Rome and Gupta do not have much in common in political factors than that of social structure. Rome was a republic that was based on absolute power of a ruler who commanded loyalty of the military and the roman people. Controlled by a non-heredity emperor, which was chosen by the Senate, usually by predecessor.
Although Han China and Imperial Rome both ruled over large and diverse territories, both had different ways of political control within their empires. The control varies in ways such as their views on society; China having a philosophy of Confucianism and Rome believing in a patron-client relationship. Rome and China differed in who had the right to govern the empires varying from having a single leader to numerous government officials. Both empires used their loyal citizens to their advantage creating the state of free labor. However, even with all the differences, both empires managed to keep their territories protected, organized, and civilized.
Although Han China and Imperial Rome's method of political control was alike in their use of a centralized government, they were different in the sense of the roles of citizens in the government and the techniques for keeping the lower classes happy. Han China and Imperial Rome both had centralized governments, each with male leaders. Emperor Wu Ti was the Hans political leader; he often referred to himself as the “Son of Heaven”. Emperor Wu Ti developed a bureaucracy. Wu worked to increase authority and prestige of the central government.
For the Qing Dynasty, which came to power in the mid 1640’s, they adopted many ideas and bureaucratic practices from the very government they overthrew, the Ming. Johnathan Spence’s novel, “Treason by the Book”, describes a very highly developed and highly sophisticated method of Bureaucracy is practiced by the Qing Emperor and his council. This example of success and bureaucratic practice can be seen similarly though with the Ottoman Empire as well. For instance, both dynasties had to find a successful way to rule over a vast area of land that wasn’t fortunate enough to be populated by the same ethnic group. China had to incorporate Manchu’s and Han Chinese, while the Ottoman Empire had to incorporate Turks and Muslims, among others.
Richie Koontz Dr. Obernuefemann History 135 9/18/2014 Emperors and Philosphers When we talk about now a days China we have to bring up the Qin dynasty. We talk about the nagatives mainly, but lets look for the what really lead to the rise of Qin dynasty. One main reason for the rise of this dynasty is politics. Politics took a big role in the rise and fall of the Qin dynasty(pg.126). In 221 bc the large states of China were fighting to gain control over the entire area during the period of the Warring States.
After reading the two sources, “The Deeds of Divine Augustus” and “A Record of Buddhist Kingdoms”, it is clear that August Caesar and King Asoka had very different intentions for the design and use of their cities. While Rome is described in dramatic fashion, the city of Pataliputtra is painted in a more simplistic picture. Although one may presume that cities in the classical world are similar, Rome and Pataliputtra each served its own distinct purpose. The city of Rome was at the heart of the Roman Empire and was one of the largest cities in the world at the time of Caesar Augustus. There was also a very pronounced separation of social class in the Roman Empire at this time and the city of Rome was no different.
East Meets West By Miguel Vela Period 1 Two major civilizations, Classical Athens in the West and Han China in the East, had many differences but how great were they? Han China and Classical Athens difference was very great not just because of their locations but also at politics, culture and society. Analyzing each civilizations government, cultural aspects and society can help prove why their differences were so great. Han China and Classical Athens governments were extremely different. Han Chinas government was strictly centralized, with an emperor as their supreme and divine ruler; the Son of Heaven.
There was also an elected Senate and a popular assembly. The titles aidilis and kvaisstur are similar to those in use at Rome- aedile and quaestor and demonstrate the influence that Rome was already having in the towns of Italy in this period. When Pompeii became a Roman ally at the beginning of the 3rd century BC, Rome took control of wider issues of war and foreign policy, but Pompeii's political structure remained the same. At its foundation in c. 80 BC, the Colonia Cornelia Veneria Pompeianorum was given a lex (or charter) that set out the political and administrative structure still in use at the time of the eruption in AD 79. This lex would have been inscribed in bronze and set up in a public place, but has never been discovered during excavations of the site.
Ancient Roman Architecture How the Romans paved the road for the future Although this may be the twenty-first century in modern America, a new world where super-computers, digital information, and even space travel is considered common, we can look around our modern cities and trace today’s architecture to that of the ancient Romans. The ancient Roman civilization is now well known for its’ Imperial powers during its’ long reign in the ancient world. Many people may first think of Julius Caesar (100 BC-44 BC), an Emperor of Rome whom pronounced himself Dictator after conquering most of the then known world and building the Roman Empire into the absolute super power of the time. Some will remember ancient Rome as a barbaric society, because of modern glorification of gladiators and the Coliseum in cinema. However, Rome is no longer the center power of the world, and the bloody trials of the gladiators are a long event of the past.