AP World History Comparative Essay: Rome vs. Han China People have been arguing about which empire is the greatest out of Ancient Rome and China for the longest time. Everyone has their own opinion on the subject matter but you should look at the facts before you decide. The Roman Empire and the Han Dynasty came about around the same time. Differences in culture and government caused them to be different, but even though these empires did not really have contact with one another, there were many similarities. The heartland of China was very large and cohesive both geographically and culturally.
Since the tang dynasty is gradually into north Korea, Japan, Vietnam and southeast Asia, and then to Europe, North America, Australia and other countries. In addition to the Chinese christians, local residents have believed in the Taoism. In New York, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Houston all have Taoist temple. New York has day palace, should way palace, the Arizona have zhongfu road, San Francisco, California purple silver cabinet, Hawaii have the too xuan Taoist temple. Houston has a larger guandi temple, for Chinese traditional architecture, QiaoJiao eaves, ancient sweet patina.
China-v-India During the classical age, when nations were first able to develop individual, and unique cultures and traditions, the outcomes were shaped not only by political power, but also by the social atmospheres and customs created at the time. China and India had many of the same promising beginnings within their governing structures, and class relations. However, India progressed more in a cultural way, and China in a more politically based fashion. China and India continued to both have societal gaps, and central government success’ and failures, but the political and social divides kept them from paralleling religiously or economically. The regions had a lot in common socially from a wide perspective.
Chinese, 100 C.E. - 600 C.E. In every civilization there are unique cultural and political structures, even though not all are continued. These structures help to better clarify our understanding of the civilization, and why societies are the way they are today. When compared to other civilizations in the classical era, China’s culture and politic structures seem to have more continuity than change.
Documents 2 and 3 defend and support the spread of Buddhism in China during first century C.E. Document 2 speaks of the many joys of joining the Buddhist religion. It describes how if you follow the customs of this religion, then when your “soul passes away” your spirit will become enlightened and you will enter Nirvana. However, the author, Zhi Dun, is from the upper class of China’s social structure and as such, his experiences and feelings do not tell how the lower classes citizens felt. Yet, in a time when Asian steppe nomads were invading northern China, Zhi Dun could have easily targeted Buddhism as a means of foreign corruption, but he does not.
When comparing Matteo Ricci’s characterization of the Chinese people to Sepúlveda’s and Las Casas’ earlier characterizations of the Native Americans, there are many differences. However, there are some similarities between Ricci and Las Casas' views. Ricci characterizes the Chinese as being a highly intelligent people just as Las Casas' describes the Native Americans. However, Sepúlveda describes the Natives as being quite the opposite and refers to them as wild barbarians. Both Matteo Ricci and Las Casas characterize their groups of people in a positive way.
A document from either of these sources would provide great insight into the attitudes toward technology in each nation. The Han’s view of technology was predominately self-glorifying, with good reason as the Chinese invented everything from paper to acupuncture. The Han’s seemed to feel that technology was about helping the people. As demonstrated in document 1, the first goal of technology is to ward off disaster, in this case, a flood. This demonstrates a concern for the people, at least of the property, giving the impression that technology is there to aid the Chinese.
However, despite being a small proportion of the total Chinese population, which is about six percent of the Chinese population, the minority have a significant meaning in the Chinese society that stretches beyond the small group (Fabbi, 2013). This is because these minority groups in China occupy strategic territories. Precisely, this minority occupies the sparsely populated frontiers of China and usually has an established relationship with the bordering countries such as North Korea, Thailand, Myanmar, Russia, Mongolia Kyrgyzstani and Kazakhstani. Therefore, this Chinese minority are essential to the Chinese mainstream since they help them establish a relationship with the neighboring
The Chinese had realized that the land had value and opportunities. The Arizonian culture was very diverse in its ethnicity, but the Anglo-Americans remained dominant.
Daoism has also accumulated a large quantity of scriptures and documents, temples and monuments, and sculptures and stone inscriptions, adding to the cultural treasury of the Chinese people and making significant contributions to the progress of human civilization. ( Jiang Sheng: n.d: para:7) In the past, Daoism catered to the needs of the community in areas such as treating disease, pacifying ghosts, controlling weather and averting famine (Dawud Ilham, 2012). Today, the greatest mark of Daoism is the emphasis of luck in society. Good luck being linked with pleased gods and bad being associated with displeased gods. The fact that religion and philosophy are distinct does not mean that they are entirely separate, because they both address many of the same issues.