Brielle Perez 10/08/11 A Block Mr. Mendive DBQ 2007 Q1 Practice Essay The glorious Han China and Roman empires both embraced technology in a time of advancing civilizations, but Han China appreciated technology to a higher degree than did the Romans, whose upper class citizens never realized its true benefits to the people as did the Han. This illustrated approach to inventions and their practicality by two different empires defines the diverging points of view and thoughts about technology around the first century C.E. Before further analyzing the documents about Han and Roman opinions on the matter, it is pivotal to mention the outlook being provided on technology. A person in the upper class or government division of both superpowers wrote every single document. This leaves out the lower class’s beliefs on the use of technology, as well as women and middle class’s views (who used technology the most in their daily lives).
Sangah Kwak AP World Mr. Costigan 31 October 2012 AP World History DBQ Thesis Han’s attitude toward labor and manufacturing was more lenient and acceptable than the Romans who had a more negative and uncertain view, therefore causing a general attitude of labor and technology to be positive. The Han government official of the Han Dynasty in the 2nd century B.C.E says that technology is an advantage towards the government, the people, and empire which results in the invention of the aqueducts and other engineering needs. The Han government official explains that technology is beneficial because it is a key to the regulation of the government, it is an essential part of the empire, and requires government intervention. (D#1) The Han government official, Huan Guan, in the 1st century B.C.E, illustrates that the government developed sub-standard tools because of monopolies and explains that a strong government should adjust the situation. Huan Guan says that technology is an essential part of peasant production and the government is responsible for its suppor.
| Question : | Which of the following statements summarizes the water situation in China that was discussed in your text? | | | Student Answer: | | China has been able to avoid major water shortages due to its construction of the Three Gorges Dam, which provides electricity and agricultural water throughout China. | | | | Due to the water-rich Yangtze River Basin, China has been able to provide clean water to much of the highly populated region, even in the face of growing population. | | | | Due to its large population, China is experiencing water shortages that have significantly decreased numerous wildlife populations. | | | | In the face of a growing population, China has begun to use desalination techniques to provide ample clean water to its people and agricultural soils.
History Essay In Han China and the Romans, both have different attitudes towards technology. Some people were happy to have technology, while others weren’t looking forward to working with tools, but despite their complaints, the Hans and the Romans people still view differently at how the technology affects their life. Some view technology as a tool to use people to get what the government want, some viewed technology as beneficial, while others wanted to help make labor easier on people. In documents 2 and 5, people were used to achieve what the government wanted. Cicero, an upper-class Roman political leader said that “vulgar and unbecoming to a gentleman”, (Doc 5) is what men are turning into.
This discovery made people want to learn more about their world (Centers of Inventions ?). Alchemy and astronomy were just a few of the arts that intrigued many scientists. Alchemy originally started in Islam and it was the act of turning a lesser substance, like lead, into a greater substance, like gold. Most alchemists believed that nature was alive and that everything that is of great value grew naturally from something that was valueless. It was the alchemist’s job to shorten the natural growth by changing the traits of the substance.
The Han's view of technology was very self glorifying. This is of course for good reason, because the Chinese invented nearly everything from paper to gunpowder. Based on the attitudes Documents 1-4, we know that the Han felt that technology should be about helping the people. As shown by Document 1, one of the major goals of technological advancement was to prevent disasters. This shows a concern for the people, giving the impression that technology is there to help them.
Both dynasties made many great advancements, ecological and technological. The governments, however, had their own ways of maintain the political control over their regions. The Han Dynasty and Imperial Rome methods for maintaining political control were similar in many ways, such as their uses of the military and their centralized governments. They do this because it makes the most logical sense and is one of the more simplistic, yet efficient ways to keep society in check. The two dynasties are also quite different in many ways, including the roles of the citizens and the governments ways
I INTRODUCTION Otherwise known as Taylorism, scientific management refers to “the systematic study of relationships between people and tasks for the purpose of redesigning the work process to increase efficiency” (Waddell 2013, p. 37). This system of management is clearly aimed at controlling the inevitable uncertainties that arise when humans enter the production process (Jaffee 2001, p. 51) and has many advantages including decreasing production costs and increasing efficiency. However, alongside these contributions, come the drawbacks of such a rigid theory. Although Taylorism is still used amongst some successful organisations of today, it can be argued that other management theories, such as behavioural management theories and contingency theories, focus more on key societal values such as individual empowerment and promoting employee initiative. Thus, these theories may be viewed as more socially acceptable and more relevant to today’s workplace environment.
Ancient Greece vs. Ancient Rome Both Greek and Roman civilizations were very influential and innovative. This lead to the mass expansion and century lasting of the societies. Even though these empires influenced each other and many other cultures greatly, they both have similar ,as well as different aspects in society, geography, religion, etc... For instance, both civilizations were polytheistic meaning they worshiped more than one god. On the other hand, both Greece and Rome developed in very different locations which affected them in many ways.
DBQ #1 I know that Han political leaders, such as Tu Shih, believed in helping citizens with labor efforts by implementing new agricultural technology but, Roman political leaders believed in hiring workers for work ethic over skill and believed in constructing paved roads that were high quality to promote trade and expansion. Document 3 states “Tu Shih loved the common people and wished to save their labor. He invented the water powered blowing-engine for casting agricultural implements allowing people to enjoy the benefit in little labor.” This clearly shows that Tu Shih, the governor of Nanyang, believes that by giving agriculturalists tools to help them become more efficient they will like him as a governor even more and create higher quality products because they will have more time to focus on creating goods. This supports my thesis that political leaders in the Han dynasty believed in helping citizens with labor and implementing new agricultural technology because it shows that even the highest in political rankings were producing ways to help everyday laborers and contributing to their economy. Document 6 states that Roman political elite Gaius Gracchus “Was especially anxious about road building, paying attention to utility as well as to that which was beneficial to grace and beauty.” This document says nothing about how workers were treated if they were paid, or even well maintained.