Darius also gained the favor and praise of many Jews for allowing them to return to Jerusalem and rebuilding a temple destroyed by Babylonian conquerors in 587 B.C.E. While Persians acknowledged the traditions and cultures of those they ruled, the rulers of Han dynasty did the opposite. Han Wudi, an emperor of China, pursued a policy of expansion and had a great desire to expand his territories further. North Vietnam and Korea are two lands he invaded and subjected under the Han rule. He ruled both these lands through a Chinese-styled government, a centralized government that relied on Legalist principles, and imposed Confucian values.
Similarities and differences between Ancient Egypt and Ancient China Ancient China and Ancient Egypt are very different from each other but do share some things. Similarities: They are both one of the oldest continuous civilizations. Both cultures economies were based on agriculture. Both had an early system of writing. Both had an inherited system of rule, Emperors and Pharaoh's alike were seen as Gods and had absolute rule.
One thing they had in comen was that they both had natural barriers separating them from other meager civilizations. Another major similarity was that religion played a big role in leaders staying in power because in china the Zhou claimed that gods gave them the through as long as they guided the people wisely and called their rule “mandate of the havens” and in Egypt it was believed that the pharah was a god on earth and he was son of Re. Finally another similarity is that they both depended on annual floods for the grouth of there crops. Differences: even doe Egypt and china have many things in common they also differ a lot. A way they differ is that Egypt has more of a dry flat land and china is mostly raised wet land.
Classical India and China were both flourishing civilizations at one point in time. China and India had social similarities such as a male dominated society. The two civilizations also had economic similarities such as their dependence on agriculture, and they both had specific trade routes. China and India both practiced the use of dynasties, even though their dynasties ruled differently. Despite the similarities, each ancient civilization had differences that helped them become the great civilizations we study today.
The placement and use of the Mandate of Heaven has been a political constant during this time period of classical China. The Mandate of Heaven is the basic idea that a divine ruler gave certain people the right to rule. However, if the Mandate is removed, the dynasty is no longer in charge. This “explained” China’s many overthrown dynasties. Government structure is also a big political continuity in China during 100 C.E.
An example of this is “Mandate of Heaven.” It is a concept in China: The ruler had moral authority so long as powers granted it to him on the basis of his good character. A well-functioning government was evidence that the ruler possessed the Mandate of Heaven. A poorly functioning government showed that the mandate had passed away (pg. 451 The World’s History). So basically the ruler made the laws and he had to make sure that the civilization was under control by following them laws.
These reliefs declared that Hatshepsut was crowned by the gods who welcomed her as their future king. They also depicted her coronation in front of a court consisting of highly respected individuals. – Political and religious roles of the king and queen in the Seventeenth Dynasty and early Eighteenth Dynasty: Political: At the crux of political responsibilities were military roles. A pharaoh was responsible for maintaining the land economically as well as forcefully. Power was also delegated to advisors such as viziers and stewards Hapuseneb, Senenmut).
An example of a contrast would be the technology in Egypt and China. In Egypt, in order to assess and collect taxes, the Egyptians developed a system of written numbers for counting, adding, and subtracting. In China, the way of writing can be used as technology. People could learn the same system of writing, even if their spoken language is different. This helped unify a large diverse land making it simpler to communicate with other people in China; it could possibly promote trade, or anything else that could affect economy.
Source A and B are similar in hailing Qui Shihuang as a great ruler and unifier of China and as a harsh ruler who administered severe punishments on those who broke the law and those who pose a threat to his rule. However both sources differ in their emphasis and opinion of Qui Shihuang rule. Both sources, A and B are very similar in their descriptions of Qin Shi Huang. as a powerful and effective ruler who brought about many positive changes to China. Source A mentions about Qui Shihuang introducing laws uniformly throughout China and adopting a single script of writing unifying the people throughout his empire.
As well art was a form of protection; Chinese believed that 1000 sculptures of warriors could protect an emperor in his afterlife. Art was a form of showing respect to higher authorities and noble families. Chinese art was more realistic than Persian because it represented real life as well. There are pictures of Chinese peasants and poor class people representing life of China. Art was as well form of religious culture, since rich people were able to decorate their bodies with expensive materials after they die.