154) After the rise of Julius Caesar the whole Mediterranean world became under roman legeslation. (pg.154) One of the most profound leaders under Julius Caesar, Marcus Cicero a philosopher who oppossed tyranny and political corruption. (pg.154) Cicero believed that monarchy, aristocracy and Democracy were the three principles of construction to a good government. (pg.155) Rome was more based on a legeslative attack, romans in the old days are more recollected for having great knowledge of the world we live in today. One of the most influential people in Rome was Marcus Cicero, a great philopsoper as we say and exam most of his work today we see a story of a honored and respected man as well as loyal, but his loyalty would prove to be his greatest downfall and which would lead to his exicution.
Wu worked to increase authority and prestige of the central government. Bureaucrats made up 0.2 percent of China's population, Wu made the bureaucrats pass an examination. He also made a school to train men for the examinations. Also, Han China was based on classes. On the other hand Imperial Rome's ruler, Julius Caesar fought for respect.
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.
The satrap was appointed to his position by the emperor. Likewise, the emperor of Han China, Liu Bang, divided the large empire into administrative districts governed by officials who served at the emperor's pleasure. These government officials were handpicked by the emperor based on their loyalties. Another similarity that Han China and the Persian empire shared in their ruling techniques was their separation into dynastic periods. The Persian Empire, for example, began in the Achaemenid dynasty with Cyrus the Great.
Specific duties are tied to one’s status in society c. It prescribes the correct organization of the state to achieve the maximum benefits for the most members of society d. Only those who are devout and lead moral lives will be saved 9. In comparing the Han Dynasty with the Roman Empire, which of the following statements is NOT CORRECT? a. Both the Han Dynasty’s and the Roman Empire’s economies suffered as a result of military spending b. While both Rome was successful at spreading its culture across a wide area,, the Han were unable to diffuse their culture to neighboring lands c. While both societies were run by centralized governments, Rome gave significant autonomy to local
To what extent was Qin Shi Huangdi a successful ruler? Qin Shi Huangdi was the First Emperor of the Qin Dynasty who ruled a unified China from 246 BC to 221 BC who, in his reign, standardized the Chinese system of writing and their Chinese currency, benefited the economic development and cultural exchanges, built the iconic Great Wall of China and unified the seven warring states of China. It was said that his conquest of gaining absolute power costed millions of innocent lives. Whether success is measured through his power, influence, achievements, wealth, creations or oppressive tyranny is a matter of dispute, but is agreed that Qin Shi Huang, the first emperor of the Qin Dynasty, was one of the most important rulers in Chinese history. Qin Shi Huangdi was able to annex all seven states and bring them under his control.
The Romans were once the most influential people in the world. Although they changed the way people viewed architecture and education, their government, culture, and trade system changed, yet somewhat stayed the same. From 500 BCE to 476 CE, these three topics were areas of advancement and achievement in the Roman Empire. Before 500 BCE, the Roman Empire was just that; an empire. However, when the Roman citizens got tired of dictatorship, the government drastically changed.
The bureaucrats would have to go through an early form of a civil service exam in order to earn a lawmaking position at stages of government, such as local, regional, and federal. However, Stearns describes the Han Empire as the largest political system in the classical world. Stearns’s bias can be seen here and must be considered. (Doc. 7)However, Classical Athens’s government is a democracy, not entirely a modern democracy like the United States, but was nonetheless
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.
The Conquest of Gaul Gaius Julius Caesar was born 100 B.C. in Rome to the impoverished patrician Julian Clan, and know knew controversy early age. Through this conflicts he slowly but surely throughout his lifetime worked his way up the political ladder, becoming Consul and finally Dictator Perpeteus, or Dictator for life. He is deemed as one of the most influential political and military leaders of all time, a highly intelligent man and an exceptional orator. Acquiring this absolute power however, was no easy feat, and Caesar had well equipped himself through previous expeditions of Europe and the ancient world with all the resources necessary to gain power in Ancient Rome.