Compare And Contrast Classical Athens And Han China

China and India had some qualities that contrast each other, but the two civilizations were very

Classical Athens and Han China shared major similarities and differences. Han China was roughly four hundred eighty times bigger than Classical Athens in land mass. Han China believed in Buddhism, and Classical Athens believed in a religion of multiple complex gods, they even paid tribute to the gods. One of the best reasons classical Athens is different from Han China is because of their different forms of government. Athens believed in democratic government while Han China believed in an Imperial form of government. The other reason that they’re different from each other is because of the physical distance between the two empires. The distance between the two is roughly 7000 km and they pretty much had no influence over each other, because of the humongous distance (Doc 1).

Throughout history, there have been many civilizations, empires, colonies, and tribes that have impacted the world. The civilizations of Greece, Rome, and China have done this, but what sets them apart from the others is their lasting significance and lasting impact they had on the world. For this reason, they are considered classical civilizations. To describe how Greece, Rome, and Han China are classical, there are three systems that are used; these are Economic, Social, and Political.

Ancient China and ancient India are both important and interesting ancient civilizations. They are alike and unlike in many ways. Some significant ways in which ancient India and China are similar and different are religion, art, economics, politics, and social structure.

The differences between Classical Athens and Han China were major and distinctive. The background information, government, values of the individual, and art of each society show how differently each empire developed.

    Earlier this week we focused on ancient eastern China during the Han Dynasty and the east asian philosophies that arose during this time period. We reviewed three great asian philosophers, Confucius, Lao Tzu, and Buddha. In class we also picked from a list of quotes from these three philosophers a quote they said that really resonated with us and wrote a descriptive essay on it and shared it in class for extra credit.

Throughout history many powerful civilizations have been established. Classical Athens Greece and Classical Han China both held dominance over their corresponding regions. Although Athens and Han China both experienced a Golden Age because of the build up of the states power, ultimately both civilizations differed greatly in their government structure, social ideals, and expression of art and intelligence.

There are two civilizations that were established in “Before Christ” (B.C.) out of many, they were Greece and China. Greece was established around 2000 B.C. by the Mycenaean and China was established around the 21st century B.C. which was the Xia Dynasty. Each of these civilizations have their similarities and differences. Three of the major similarities each of these cities have are government, army, and culture, even though they have that in common when you go into full detail they have a lot of differences too. In this paper you will have a better understanding on how these two civilizations are alike and unlike.

Comparison The Roman and Han empire's technology and societies were very different, yet similar in certain aspects as well. One of the biggest differences between the chinese and the romans’ societies was how they ran their empires. Han China ran their empire by following the philosophy of confucianism, and they were an absolute monarchy. while rome ran a republic.

One of the things that makes a nation strong is population size, however common practices of Athenian made it impossible for them to grow as strong as they could be. “For ten days after birth the father could inspect the baby, and if he found it deformed or weakened in any way, he could order it to be exposed in some public place to die.” (Doc N). With this being common practice in Athens, their nation was unable to grow as strong as it could be. The Han Dynasty did not kill their newborns, their next generation, and it contributed to them being the more successful nation. The other important factor in society if the women. This half of the population was treated as second class citizens for centuries, including by the Hans and Athenians. However, there were more oppertunities for women in China than Greece. “Athenian women had few rights under law- like slaves and resident aliens, they were in affect, legal minors.” (Doc Q). When half of the population is treated like slaves, and is not repected by the people around them, it brings down the morale of society, making life more difficult, and the nation less fruitile. In the Han Dynasty, upper class women could be educated, and Ben Zhao is an example of a highly literate woman whose work was read all over China, and was greatly admired. (Doc R).

The empires of this time period had some innovative ideas and discoveries that permanently changed their nations and in some cases, the world. Both Rome and China had two unique and important cultural characteristics that completely changed their nations. For the Romans, their unique cultural characteristics were new ideas. The first of these new ideas, their unique Judicial System is the basis for many current judicial systems around the world, the other new idea, Christianity is now one of the worlds most practiced Religions. Whereas the unique cultural characteristics of China, namely the creation of paper and the formation of the “silk road” were more practical cultural characteristics, but no less impactful for both their

In both the Qin and Han Empires, there was a presence of differences in status among citizens that were meant to keep their social

Although having some common characteristics, the Athenian and Spartan were very different in many aspects. This means that the citizens of both city states took part in activities that were both different and similar at various times of the day.

Although Greece and China do have many differences they also have many similarities with one being that they both have a strong sense of family values in that they both believe in taking care of their family members, protecting them, and supporting them for as long

You may not notice it, but Ancient Rome and Ancient Greece probably affect some aspect of your life every single day; from the architecture influenced by both cultures to the alphabet to the way our government operates (“Ancient Roman Culture” Newton). Although often correlated with each other, the civilizations were still vastly different, from their view of the arts to their thoughts on warfare. Roman and Greek cultures varied in their forms of government and architecture, but they still worshipped similar gods, created similar works of art, and have had immense impacts on modern day life.