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Han China Dbq

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Classical Athens was an intellectual paradise. Philosophers, playwrights, historians, scientists, mathematicians, and scientists made Athens what we remember it as. Han China was a prosperous and advanced culture. Han China shows that it was an advanced culture through achievements like the Great Wall of China, the Silk Road, and the Civil Service System. Though they were both advanced intellectually and culturally, Classic Athens and Han China were very different. They were specifically different in the areas of geography & population, government, the reasoning behind exposing infants, and value & roles of women. Document A illustrates the geography of Classical Athens and Han China. Documents B and C describe the population and what the hierarchy was like. Document A shows that Han China was extremely bigger than Classical Athens. Han China spread …show more content…

Bowra talk about democracy in Classical Athens. In documents F and G, D.C. Lau and Peter N. Steams talk about the government in Han China. According to document D, democracy in Classical Athens was “a model to others.” “Others” meaning other city-states. In document E, the author says that what led to the Golden Age of Classical was their Democracy. It is directly quoted as, “major strength and inspiration for this development… democratic form of government…” Document F explained the process of “mandate of heaven”. When someone is put in charge it is up to heaven to decide if he will stay in power. Mencius said, “the people accepted him… heaven… sees with…eyes… hears with… ears… of its people.” In document G, dynasties are described as creating “a distinctive… remarkably successful… government.” There is a possibility of bias in document D because Pericles was a leader of Classical. In fact, he’s the person that brought democracy to Classical Athens. When you are the first person to bring something to a place you will obviously either be really proud of yourself or hype it

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