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    There was no single event that caused the downfall of the empires of the ancient world. The Han Dynasty, the Gupta Empire, and the Roman Empire would each collapse because of various reasons. In the case of the Han Dynasty around 220 C.E. the young emperor, Emperor Xian of Han, that came to rule the empire lost control. Three different families took control from them, creating the period known as the Three Kingdoms. Nomadic tribes from central Asia attacked the northern borders of the empire at

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    During the long era of Chinese Dynasties, three School of Thoughts emerged as philosophers spread their knowledge across the empires. Although each of the three philosophers that founded these School of Thoughts were able to alter the ways of the people’s beliefs, one in particular had ideals that over time, were powerful enough to change the ways of the Chinese culture, and eventually the world. Confucius, the founder of Confucianism, focused on spreading his political and ethical views based on

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    mystical dynasty from China referred to as the Han subsided. Likewise, the Roman Empire which was quite powerful at one point, collapsed in this same era. The way these organizations collapsed can be compared in many ways but they also contrast in unique ways. One way they compare is they were both invaded by an outside territory. The Han dynasty had trouble with the Xiongnu invading, and the Roman Empire was invaded by the Huns who were led by Attila at the time. Also, the Han Dynasty found it difficult

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    Women during the Han Dynasty Lessons for Women is a book of conduct written during the Han Dynasty by Ban Zhao (C. 45-120) to advise the women of her family on the proper conduct of a wife. Ancient China around this time was a Confucian state in which the society was control by the belief in order and harmony. The book contains seven chapters that talks about: humility, husband and wife, respect and caution, womanly qualifications, wholehearted devotion, implicit obedience, and harmony with younger

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    Han Dynasty (China) vs. Mauryan/Gupta Dynasties (India) The Han Dynasty lasted from 206 BCE – 220 BCE, and was in China. The Mauryan and Gupta Dynasty lasted from 322 BCE – 500 CE, and were in India. The Mauryan Dynasty ended by 185 BCE. The Gupta Dynasty started in 320 CE. In my essay I am going to be comparing and contrasting the 3 dynasty’s (2 of them as 1), and their control through religion, trade, male dominance, and how they fell. The Han Dynasty controlled their empire through Confucianism

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    Two influential and focal points in ancient Chinese history, the Qin and Han dynasties together spanned from the 2nd century BCE to the 3rd century CE, both of which utilised comparable philosophies in order to establish control and continuity in a centralised empire. With the Qin dynasty adopting Legalism and the Han dynasty using a combination of Confucianism and Legalism, the two dynasties’ bureaucratic governing systems, while similar in nature, achieved varying levels of success. [Change Slide]

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    also highly stressed the importance of putting others above oneself, thinking holistically rather than individually. Studying the Analects, Confucius’s philosophical text, gives students a superior understanding of the Chinese lifestyle during the Han dynasty because these beliefs reflect the progression of philosophy during this era. Beginning with the social contracts of Confucianism, Confucius believed that there were five main relationships, each of which clearly favors men over women. The first

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    long history of China, there are three dynasties that are similar and different. These three dynasties are Zhou (1046-256 BC), Qin (221 BC to 206 BC) and Han dynasty (206BC -220AD). They have similar government structure, different way of strengthen government, and different teaching. The Zhou, Qin, and Han dynasties are similar because they were all led by a single ruler who was the head of the social structure. For example, Zhou has king, Qin has emperor, and Han have ruler: They granted land to others

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    Thesis: Due to a better centralized and staffed bureaucracy based on a common political philosophy the Han dynasty was able to more cohesively integrate the regions it ruled over, and because of this they were able to have a longer lasting influence. One necessary part of any large empire like the Roman empire or the Han dynasty is an organized power structure. Both the Romans and the Han had similar power structures in some functions, but they differed in ideologies and emphasis on roles of

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    During the reign of Achaemenid over Persia and the Han over China, they both had differences and similarities in the way they governed the people. Some of these similarities and differences came from the political and social development of the society while others came from the economic development. Both dynasties had similar and different aspects on the social, political, and economic ways of their people One thing both dynasty’s differed/had similarities was the political development of the society

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