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    The Han Dynasty and the Roman Empire were two grand empires that rose out of preexisting territories and provided relative peace over wide areas. The collapse of the Qin Dynasty (221-206 BCE), which was the first great land-based empire in East Asia, came after a period of war, confusion, and tyrannical rule. Due to the political disorder that stemmed from the early dynastic activity, the emergence of the Han Dynasty (206 BCE- 228 CE) sprung to focus on restoring order. On the other hand, the rise

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    the Han Dynasty lived in a society where gender roles were strictly imposed. The Roman Empire and the Han Dynasty existed in two distinctive time periods, but the roles of women were indistinguishable between the pair. The Han Dynasty existed from 206 BCE-220 CE, while the Roman Empire lasted from 27 CE-476 CE. The treatment women received in the Han and Roman societies were all based on gender and stereotypes. Women’s roles in marriage, domestic life, and society in the Roman Empire and Han China

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    When looking at Gupta Empire and the Han Dynasty, it is apparent that they share many similarities including social, political, environmental, cultural and economic. The social similarity that they both share is the dominance of the men in the house and out in the fields and in the war. In the Gupta Empire most of the Indian families were patriarchal and they also had men out in the fields for agriculture, the Han Dynasty also believed in the men dominance in the war. In the Gupta Empire the men

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    The Roman Empire and the Han Dynasty civilizations both arose around the same time. While both civilizations had their highs in wealth and battle, they also had low points. They both eventually had problems that led to the fall of their society. There are some similarities between the reasons for the fall of the Roman Empire and the fall of the Han Dynasty. In Document 12, it says that the rulers of the Han Dynasty were not being good rulers and talking care of the civilization like they should.

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    battle of Zama, Liu Pang won control of China and established the Han dynasty. The Roman Empire as well as its Eastern contemporary, the Han Dynasty, in China established strong central governments but experienced a decline caused by both internal and external influences; however, China leaders were more effective in using native conventions and values to maintain control over diverse people and regions than the emperors in Rome. The Han rulers used a system of choosing government officials on the

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    The Han Dynasty brought China to new heights, politically, socially and militarily. Economically, the Han dynasty regained its foothold despite a decline that occurred throughout the Qin dynasty, it overlapped over the early Han period. The creation of irrigation and water conservation projects made this possible. Improvements in the making of farming tools contributed greatly to the increase in agricultural revenues which helped boost the Han economy. Other programs were commissioned to enable increased

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    Han Dynasty Confucianism

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    During the powerful Han Dynasty (206 B.C.-A.D. 220) Confucianism was adopted as the regime’s state doctrine and China thereby maintained a male dominated patriarchal society. Confucian principles were strictly adopted and the Chinese lives were considerably impacted by Confucius teachings. According to the Confucian order of society, women irrespective of age had to occupy a position lower than men. In a rigidly formed and tradition bound society, the Chinese women had to comply with stringent rules

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    The roman empire and the Han Dynasty had many similarities as well as differences. Many of which were political and social with the assembly of political figures as well as the woman's role within the house hold. A few of the differences are their individual forms of government and military campaigns led by each empire. The woman's role in both the Han Dynasty as well as the Roman Empire were similar in that woman were expected to be submissive to the dominant men in their households as well as

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    Introduction Han dynasty was formed by Liu Bang after defeating his rival Xiang Yu. The war between them lasted for four years. Changan was the capital city currently referred to as Xian. Han had two dynasties i.e. Western Han and Eastern Han. Some of the Emperors that Han dynasty had include Wu, Jing, Wen, Gaozu, among others. Roman Empire ruled the world from its seat in Italy. Roman Empire used its power to conquer Europe and extended it America. Similarities between Han Dynasty and Roman Empire

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    The Han Dynasty of Ancient China was one of the most prominent and long lasting societies of the time. However, they were not untouched by the ravages of the world, and despite their Confucius roots, there was a war to be fought. The Salt and Iron debate is an example of how the Confucianism of the time affected the strategy of the war. Should the government stick to their principles, or protect their empire? When is the time to say “enough is enough”? In order to understand the debate, we must understand

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