Rome-Han Empire Comparison Chart
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David Hill 1st Hour 10/12/09 Rome-Han Comparison Rome: Structure: Well-organized empire founded on Roman law and classical learning. Emphasis on family: pater familias Reliance on patricians Engineering accomplishments: roads, aqueducts, amphitheatres, domes, sewage systems, central heating. Religion: Emperor as god, paganism, intro to Christianity Decline: Internal opposition - barrack emperors Dif?culties in administering vast empire creates rivalries and divisions of authority Eastern and Western Empire - capital moved to Constantinople Germanic invasions by Vandals, Ostrogoths, and Visigoths 476 Odacer deposes ?nal Western Roman Emperor Han: Structure: Well organized bureaucracy based upon Confucian ideas and education.
