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    While the Han dynasty of China and the Roman Empire both conquered large amounts of land and lasted around 400 years, becoming major powers, Han China was superior in several key areas. Han China had a more even-handed and professional bureaucracy based on Confucian ideals, as opposed to Rome's private administration focused more on personal gain. Chinese law was also based more on imperial law and Confucianism, allowing for faster decision making than Rome's debate-focused approach. Additionally, individuals in China like Shang Yang could gain influence without holding political power, whereas influential Romans tended to come from powerful families. These factors contributed to China maintaining its cultural and economic influence to the present day.

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    While the Han dynasty of China and the Roman Empire both conquered large amounts of land and lasted around 400 years, becoming major powers, Han China was superior in several key areas. Han China had a more even-handed and professional bureaucracy based on Confucian ideals, as opposed to Rome's private administration focused more on personal gain. Chinese law was also based more on imperial law and Confucianism, allowing for faster decision making than Rome's debate-focused approach. Additionally, individuals in China like Shang Yang could gain influence without holding political power, whereas influential Romans tended to come from powerful families. These factors contributed to China maintaining its cultural and economic influence to the present day.

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    While the Han dynasty of China and the Roman Empire both conquered large amounts of land and lasted around 400 years, becoming major powers, Han China was superior in several key areas. Han China had a more even-handed and professional bureaucracy based on Confucian ideals, as opposed to Rome's private administration focused more on personal gain. Chinese law was also based more on imperial law and Confucianism, allowing for faster decision making than Rome's debate-focused approach. Additionally, individuals in China like Shang Yang could gain influence without holding political power, whereas influential Romans tended to come from powerful families. These factors contributed to China maintaining its cultural and economic influence to the present day.

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    RomeandHanChina

    AlthoughbothHanChinaandRomeconqueredGreatamountsofland,lastedaround
    400yearsandbecameleadingempiresintheworld,still,thereismanydifferencesbetweenthe
    two.ThesedifferencesbringHanChinatobeingthesuperiorempireintheareasof
    bureaucracy,law,andindividualism.bureaucracyintermsofbeingmoreevenhanded,lawin
    termsoftheenforcementofpunishmentsandindividualismistermsofbeingabletobe
    influentialwithoutneedingtoholdpowertodoso.chinasidealandrealitiesnotonlybrought
    moreopportunitiesfortheotherpeopleandthegovernmentthen,butthenleftthemstandingas
    aculturalandeconomicalpowerhouseinthepresent.
    MyfirstexamplethatillustratesHanChinabeingsuperiorwouldbebureaucracyinthe
    termsofbeingmoreevenhanded.StatedintheRileyreadingsthebureaucracywerebothvery
    wellorganizedbutwerestillverydifferent.TheHansbureaucracywasranbyprofessional
    administrationandbasedofftheteachingsofconfuciusideas.AswheretheRomansrelied
    moreonthelaws.wasranbyprivateadministrationandbasedonclassicallearning.Through
    thewayoftheHan,thepeopleweremoreopenastowhatwastakingplacethantheRomans.
    alsointheworldhistorytextbook,sometimestheromanbureaucracywouldfocusmoreon
    personalgainbeforejusticewhichbroughtcontroversy.somemaysaythesecomparisons
    wouldproveRomemorebureaucratic,buttheendresultsofchinaformingaunifiedstateand
    RomeinheritingtheideasofterritorialsovereigntyandapopulargovernmentwouldgiveHan
    ChinatheBureaucraticsuperiority.
    SecondlyHanChinawouldholdsuperiorityinthewaytheyenforcedpunishmentsand
    decisionmaking.Intheselectedreadingsitisdescribedthatchineselawwasbasedon
    confucianismimperiallawandtheandthepunishmentdecisionsweremadebytheofficials.
    WhileRomanlawswerebasedonthetwelvetables,whichtookcenturiesofcustomsto

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    develop.Romanlawwasenforcedconsistently,aswellastheHanChina,butthedifferencesin
    enforcementleadsChinatobeingsuperior,forexample,ahistorianon
    civfanatis.com
    stated
    thatoftentimestheRomans,likethegreekswouldspendmoretimedebatingissuesratherthan
    makingfastdecesion,includinginareasofthelaw,incomparisonthehistorianstatesthatthe
    Hanweremorelikelytositanddiscussallofthierlegalsituationsthatcouldarise.foranother
    exampletheninechaptersthatXiaowrote.Againlikemanyotherthings,itisfoundthatthe
    laws,writtentextsanddiscussionsofthelawinancientHanarestillcurrentlybeingdebated
    andacteduponinthepresentday.
    Throughoutbothempires,popularorsuccessfulpeoplegainedmoreindividualism,Han
    Chinawouldholdsuperiority.individualisminthetermofbeinginfluentialbutnotnecessarily
    holdingpowerwasseenmoreintheHan.ForexamplemanyofthepeopleknowninRome
    weresons,ornephewsofthegreatoroncegreatleadersofthecivilization.WhereinChina
    theyhadthesuccessfulchildren,asinRome,buttherewerethosewhoseemedtomaketheir
    markoutofnothing.thosearethepeoplewhowillholdthemostremembranceinthisworld.
    Theyarealsogiventhemostrespect.1exampleofsomeonelikethisinChinawouldbeShang
    Yang,mentionedbythehistorian,Hansen,intheselectedreadings.Hansendescribesmany
    influentialpeoplethatwerenotallemperors,butsheputsafocusonShangYang.ShangYang
    wasalegalistphilosopherwhosepoliciesweresaidtobeastarttothepathofthecivilization.
    peopleinChinawerealsorecognizedandrewardedforaccomplishments,whetheritbearank
    inthearmyorjusttherespectofthelocalpeople.Thismadepeoplestriveforindividualism,
    whichintheendwouldmostlybenefitChina.
    Whetheritbebureaucracy,law,orindividualism,Chinahasarecurrenceofholding
    superiorityoverRome,althoughRomeinitstimeoratitspeakmayhavebeenmorepowerfulor
    successfulthanChina,theendresultandkeepingtheculturalandeconomicalwaysofChina

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    haveledthemtodaytostandtogetherasoneofthemostpowerfulcountriesintheworld.Those
    towhoaregreatforaperiodoftimedonotholdsuperiorityoverthosewhosegreatnesshas
    beenlonglivedandisstillcontinuouslyexpanding.Romanswaysarestillpresenttothisday
    andarestillbeingpracticed,butnotnearthepointthatChinasare.Chinastillcontinuestogrow
    asRome'sdominanceasacivilizationfades.

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