Roman and Mayan Empire
Did you know that nobody knows the exact numbers of Empires that have existed? Well today I’m here to compare and contrast 2 Empires that were a big part of history. The first empire is the Roman Empire and the second Empire is the Mayan Empire. First I’ll compare their Government, their leaders, and how long each empire lasted in the first paragraph. In the second paragraph I’ll be comparing each of their societies and their laws. In the third paragraph I’ll be comparing Religion, and in the fourth each of their living conditions. Last I’ll tell you what they both have in common. So follow me into the world of these 2 empires and let’s learn some facts about them.
First up, Government, Leaders, and how long each
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Roman’s didn't really have to do their own farming because they had slaves to do their work for them. Slaves were widely available. They used slaves to work in the field and do all the farming. The used a tool called the ard-type plow to plow the fields. They later added a coulter to the plow to make it easier. The main things that they harvested are Grain and wheat. Now for trading. The Roman’s main trading partners were in Spain, France, Middle East, and North America. Trade was a very important role in the Roman empire. The empire cost a lost of money to run and helped to bring in the money that they needed to keep the empire running. As you can see trade was very important because without it, it would have been hard to keep the empire running. Now for Mayan farming and trading. Farming was the foundation of the civilization. Farming is what got the empire started in the first place. Farming was so import that they held special ceremonies in honor of the specialized workers, like farmers. In fact 90% of the Mayan empire is based on farming. Most of the things that they farmed they trade but not all things that they trade are not just from farming. They trade all sorts of things like salt, cotton, slaves, quetzal, feathers,, mantel, flint, chert, obsidian, jade, colored shell honey, caco, copper tools, and ornaments. They had to use the sea to transfer the goods that they trade. Trade was a very big part of the Empire. Now to our last stop before we compare them to each
A few examples of the Mayan’s achievements were their trade routes, understanding of numbers and their architecture. In the article it was said the, “ Everything was carried by hand or boat.” (Document A, Box 1) The Manyan trade routes were remarkable because they were so genius. They had
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Around the years 200 B.C.E two great civilizations emerged as powerful and influential Empires. The Han civilization and the Roman Civilization. Both civilizations contributed to the ancient world, with revolutionary technologies, literature, mathematics, and extensive trade. Although these were powerful nations, the causes of their decline were quite similar. Inept rulers, social discordance, and hostile incursions, are some of the numerous factors that brought about their inevitable downfall.
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When comparing different societies in ancient history you may not think that Han China and Ancient Rome had a lot in common. These two great societies had many similarities and differences, especially in their social structures. These similarities and differences are all due to Han China’s and Ancient Rome’s governments, family structures and religions. Both of these wonderful empires lasted for approximately 400 years and had lasting effects on the lands they conquered.
The trade network of the Maya was basic yet convenient at the same time. Utilizing rotating relay teams that delivered goods, it allowed different regions of the Mayan civilization trade resources to ensure that every area could prosper. For example, the people of Cerritos could trade salt to some regions and the Mayapan could trade honey (DOC A). The regions that lacked resources gained them and profited off of the ones in their region. This trade network shows its remarkability in its large scale of about 700 miles—spanning the entire Mayan civilization, and its demand for physical effort which was decreased by rotating relay teams. This trade network impacted the Mayan economy and allowed it to prosper. It still shows some similarities in today’s “trade network.” When packages get delivered, there are always certain stops that your package has to go through, it...
The Yucatan food was developed or people who were involved in developing it, were Mayans. Maya culture was component of this self-determining evolutionary process. Located in eastern Meso-america, the Maya flourished in a varied homeland of Mexico. The Maya produced bountiful harvests of food from a diverse and productive agricultural structure that incorporated irrigation, & drained fields in shallow lakes. “Religious festivals are a part of life in Yucatan. Every city, and state have its own specific festivals throughout
In the fertile valleys or high plateaus the Mayas, Incas, and Aztecs built communities and villages practicing sedentary lifestyles. They had for the most part “permanent, intensive agriculture.” (Lane and Restall 2012) This allowed them to produce complex foods that benefitted the villages because it made them possible but it also resulted in social stratification. “Agricultural activities of the majority allowed a minority to live and work as artisans, merchants, warriors, nobles and royalty – permitting the development of writing, metallurgy, bureaucracy, and other features of high civilization.” More specifically, the Mayans were able to create the most complete of the three Mesoamerican writing systems, “one that was still used in the early sixteenth century.” (Lane and Restall 2012) They were also able to expand, but their expansion would also be their demise. Because they were so large -- filled with regional kingdoms and empires -- the Spanish were easily able to conquer
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The world’s history has numerous civilizations ranges from weak to strong and by level of influential. These civilizations contributed things that have significantly influenced the world as it is known today. Examples of such civilizations include the Han Dynasty and the Roman Empire, which made big changes to the social-economic landscape of the globe. Despite both civilizations having great influences, there are various differences and similarities in the social and economic scenarios of the two civilizations. Therefore it is necessary to differentiate these scenarios in order to appreciate the extent of influence facilitated by these civilizations.
More than two thousand years ago, two great empires arose. The Chinese and the Roman Empires. Having different locations, there were obvious differences from the start, assembly and the collapse of the empires, but there were also astonishing similarities. Located in modern time Asia and Europe, the Chinese and Roman empires were revolutionary with their ideas and accomplishments in their time from the start to the end of their empires.
The Maya didn’t discover metallurgy until late in the Classic period and used it only to produce jewelry and decorations for the elite. Artists and their numerous assistants cut and filled the stones used for palaces, pyramids, and housing, aided only by levers and stone tools. Each wave of construction represented the mobilization of thousands of laborers.
Near 1800 B.C, the Maya people found settlement within Teotihuacan territory and quickly became known as one of the most dominant indigenous societies within Mesoamerica. Best known for their agricultural skills, pottery work, hieroglyphic writing, mathematics and of course calender making this civilization. However, the Maya were the regional groups of Olmec heritage who were the first major Mesoamerican civilization.(Grahm, Liz. 2014) In 1500 B.C, the Olmecs began the effective cultivation of the crops of corn, beans, chili peppers and cotton, along which they established fine arts and the use of symbols to record history. Due to the Olmecs innovative talents at the time, they were also able to branch off and establish other cities.
The context of each is significant with religion, leadership and political-economy playing a different role in each. However, we can see the prevalence of some over- arching themes. Each Empire saw a decline in quality of leadership; they each faced economic and military threats of differing significance. It is a combination of these factors that hastened their decline.
Maya civilization was based mainly on agriculture and religion. Maya every day life revolved around an innumerable number of earth Gods. The most important God was chief, ruler of all Gods. The Mayans prayed to these God’s particularly about their crops. For example, they prayed to the Rain God to nourish their crops. They practiced their religion during ceremonies conducted by priests. They also practiced confession and even fasted before important ceremonies (Gann and Thompson 1931 118-138). The Mayans also b...