Han China Technology Dbq Analysis

Han saw technology as a need for economic life, and Romans saw technology as something they didn’t need and that it couldn’t be a substitute for hard work. The document states that technology is what keeps Han China’s efficiency and productivity high. The documents also show the Roman pattern of dislike towards technology and how they were in favor of a stronger work ethic and larger labor system. This views of technology what indicated the decline of this civilizations. The civilizations of Han and Roman had very different views of technology, the Han saw technology as a daily necessity and the Romans just thought of technology as a way to be more productive. Documents 1 and 4 show how Han China and Roman would solve a general situation. China’s solution was to first look for the quickest, and most efficient way to solve the problem without much hard labor (Doc.1). The Roman’s solution was not clear, however, Romans used more than what was sufficient for pleasure (Doc.8). They didn’t actually solved the problem of overabundance of water but they found ways to use it. There is no bias in Document 1 because of the author’s position as an official; he would generally try to solve a problem instead of exaggerating; however the author of

In China, the quality of the tools was crucial for the productivity and the economic stimulation (Doc.2). However in Rome, the dependence on productivity seemed to be on the laborers (Doc.5). Rather than advance in technology, Romans would rather increase the labor force. As in Document 1, there is non indication of bias here because the author of Document 2 position as a government official; however, a document detailing reasons for government monopolization would be helpful in determining the Chinese value of technology. Cicero’s position as an upperclassman would make it much easier for him to simply acquire more labor leaving questions of the validity of his