Rome han-comparison

The document compares the Han Dynasty in China and the Roman Empire, noting their shared characteristics including well-organized bureaucracies, emphasis on family, reliance on elites, and engineering accomplishments like roads and aqueducts. It discusses their religious practices and the introduction of new faiths. The decline of both is outlined, with the Han facing infighting, peasant rebellions, and warlords, while the Roman Empire dealt with internal opposition, difficulties administering its vast territory, and Germanic invasions, leading to its division and fall.