Compare And Contrast Qin Dynasty And Han Dynasty

The Qin Dynasty used their power to enforce legalism which was accepted by the people and to summarize what it is, is when a ruler treats his people equally and gives everything equally. In document 3 it states that when a ruler gives out rewards everyone got a part of it, but when punishment was given everyone also received it. The strict law were to prevent dishonorable people from living there. An example is people who were disobedient or people who were selfish. The way that the Mauryan Empire used their political power was that an a leader called Emperor Ashoka discontinued the killing of animals and said they may only be killed for good purposed, but one was not found. In document 4 it states that the ruler saw the animals on the same level as people and even gave them medical treatment as they would give to humans. The way that these empires differed from each other is that the Qin Dynasty used legalistic philosophy to keep their empire in check whereas the Mauryan Dynasty used their power to stop the killing animals entirely and treated them like

One way China still governs in a similar way to Qin Shi Huangdi is that the Chinese government hopes to strengthen itself by drawing the attention of citizens towards itself. In the past five years, China's Propaganda Department has taken away the freedom of speech from both newspapers and TV programs.

The Qin were depicted as cruel, with the Han being moral, and following in the Confucian ideals; though in reality the Qin and Han laws were similar in severity1.

In the early years of the Qin Empire, they had formed by capturing over territories from nearby Kingdoms and merging them with lands that were tightly under its presenting rule. “ From such beginnings and accretion, the whole Qin empire was governed as thirty-six, or perhaps forty-six commanders under the control of the governors” (124.) This quote presents us with an argument of since that government was so structurally found, the upkeep and order of the society of the territories acquired was maintenance through an essential government. “The governors of a highly populated commandery might be responsible for a registered population of two and held million registered individual” (125.) This quote is referencing to the Han Empire, and indications here are that with the high population in the Han Empire, it was required to maintain an orderly society it required a complex

The Han created State Confucianism, a system that combined Confucianism with Legalistic government organization. Through using this system, the Han could use many Qin government structures, such as dividing the government into three sections: a censorate, civilian authority, and military authority. They also borrowed the use of a grand council, which headed the centralized government and consisted of representatives from each of the three government divisions. The Han borrowed the use of a local government, which controlled the empire’s individual districts and provinces. Lastly, the Han used the Qin practice of choosing talented people to serve in government. They accomplished this through the civil service

In the years following the Zhou leaders, the Qin dynasty rose to power, taking control of the country and altering the manner in which it was ruled and which people lived. During the Qin reign, mandatory service in the military was instated. Once a boy was of age, he was required to serve in the military, pay land taxes and perform a yearly labor service. Shang Yang, the emperor, divided his people into groups. It was the responsibility of the groups to monitor each other and to turn in those who failed to comply. If they opted to turn a blind eye, and were caught, the entire group was punished. This method of ruling worked well. As an incentive for the people to comply, the Qin rulers adopted “legalism,” which is a school of thought that every person would have the same rights and opportunities, regardless of their heredity. No longer were the children of the privileged given special treatment. Even the ruler’s

During his reign, Qin prohibited people from following other philosophies and replaced them with his official philosophy, Legalism. His precepts of this philosophy holds that people were naturally born corrupt and selfish, thus developing depicted laws with severe punishments would discipline their behavior. (Mark) Not only he provided tight control over their education, but trusting others besides their emperor was forbidden as well. Life in the Qin dynasty became more restricted and independent due to his morals, and many were unable to live freely without facing any harsh punishments. Eventually, Qin’s crude ruling caused rebellions to occur, leading to downfall for his empire after 15

The most successful governing system and political philosophy was those of the Tang dynasty because they adapted the laws of earlier dynasties and improved where needed. Their new imperial academy continued to teach governance while all civil jobs were based on an imperial exam that prevented people from succeeding because of their family. Therefore, allowing anyone to have an equal shot at higher up jobs if they were smart. Also, the regular changing of positions in government prevented bureaucrats from gaining too strong a fan base, potentially having people trust their leader more than the emperor. Unlike the Tang, the Qin dynasty did not promote education and would punish scholars. They created power from military not from the people, which

Qin was the first to establish the system of bureaucracy which was very effective for controlling the whole empire. Another thing which was kept is meritocracy system. Qin chose their bureaucrats by people’s abilities and talents instead of their wealth and family connections. This policy was kept, and during the Han dynasty, they brought a civil examination system which required the people to go through several examinations which they were examined on the Confucian texts. This judgement led to the success of Han dynasty and sections of legalism continued to set the pattern for governing imperial

He wanted to control everyone’s mind to prevent rebellion. The State of Qin rulers were convinced in a political philosophy called Legalism that reasonable strict control and used people to toughen Qin.

The Qin Dynasty lasted from 221 BC to 207 BC and marked the end of the warring states period. The end did not just mean the end of a period but the end of an ideology that viewed China as separate instead from then on China began to be viewed as a united culture. The Qin established the first emperor of China and established that China was meant to be a united empire and from then on, China would never again be a fragment of states. They managed to consolidate multiple states into a single empire, through new polices and the recreation of China. The Qin began a process of centralization and standardization the continued far into the Sui Dynasty. Centralization was achieved by dividing China into thirty-six commanderies and then divided further

The Qin implemented reforms to improve agriculture, build better roads, and introduced a single currency. Strict laws were also implemented within the government and whoever was found corrupt within the officials was sentenced to death. It was a shift from the feudal system to a bureaucratic one, which upholds strict hierarchy. And this resulted to the distributing of land from the nobles to the peasants.

This government meant diving china up into forty prefectures, and those prefectures were then further divided up into counties. County heads were answered to the Prefects, and Prefects ultimately answered to the central government. This system was considered “impersonal” because everyone was subject to the same laws. Further social changes that helped to unify China during the Quin Dynasty included the building of a road system that radiated out from the capital city, helping to unify the large Empire. Also, the Emperor implemented a uniform system of weights and measures, a standard writing system, and uniform axel lengths for carts. The Emperor and his administration were so determined to have all aspects of China unified that even ideas did not escape their unification plans. Since the Emperor was a Legalist, he allowed the precepts of Legalism and had his advisors launch a campaign that sought to destroy anything, and anyone, who opposed the Legalist

Chinese history has witnessed the governing styles of many different dynasties throughout its history. Both the Tang and Yuan dynasties had expansionist ideologies, and both attempted to reallocate workload under their administrations. While the Tang government was focused on management and focused (specialization?) of tasks and services, the Yuan dynasty was less able to fully control its territory and people. The Yuan dynasty’s shaky regime, when contrasted with the relative stability of the Tang, highlights their differences in focus and implementation of legislation.

Qing Shi Huangdi's adoption of Legalism was firm (those who opposed the ideology were often executed or banished) and effective, as it led to various fundamental administrative and political developments. For instance, unlike previous dynasties such as the Zhou, the Qin grew to be a highly centralized state with a "bureaucracy divided into three primary ministries: a civil authority, a military authority, and a censorate" ("World History") The officials who assumed such roles were examined by an inspection system to reduce the possibility of corruption, which would later serve as the foundation administrative procedure for later dynasties. Furthermore, Legalism resulted in these officials "earning" their powers rather than inheriting them. Research has speculated that a merit system was probably employed in determining the positions such as an examination.