古代中国与罗马帝国：东西方帝国对比【英文】

Roman Republic 509 bce -27 bce
The Italian Peninsula PreRoman Domination 800-600 bce
Etruscan Civilization, 8th-5th c. bce


Etruscans may have migrated to Italy from Anatolia (Turkey) Thriving cities with paved streets, defensive walls and large temples Skillful bronze, iron and gold work Challenged by Greeks from sea and by Celts from Gaul (France)
Mausoleum of Qin Emperor ShiHuangdi (First Emperor)



Qin ShiHuangdi’s Mausoleum was discovered in 1974 by farmers digging a well. The 13 year-old emperor had ordered 800,000 workers to build his tomb. Terra Cotta Army Rebellions broke out after Emperor’s death in 210 bce: dynasty overthrown after only 15 years of rule
Etruscan joie de vivre
From the tomb of the Triclinium, Tarquinia
patricians: aristocrats and professionals plebians: farmers, craftsmen, laborers patronage system

introduction of writing
Zhou Dynasty c.1100 bceFra bibliotek 221 bce
Qin Shihuangdi
Qin Building Projects
Used forced labor of convicts Roads and canals Palaces Connected fortification walls to build 5000 kilometer Great Wall

introduction of writing
Zhou Dynasty c.1100 bce- 221 bce

establishment of Confucianism and Taoism
Qin (Chin) Dynasty 221 bce-206 bce
first unified Chinese states origin of name of China
Etruscan Chimera
Etruscan Divination
Early divination equipment: a guide to reading the liver
Etruscan Necropolis



Family tombs with stone vaults covered by earth Murals with scenes from everyday life: hunting, fishing, feasting, dancing, religious ceremonies Joyful scenes in early tombs give way to gloomy violent scenes as Etruscans lost power to the Romans (4th-2nd Century bce)
Pre- Empire States

CHINA
Shang Dynasty c.1750 bce-1100 bce


ROME
Etruscan Civilization c.700 bce-509 bce Legendary Roman kings 753 bce-509 bce
patricians: aristocrats and professionals plebians: farmers, craftsmen, laborers patronage system
CHINA and ROME
Empires of the East and the West
Imperial Rome and Han China
Pre- Empire States

CHINA
Shang Dynasty c.1750 bce-1100 bce


ROME
Etruscan Civilization c.700 bce-509 bce Legendary Roman kings 753 bce-509 bce
Qin (Chin) Dynasty 221 bce -206 bce
First
unified the country by subjugating the Warring States Established central bureaucracy Legalism supplanted Confucianism: scholars persecuted and books burned Standardized writing, currency, weights and measures

establishment of Confucianism and Taoism
Qin (Chin) Dynasty 221 bce-206 bce
first unified Chinese states origin of name of China

Roman Republic 509 bce -27 bce