Culture
P
E
R
S
Qin Dynasty/Han Dynasty
Mauryan Empire/ Gupta Empire
QIN
-The beginning of the Qin Empire there was
much development. By the end the
emperor started oppressing his people.
HAN
- First part of the Han dynasty was spent
consolation the suffering people then later
went to focus on military expansion.
MAURYAN
-Very centralized government,
kings being the center of
administration
QIN
-They had a much structuralized money
system and focused on construction and
often left lower class citizens very poor.
HAN
- Economy was poor due to the results of
the Qin Dynasty but taxes were lowered for
peasants.
QIN
-People who followed Confucianism were
persecuted. Followed legalism.
HAN
- Ruler had Mandate of heaven and
Confucianism was still denied
QIN
-People were very unified and oppressed
due to the government.
HAN
- Much more harmonious than the previous
dynasty but still many class struggles
I
Qin
-Very interested in engineering and
technology.
HAN
- Focused on medicine and philosophy
A
Qin
-For arts they built lots of architectural
structures.
HAN
-Sacrificial objects, very good detail
Roman Empire
GUPTA
-kings center of administration,
provinces and sub-divided
districts
MAURYAN
-an agrarian economy, big on
agriculture and industry and
trade
GUPTA
-Based on agriculture and trade,
textile industry etc.
GUPTA and MAURYAN
-Hinduism and Buddhism were
practiced in both along with
Jainism , religious texts called
VEDAS
MAURYAN
-Followed the Caste system
which ranked class, class
oppression
GUPTA
-the status of women was low
usually higher when they joined
a religion.
MAURYAN
-Focused on arts and literature
GUPTA
-Lots of poets and writers and
mass volumes of texts written.
MAURYAN
-They were big on architecture
and Ashokan art
GUPTA
-Sculptures and paintings usually
based on religious themes
P= political E= economic R= religious S= social structure I= intellectual A= arts Enter the factors of
each aspect of a culture, country, empire, etc. to compare and contrast.