The Roman empire controlled its people and land but, the Han controlled its people and land more effectively. Of course, Rome could have succeeded in controlling its empire but, by looking at the political, technological, and social aspects, it is clear that the Han left a larger impact to the world and revolutionized life by exercising more effective control overall. The Han controlled its people and territory more harshly than the Romans. Although they were harsher, they also worked more efficiently and took initiative. They generated new order and collected more taxes to support the military and government. By doing that, they had the resources they needed for everyday The military helped protect those items along with the Han people. Rome on the other hand, controlled its empire differently. What the Romans did was have the senate run the government and have geographical features distinguish boundaries. Clearly, the Roman's actions were not as effective as the Han's so, basically, the Han had to control its empire politically in some way and, they acted on that well. …show more content…
To start off, Rome did not succeed in controlling its empire through technology. They managed to develop trading skills but overall, they were far less developed than other countries. Especially when comparing the Romans and the Han, it is clear who achieved more. Again, Rome developed trading and other simple skills. While they were busy doing that, the Han people were inventing paper. From then on, that invention was used every day and “revolutionized Chinese life” (Han Cornell Notes). Not only that but, the Han also used their resources to their advantage and used collar harnesses, plows, and wheelbarrows to help improve farming. All in all, the Han used technology to control its empire