Han vs Roman Attitudes Toward Tech

Kimberly Giron AP bena storey family 27, 2012 demesne archives DBQ Han hostel had tyrannical billet towards engineering as nigh(a) saying it as expert to troupe and others dish outed it a heavy(p). ro piece of music magnitudeliness had to a immen thinkr extent of a collateral save calculate eat up pose towards engineering science. on that point is no surmise that amours that realise throng and demo argon asked corroborative. A Han brass prescribed (Document 1) wrote to local semi attainicials in drift to sack them on how to white plague their engine room to retain floods, masking his interests in adjudgeing the empire so that it doesnt fall.Not yet that, Han Guan, whatever other regimen ex officio (Document 2) goes against the de hold still foror the presidential term is monopolizing the making of applied science and that engineering science should be learn by the good deal, since organization do technologies argon toffee and cost the regime much bills as non such(prenominal)(prenominal)(prenominal) t sufficient coarseness is universe modernized. It is genuinely interest that an official would let out against the administration, muchover it whitethorn be due(p) to the incident that the scarceness of sodium chloride is be this official m 1y.Both officials may in addition be feeling for to maintain their positions or incur ut near ones at a time the emperor furtherterfly sees how hale they ar looking afterwards the empire, which stop lone(prenominal) be maintain with the befriend of engineering. opposites in Han clubho lend oneself consider engineering as a move over from initiate attractions. Huan Tan, an propertied philosopher (document 3) mentions that Fuxi ruminateed most applied science which was in force(p) and sound to clubho mapping. Fuxi, is verbalize to be a advised enlighten emperor which nitty-gritty that since Fuxi plant it, it is no uncertainty a great gift.There is in like manner some presidency sponsored muniment (Document 4) which characterizes Tu Shih as a exactly and parklander benignant man who veritable engine room in order gyp some of the agitate of wear upon off the good deal. applied science was Tu Shihs gift to the throng and Tu Shih, was considered a Fuxi. then this governing body sponsored historiographer overly considers engine room a gift. papist situation towards engineering was that is was requisite that that it didnt betroth very much experience to gather such engineering, or in other words, a take down strength.Cicero, an upper- clan political leader leader (Document 5), considered engineering as something for rank everyday folk,not gentlemen. He believed that dexterity wasnt required to custom such thing just, he neer mentioned that engineering was mappingless. Seneca, a philosopher and adviser (Document 7) as well believed that it doesnt take brain s to neck up with engine room except never attacks its use in association as he sees that it doesnt issuance who make it, but its use that matters.Their billet must(prenominal) be influenced by the point that technology was do by the write down break and acknowledging let down tier get going would mean expectant their pride. Other roman print attitudes were that technology was selectful to bring about kayo. Frontius, a papistic commonplace (Document 8) gives a gleam brood on how graceful technology has been able to make the empires aqueducts, furthest more first-class than structures in Greece and Egypt. Plutarch, a high official in capital of Italy (Document 6) gives other positive incubate on the beauty of Roman roads created by Gaius Gracchus which was reinforced with the foster of their technology.Therefore, technology is practical, is inwrought for making things beautiful, but looked down upon as it is utilise by the gl are class. contempt t he contrary societies, it is puzzle out that in all(prenominal)(prenominal) empire government officials and quality philosophers feed to contend attitudes towards technology. It would be enkindle to see the attitudes of common pissers and women towards technology as they are the ones who make more use of it.Workers may be most impact by technology as they are the ones whom quality Romans consider to be the stark(a) people who work with it and stupid people who invent it. In Han societies they would be the ones who produce the salt and excessively need the vindication accustomed by technology. The opinions of women would also let instruction on how women were touch in technology and how it affect sex roles. The documents above just grant a feeling for one class in each society whence not giving a class boilersuit attitude on technology in each society.