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A similarity between Persia and Rome is their distribution of water. Persia developed qanats, underground canals that distributed large amounts of water without high rates of evaporation. Rome developed aquaducts which supplied the empire with fresh water from streams and mountains.

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The similarities between Hellenism and Persia because they were accepting of others.

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Both Persia and Rome tolerated other religions. Cyrus and Darius both allowed people to practice other religions; they accepted the Jews when others would not. In Rome, they tolerated other religions as well, for example, they prosecuted the Christians for not accepting other religions.

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A similarity in Rome and Hellenism's culture is their inventions of water systems. For example, Hellenism owned the Archimede's screw that transported water from a lower area to a higher area. This is similar to Rome's aqueducts because it helped transported from a distant area of higher level to a lower level.

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A similarity between Rome and Greece would be their polytheistic beliefs. Both believed in gods such as Aphrodite, called Venus by the Romans; Juno, called Hera by the Greeks, and Cronos, or Saturn to the Romans.

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A similarity between Hellenism and Mauryan/Gupta was that they both spread the belief of Buddhism throughout the empire. In the Mauryan Empire, Ashoka spread Buddhism belief by the pillars and sculptures and as in Hellenism they were spread by trade throughout the Persia, Egypt, and India.

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qin
-influenced by legalism
-Confucian, Daoist, and others
-legalism was main religion
han
-influenced by confucianism
-Daoism, legalism
-legalist policy

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-Irrigation systems that was spread by agriculture
-Ashoka increase the influence of Buddhism in the empire
-Hinduism- Gupta
Ashoka build pillars and sculptures to spread Buddhism.
- Janism is the belief in that everything in the universe has soul both physically and psychological suffering.
- Only purification from the selfish behavior can release the soul.
- Monks avoid harming the millions of souls by sweeping the ground before they walk and strain out water through a cloth before drinking.

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-Religion was an important part of Spartan military
-all of the Greek poleis believed in the same religion
-they had columns to support buildings
-each city has a patron god such as Athens having the patron god of Athena
-Athens had theaters that were semi circular and held plays within them.
-religious cults were formed
-had Olympic Games, where different city states come together to compete
-Socrates and Plato were important philosophers
-Plato made the Academy to educate
-created temples such as the Parthenon that was dedicated to Athena

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-most popular religion was Zoroastrianism
-their religion mainly focused on light versus dark.
-respected other people's faiths and cultures
-built boats and underground canals called Qanat

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- the silk roads help spread Christianity to Mesopotamia, Persia, and India
-  Constantine I was the first Christian emperor and promoted Christianity throughout the Roman empire
- Romans invented a stronger cement to create sturdier and stronger structures
- Romans used math to create slopes for aqueducts - these supplied accesible water for usually private homes as well as public baths
- Romans created domes and arches using math as well - these supported aqueducts and bigger building structures
- Romans created a sewage system underground (they were used by only private owners though)
- Roman gods were influenced by Greek + Latin gods

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-spread of Buddhism through trade with countries like Persia, Egypt, and India
-cynicism philosophy was spread throughout the land
-language was mixture of Roman, Persian and Greek (evolution)
-Archimedes Screw was invented to transport water up to higher levels