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While the Greeks in Athens and the Qin dynasties both had a single head government official, Greeks used a decentralized democratic system, while the Qin used a centralized government and only a single emperor.

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The Chinese government strategies differed from that of Greece, but had some similarities. 

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The Chinese government strategies differed from that of Greece, but had some similarities. 

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Both the Han Dynasty and Republic of Rome based their government on social hierarchy. However military rankings in Rome greatly impacted the election of officials and the Han required skill to be elected.

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While the Qin developed a centralized government by using religion throughout their government, the Greeks promoted the concept of democracy to form a strong bureaucracy.

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Both the Roman Empire and Han Dynasty had emperors but Rome’s way of rule was more like a republic whereas the Han’s rule was more like a bureaucracy.

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Governing in the Mediterranean region in the Classical period was largely based on the conquering and expanding whereas in China, ruling was supposed to be about sustaining a people and a nation.

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The strategies used by governments throughout the classical world varied widely in that justification came from both religious and secular reasoning, as seen in the Chinese Mandate of Heaven versus the Greek oligarchs and democracy.

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The ways different civilizations had a government varied from place to place. Rome for instance had a strong bureaucracy and creating a limited democracy. While in Ancient China like in the Han dynasty, used the Mandate of Heaven to gain power over the people. At the same time they both had a strong controlled empire, but obtaining it is where they contrast.

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Both of these civilizations, Han China and the Roman Empire, led with a centralized government, both with a bureaucracy, however the religious and belief systems differed, from Confucianism to Christianity.

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Both Rome and Han had bieracracies, but Rome was a republic and Han was a ,meritocracy 

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Both Rome and Han had bieracracies, but Rome was a republic and Han was a ,meritocracy 

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Even though both the Han empire and the Roman Republic had emperors who were theoretically heads of state, the Romans differed from the Han because they used some democracy in their government.

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Though Han China claimed to be a Meritocracy and Athens claimed to be a Democracy, truly both were Aristocracy as both civilizations had set in place barriers that kept the poor from having power or influence in the government.

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Throughout Classical China and Rome, the way the Emperors justified their rule was very similar but they exercised their power in vastly different ways.