Technology is an important part of civilization today. During their time, the Han dynasty and the Roman empire both used technology, but their views on it were different. While the Han dynasty thought highly of technology, especially the advancement of it, there were mixed opinions about technology in the Roman empire. The Han dynasty saw technology as an advancement that can help the government and the peasants. For example, during second century B.C.E., a Han government official wrote to other local officials concerning flood prevention (doc. 1). He gave details on how the waterways could be inspected to stop floodings in their district and how everyone can contribute to help China. He felt that technology was advanced enough to prevent floods and that it was not the technology that was lacking, but the organization of technology was. Another official, Huan Guan, wrote about how …show more content…
2). He was unhappy because of the the government making the lives of the peasants bad and wants for them to get better technology to further the Han dynasty. He believes that the technology helps everyone and wants everyone to use tools that are not just made of wood. Huan Tan, a philosopher, talked about Fuxi using all the parts of an animal to create tools. (doc. 3). He approved of the advancement in technology because of the increase in efficiency. He wanted people to create more tools to help make things run more smoothly, therefore believing that technology is accepted. A government-sponsored history book talked about Tu Shih, a governor, destroying the evil people and helped the common people by creating technology to make their lives better (doc.4). Although it was a government-sponsored book,