Ancient Persia vs. Han China

1. Economic Foundations

1.1. Persia

1.1.1. The Achaemenid Commonwealth

1.1.1.1. Iron Metallurgy

1.1.1.2. Agriculture

1.2. China

1.2.1. Standardization

1.2.1.1. Iron Metallurgy

2. Public Works/Infrastructure

2.1. Persia

2.1.1. Royal Road

2.1.2. Courier Service

2.1.3. Qanats

2.2. China

2.2.1. Great Wall of China

2.2.2. Silk Road

3. Social Organization and Norms

3.1. China

3.1.1. Slaves

3.1.2. Women

3.1.3. Military

3.2. Persia

3.2.1. Coinage

3.2.2. Satraps

3.2.3. Tolerance

4. Government Structure

4.1. Persia

4.1.1. Satrapies

4.1.2. Kings

4.1.3. Locals in Gov't

4.1.4. Spies!

4.2. China

4.2.1. Imperialist Government

4.2.2. Government Organization

4.2.3. Han Synthesis

5. Religion

5.1. Persia

5.1.1. Zoroastrianism

5.2. China

5.2.1. Confucianism

5.2.1.1. Xiao

5.2.1.2. Ren

5.2.1.3. Li

5.2.2. Daoism

5.2.3. Legalism

6. Leadership

6.1. Persia

6.1.1. Cyrus

6.1.1.1. Conquest

6.1.2. Darius

6.1.3. Xerxes

6.2. China

6.2.1. Liu Bang

6.2.2. Wang Mang

6.2.3. Han Wudi