If they failed to complete their task, they would be sold into slavery. But registration meant freedom, and throughout the Republican era, census registration was the only way for a man to guarantee his identity and status. Now in our society today we have a census that is distributed and advised by the government to fill out in order to know how many people live in a certain city, town, state, country and even in our world. However, if someone does not complete this form and submit it, this is not a serious consequence, in fact, nothing happens to you at all. So my question is: why was this so important in those early days? Well, for the Romans, the census made them more than just a small crowd of people, but rather a “populus” of people. Capable of collective action and big decisions. They said it was one of the cornerstones of their civilization. We've obviously evolved from how they did the census, but we've taken ideas from it that are still used today. Now, there are some things from Han China that might still be slightly relevant in our society, but I didn't seem to find anything huge and noteworthy. However, something from the Han China era that was also considered an important part of their civilization, just like the Roman Empire was with the census, the ideas of Confucianism were huge in Han China. Almost all culture and society was based on this topic. If one aspired to hold public office, he had to receive a Confucian education. Confucianism was an important part of Han China and was obviously something they felt very strongly about as an integral part of their society. While Confucianism still exists and probably plays a big role in the lives of many people around the world. It does not represent a large part of most people's daily lives and in our modern society .