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 * Economic System in Han China and Imperial Rome**

Monty Burns is a hedge fund manager and interested in the economic system of Han Dynasty China and Imperial Rome. Mr. Burns has helped many of his clients amass large fortunes and is well known on Wall Street. A proponent of free trade, Mr. Burns and his associates have invested heavily in foreign companies with low labor costs. To help him decide which dynasty to visit, you will need to research answers to the following key questions:

= **Key Questions:** =
 * 1) What type of economy did the Han Dynasty and Roman Empire posses?
 * 2) What were the major products or goods produced in each place?
 * 3) How did the economy run? How did people buy or trade products?
 * 4) What types of jobs did people have in the economies of Rome and China?
 * 5) What other civilizations or empires did Rome and China trade with?
 * 6) Which empire should Mr. Burns, an investment banker, visit? Why?

=Resources= Your research will be confined to the following web resources and library databases. If you wish to use a resource not on this list you must seek approval from your teacher.

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 * Library Databases **
 * @http://www.micdslibrary.com/databases.html

Scroll down to the History/Social Studies menu; the ABCCLIO Ancient World History database is particularly helpful.

=Research and Citations= Use the space below to record your research for each question. Remember that you will need to cite your sources using the format found on the MICDS Library resource page.

What type of economy did the Han Dynasty and Roman Empire posses?
Han China: it posed of coin currency with knife money which had inscriptions of how much it was worth and coins. Coins in China were circular with a square in the middle that-come in various sizes for how much it was worth.

Imperial Rome It was mainly based on agrarian and slaves. Coins were made of brass, bronze, copper, silver, and gold. There were hundreds of thousands of slaves in Rome and many were prisoners of wars.

What were the major products or goods produced in each place?
Han China: They mainly sold silk, ironware, bronze mirrors, fur, herbs, and smelting technology,dish ware, ornaments, jewelry, decorative boxes, and salt. Salt and silk was were the most important controlled by the Han government. The chinese knew they could get salt from the sea and silk from silk worms.

Imperial Rome clothing, garments, items made from wool, plants, gold, silver, copper, iron, brass, glass, trays, vases, necklaces, and small bottles. Clothes were togas.

How did the economy run? How did people buy or trade products?
Han China: They used the Chanal which was the high way of the empire and traded on the silk road. They traded in domestic, public, and even military spheres. They used the Silk Road as a path for trade to get to areas.

Imperial Rome Rome did this by using the easiest trade routes and using coins to trade. the people of Rome traded in the Forum which was the heart of the market. In the Forum, they traded silk perfumes, jewels, and musical instruments.

What types of jobs did people have in the economies of Rome and China?
Han China:the main jobs were selling rice, owning Shops, Writing books, and Delivering Goods, military, entertainment, and political

Imperial Rome political, administration, military, farming, merchants, construction, religious, entertainment, artist, and philosophy, and fast food restaurant

What other civilizations or empires did Rome and China trade with?
Han China: Rome, Persia, Egypt, Arabia, central Asia, India, and the Mediterranean world from Antioch. From Rome, they traded gold and glass, from Persia, Egypt, and Arabia, they traded perfumes, cosmetics, and carpets,from Central Asia they traded metal items and dyes, and sometimes slaves,andfrom India, they learned the the religion Buddhism from India.

Imperial Rome They traded China, France, Spain, Britain, and North Africa. Silk came from China,

Similarities and Differences
Before deciding which dynasty your client should visit, you may wish to create a simple Venn Diagram to compare/contrast the two empires. You may use [|this template] or create one online at Read-Write-Think.

Mr. Burns shoud visit Han China because, I think he would intreste in Cina's coin curency and the silk road than Rome using the easiest trade routes and is economy was based on slaves.
= **Travel Poster Components:** =

You will create a travel poster for each of the two empires. Each poster should be attractive, persuasive, and highlight the major features related to your topic. You will create the posters using Glogster.edu (instructions will be provided in class) and they should contain the following components:

__**Travel Poster Components**__
 * 1) One Glogster.edu poster for each dynasty
 * 2) At least three "must see" tourist features with detailed text and relevant images for each dynasty
 * 3) At least one audio recording on each poster

The **[|Poster Rubric]** will be used to evaluate your work; you should refer to it before handing in your final product. When you have completed the poster, embed it below the "Travel Poster" heading below:

media type="custom" key="6238715"
media type="custom" key="6238727"

= **Oral Presentation Guidelines** = The oral presentation is your opportunity to share your posters, explain whether your client should visit Han China or the Roman Empire, and should follow these guidelines:
 * 1) Less than three minutes in length
 * 2) Should address/explain the "must see" features of each dynasty
 * 3) Should explain which destination the client should visit and why

This presentation is about speaking skills and the use of your posters. You will be permitted to use notecards but are NOT to simply read your notes to the audience. The **[|Presentation Rubric]** will be used to evaluate your work; you should refer to it before giving your final presentation.