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 * System of Government in Han China and Imperial Rome**

Buford T. Justice is a small town sheriff keenly interested in the system of government in Han Dynasty China and Imperial Rome. Mr. Justice is an active member of the National Rifle Association and captain of his Neighborhood Watch group. His election to office last year was largely the result of his popular campaign slogans, "**Just** put 'em on **ice**" and "Democracy Breeds Bureaucracy." To help him decide which dynasty to visit, you will need to research answers to the following key questions:

= **Key Questions:** =
 * 1) What types of governments existed in the Roman Empire and Han Dynasty?
 * 2) Why and how did Rome move from a republican form of government to an empire that ruled the entire Mediterranean world?
 * 3) What types of rights and freedoms did people have in both governments?
 * 4) How much influence did the military have in the Roman and Chinese governments?
 * 5) Which empire should Mr. Justice, a southern, small town sheriff, 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 types of governments existed in the Roman Empire and Han Dynasty?
Han China: The type of government that Han china used was bureaucracy. bureaucracy is a form of government that is struted like a pyramid, with a few people at the top and many at the bottom. the government was established by Qin Shihuangdi. The Emperor used many gov. officals to help run the vast empire. To be chosen as a gov. offical you had to have knowledge. The exam was based on the classic writings, canadates had to leaen 5 books by heart.

Imperial Rome:Rome had a replublic gov. that consisted of a consul and a senate. The consul consisted of two men one from the patritains and one from the plebiains, the senate consisted of three hundred men elected to govern rome

Why and how did Rome move from a republican form of government to an empire that ruled the entire Mediterranean world?
Han China:

Imperial Rome:

What types of rights and freedoms did people have in both governments?
Han China:

Imperial Rome: Romans were not able to vote until they were an adult and only men that owed land were able to vote. Since the romans did not want one person to have all the power they divided the power into three branches. The Exceutive branch, the Legislative branch and the Judicial branch. The Exceutive branch had two cheif elders that were elected for just one year, they were in charge in the city like the taxes and the police. The Legislative branch consist of 300 men called the sensate who chose how much money to spend and what to spend it on. The Judicial branch consisst of six judges that are elected every two years and they are in charge of the punishment, there jobs are similar to the jobs of the judges of the United States

How much influence did the military have in the Roman and Chinese governments?
Han China:  The military had alot of wepons that helped them exspand. All men from ages 25 to 60 had to serve two years. their armies had 130,000 to 300,000 men. The armies was helped by new technoglies. Iron was used to help make amor stronger. the scale fish iron made it easier for the the men to move.

Imperial Rome: The military had a big influence in Rome because they abused their power and not following the laws. They made laws that would only help them self. Also the military was very loyal they would do anything for their king.

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.

Which empire should Mr. Justice, a southern, small town sheriff, visit? Why?
= **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:

Travel Posters
//embed your posters here by copying the embed code from Glogster and adding an HTML widget//

= **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.