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 * Religion in Han China and Imperial Rome**

Misty Fy is motivational speaker keenly interested in the religious practices in Han Dynasty China and Imperial Rome. An avid reader of self-help books, including "10 Days to Defeat Dystopia" and "Happiness CAN Be Bought", Ms. Fy believes that internal motivation comes from external sources. To help her decide which dynasty to visit, you will need to research answers to the following key questions:

= **Key Questions:** =
 * 1) What type of religion existed in the Roman Empire and Han Dynasty?
 * 2) How much of an influence did religion have in both places? Describe the impact, whether negative or positive, religion had on China and Rome?
 * 3) Describe the religious practice and form of worship that existed in the Han Dynasty and Roman Empire?
 * 4) Why and how did the Roman Empire move from a polytheistic religion to a set of beliefs focused on Christianity and monotheism?
 * 5) How did Confucianism influence the Han Dynasty?
 * 6) Which empire should Ms. Fy, a motivational speaker, 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.

**Rome**
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 * __http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/cultural/oldworld/europe/ancient_roman_culture.html__
 * __http://chalk.richmond.edu/education/projects/webunits/greecerome/__


 * China **
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 * __http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/prehistory/china/early_imperial_china/han.html__
 * __http://gallery.sjsu.edu/silkroad/civilization.htm__
 * __http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/hand/hd_hand.htm__
 * __http://www.wsu.edu/~dee/CHEMPIRE/FORMHAN.HTM__
 * __http://www.international.ucla.edu/asia-archive/lessons/zarou/WSHan.htm__


 * 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.

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__Han China:__ Han China had a vast variety of religion and culture. For culture, the chinese had medicine. For medicine the chinese used acupuncture and moxibustion. Acupuncture was when the chinese medics placed needles inside the body of the injured person. The needles were thought to have been able to cure injuries if placed in the right places. There was also moxibustion. Moxibustion was when a cone called a moxa was filled with materials, placed on the humans body, and then set on fire. The heat was thought to have cured injuries. For chinese religion there was the worship of their ancestors. There was also Buddhism, Taoism, and Confucianism.======

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Buddhism was an adaption of India's Buddhism which was started by Prince Siddhartha, or the Buddha. The chinese adapted off of it for Chinese Buddhism. They also had Taoism. Taoism was a state religion of the Han Dynasty. It was the mainly practiced religion in the Han Dynasty. Confucianism was another main religion in the Han Dynasty. Confucianism was a chinese philosophy that emphasized proper behavior in China. There were many main religions and cultures but medicine and the practices of their different religions were the most practiced in The Han Dynasty.======

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__Imperial Rome:__ Rome had a large variety of religion for their gods. Their gods were adapted off of the olympian gods. They also got their gods from etruscan religious rituals but it was greek mythology that especially influenced roman ideas about the gods. They had many similar gods except they had different names. Zeus, the ruler of the gods, was changed to Jupiter, Aphrodite, the goddess of love became Venus, and Aries, the god of war became mars. The romans were much less interested in telling stories about the gods like the greeks. They were more concerned about performing exactly the right ritual for a particular occasion. Romans also later started the religions of christianity and judaism. For the roman way of christianity, they adapted from the religious teachings of Jesus Christ. Judaism was a major world religion that was founded by the hebrews and later adapted by the romans.======

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 * __Han C__**__**hina:**__ Chinese religion had a great influence on The Han Dynasty. Chinese religion was in the everyday lives of the chinese people. They practiced their many different religions in household activities. They used confucianism for proper behavior in daily activities such as meals of religious gatherings. In religious gatherings they would worship their many gods which was polytheistic and they would also make sacrifices to them.======

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__**Imperial Rome**__: Religion in rome was mainly their everyday lives. They would worship their gods daily for courage and also to ask for help in activities and jobs. They believed that the gods controlled their everyday lives so they worshipped them. They had temples and shrines for their gods but they were also used for daily religious ceremonies. They often left gifts of food such as honey cakes and fruit. They also sacrificed animals, including bulls, sheep, and oxen.======

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__Han China:__ The Han Dynasty practiced religion daily. They practiced Buddhism, Taoism, and Confucianism. In these religions there were different elements of the earth. Wind, fire, water, wood and earth. Alike with rome, Han China also made animal sacrifices to the gods because of religous beliefs. To show that they were religious and loyal to the gods, they would make prayers and sacrifices at the altar which was like a shrine or temple for the gods except it was used for religious sacrifices.======

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 * __I__**__**mperial Rome:**__ Rome had many forms of worship from their very important religion. The religious practices in rome were very exact because romans were different from the greeks and instead of stories, they concentrated on getting their religious beliefs and ceremonies perfect and exact. They also had the same gods as the greeks exact with different names and also different stories about them (myths).======

Why and how did the Roman Empire move from a polytheistic religion to a set of beliefs focused on Christianity and monotheism?

 * __Imperial Rome:__ Rome moved towards christianity because of the talk of the beliefs from the hebrews about Jesus Christ. Rome also heard about the different opportunities that could be given from this different religion that they couldn't get from their own religion. Monotheism was the belief in one god which when the romans changed to christianity there was only one god and also a ruler that they followed, Jesus Christ. **

How did Confucianism influence the Han Dynasty?

 * __Han China:__ Confucianism was a strong religious belief in china which was a chinese philosophy that emphasized proper behavior in china. Confucianism influenced the Han Dynasty by emphasizing proper behavior which also made china strict with rules or in other words legalism. Legalism were strict rules that made china very strict and unified. confucianism was one of the main religions in china alike to buddhism and taoism. confucianism started in 551 B.C.E and went until 449 B.C.E. **

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 Ms. Fy, a motivational speaker, visit? Why?
Answer: I think Ms.Fy should visit the Han Dynasty in china rather than Rome. In china they have many cultures such as their medicine which has been around for hundreds of years. They were a strong country with a strong army and also the great wall for protection so while in china you would feel safe. They also had very strong religious beliefs like their worships and sacrifices to the gods. They had the silk road too so there would be many religions and talks of new religions so if you didn't fit in then there were many different kinds of religions with different thoughts about life. Chinese religion was very strict too so you could feel that you would be treated equally with evryone since the rules applied to everyone.

= **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.