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 * Social Structure in Han China and Imperial Rome**

Paris Hyatt is a report for Gossip Magazine and keenly interested in the social structure of Han Dynasty China and Imperial Rome. Ms. Hyatt lives in a gated community far from the city, supports several local charities, and is addicted to watching the E! channel. To help her decide which dynasty to visit, you will need to research answers to the following key questions:

= **Key Questions:** =
 * 1) How were the social structures broken down in the Han Dynasty and Roman Empire
 * 2) Describe and explain the types of jobs within each social structure?
 * 3) What was life like in each social class? Describe the family life? Could people move from one social class to the next very easily?
 * 4) How were women and slaves treated in the Han Dynasty and Roman Empire?
 * 5) What was education like for all people in the Han Dynasty and Roman Empire?
 * 6) Which empire should Ms. Hyatt, a reporter for //Gossip Magazine//, 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.

How were the social structures broken down in the Han Dynasty and Roman Empire
Han China: The social structure was broken down mostly the same things as the Ancient Roman empire. Money, land ownners, and their wealth. there was also if you were in jail or not because people in jail were at the bottom of the social ladder along with slaves. The emperor and his wife and mother and sometimes grandmother were at the very top of the social ladder.

Imperial Rome: In Rome the social structure was broken down by money and if you owned land or not. Patricians were landowning and the upper class, and the patricians were lower class and didn't own land. Other things that influenced your social status was your heredity or your family genes, property, wealth, citizenship, and your freedom. The social structure was also based on men, so women were defined by their fathers or husbands.

Describe and explain the types of jobs within each social structure?
Han China:The upper class was made up of the emporer's bodyguards, top level administrators, imperial inspectors, teachers, scholars, poets, historians, and large landowners. The second class was made up of farmers. In Ancient Han society farming was considered honarable because it fed the entire Han society. The next class was made up of the craftspeople and the artisans. they were a little bit respected in Han. The next class was the Traders, merchants, shopkeepers, bankers, and manufacturers. They were a little bit higher than middle class. People in Jail and slaves were at the bottom of the social ladder.

Imperial Rome: The top of the social ladder was for the emperor. Patricians were landowning and they could be judges and other good jobs.

=== What was life like in each social class? Describe the family life? Could people move from one social class to the next very easily? === Han China: The upper class had lives of luxury. They lived in palaces and spent thier free time hunting. Craftspeople were a small social class. The bronze workers were especially liked because they made the weapons and armour for the army. Traders mostly traded goods and were lower then the craftspeople. The farmers were the largest social class. Framing was considered an honorable thing to do in the Han society because it fed the entire Han society. Slaves and convicts were at the bottom of the social ladder. Slaves mostly just served their masters for life unless they were set free.

Imperial Rome:The social classes in Rome were very strict, they even dressed differently. The emperor only was allowed to wear a purple toga. Senators wore white togas with the latus clavus ( a broad purple stripe along the egde of the toga). At parties different status guests were served different quality foods. pleblians (lower class) had little to no say in the government until they rebelled later on. The patricains (upper class) could change the laws in there favor and they were the ones that owned land and went to parties and their children got and education. The pleblian's children were working to get extra money instead of going to school. In the family life mostly the wife stayed at home and took care of the house while the husband went to work. The women were supposed to take care of the children too. In Rome it was very hard to chnge your social status but money was the easiest way to get a higher social status.

How were women and slaves treated in the Han Dynasty and Roman Empire?
Han China: women weren't entitled to have an eduction. A women was officially an adult when she was ready to get married. They could get married when they were about 13. When she was married she got a new hairstyle and a new name. the wife couldn't divorce the husband but the husband could divorce the wife.

Imperial Rome: Women in ancient Rome mostly just looked after the house and they had very few rights and independence. They were also expected to take care of the children. Slaves also had very little rights and independence.

What was education like for all people in the Han Dynasty and Roman Empire?
Han China: In china the boys were taught that education was very important when they were young. After a boy completed school he was considered an adult girls weren't entitled to have an education.

Imperial Rome: In Rome your schooling depended if you were rich or poor. In rich families the boys and the girls were tutored by there fathers or slaves until they were about six or seven. Then they went to school. Roman students learned about math, literature, music, science, Greek, Latin,and public speaking. They stayed in school until they were 12 or 13. Poor children however had to work instead of going to school. They had to help make money for their families.

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. Hyatt, a reporter for //Gossip Magazine//, 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.