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 * Agriculture in Han China and Imperial Rome**

Jon Deer is a farmer and equipment salesman who wants to travel back in time to visit either Han China or Imperial Rome. Mr. Deer raises cattle and grain on his highly mechanized 5000 acre ranch and spends much of his time managing his equipment dealership, "Tri-County Tractor." To help him decide which dynasty to visit, you will need to research answers to the following key questions:

= **Key Questions:** =
 * 1) What were the major crops grown in each area?
 * 2) Which animals were domesticated and raised as a food source?
 * 3) Describe the agricultural tools used by each dynasty and the role that human labor played in maintaining a stable food supply.
 * 4) What challenges did each group face? Were they overcome?
 * 5) Which empire should Mr. Deer, a farmer and equipment salesman, 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 were the major crops grown in each area?
 Han China: The most common types of foods grown in china are wheat, barley, rice, foxtail millet, beans chestnut, jujube, pear, peach, plum, melon, apricot, red bayberry and strawberry.

Imperial Rome: Rome grew many types of food since there main food source is things grown, not meat. They grew wheat, grapes, olives, turnips, apples, artichokes, carrots, melons, asparagus, chicory, onions, beans, cucumbers, peas, garlic, poppy seeds, cabbage, lentils, pumpkins, radishes and turnips in their fields 

Which animals were domesticated and raised as a food source?
 Han China: The Chinese domesticated and ate their chickens, mandarin duck, geese, camels, cows, sheep, pigs and their dogs. They would also hunt for rabbit, sika deer, turtledove, goose, owl, Chinese bamboo partridge, magpie, common pheasant and cranes while fish and turtles were caught in the streams or rivers.

Imperial Rome: The Romans would domesticate and eat their chickens, ducks, geese, pigeons, pigs, cows, hears, boars and goats (meat would have to be eaten quickly in Rome because it was never cold enough to keep the extra meat fresh accept during the winter). they would also occasionally would hunt for cranes, grouse, partridge, snipe and woodcock while they would rarely catch fish, but when it was caught, it was very expensive.

== Describe the agricultural tools used by each dynasty and the role that human labor played in maintaining a stable food supply. ==  Han China: the chines used plows and later improve them. they also had seed drills to make planting much easier. Also, if water was not available, they used an irrigation system.

Imperial Rome: the Romans used their conquered slaves to work fields of the wealthy while poorer land owners would farm their land themselves. they would use metal tools like plows and sows to to make life easier and more efficient. they also made scythes, first made out of bronze but then steel. the Romans used irrigation systems to water get water to their plants.

What challenges did each group face? Were they overcome?
Han China: china had two different types of areas. one of them, a much smaller piece of land, had fertile areas where they could grow crops but it was still difficult to plant foods and the other part was rocky and has deserts in it which made it hard to grow most crops, but they found ways to make areas available to grow crops

Imperial Rome: In rome, most of the land that was used for farming was owned by wealthy land owners who would either buy the land from poor farmers or take it when the poor farmers had to leave to go to war. the wealthy land owners would buy slaves to do the field work so that they wouldn't have to pay anyone for labor which made the small farmers who either had to sell their land or had it taken from them look for a different career. also,, with so much land, people could come in and steal some of their crops when no one was looking.

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. Deer, a farmer and equipment salesman, visit? Why?
I believe that Mr. Deer should travel to Imperial Rome because with all of thier fertile soil, he would be able to grow many crops and invent new tools to use and sell. He would be a great help to all the farmers and would make a lot of money.

= **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
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= **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.