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 * What Makes an Empire?**

Rafael Lefort is a game designer who wants to create a new //Age of Empires//-style video game for Han China and Imperial Rome. To help Mr. Lefort decide which features of each empire he should travel back in time to visit and include in his game, you'll need to research each dynasty and present your key findings on the following questions:

= **Key Questions:** =
 * 1) What is the difference between an ‘empire’ and a ‘civilization'?
 * 2) What are some of the major similarities and differences between the Roman Empire and Han Dynasty?
 * 3) Why are the Han Dynasty and Roman Empire important to World History?

=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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 * 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 is the difference between an ‘empire’ and a ‘civilization'?
====An empire is a geographically extensive group of states and peoples (ethnic groups) united and ruled either by a monarch or and oligarchy. A empire could also be classified a large piece of land controlled by a ruler that has power over everybody and everything within his/her section of land. A civilization is a high level of the development of a human society; it is usually characterized by government, technology, religion, writing, economy, stable food supply, and the arts. An empire will usually be a kingdom who conquerers many different civilizations and takes in some of their beliefs and makes them take is some of theirs. A civilization could be a monarchy, an oligarchy, ruled by a tyrant, or be controlled by a democracy while a empire could only be ruled by a emperor or and oligarchy.====

What are some of the major similarities and differences between the Roman Empire and Han Dynasty?
====Both the Han Dynasty and the Roman Empire had many characteristics in common and many differences. Both of the civilizations were very far apart geographically. Both civilizations were only ruled by one specific ruler at a time. In the Roman empire they changed their laws with each new emperor while the Han Dynasty stayed with Confucianism for just about every one of their rulers. In the roman empire over time they eventually decided to change forms of government. In the Han Dynasty they stuck with their form of government throughout their entire existence. Both of the civilizations were very powerful and dominated a good amount of territory in their times.====

Why are the Han Dynasty and Roman Empire important to World History?
=== Each one of these empires had one temporary ruler and each one of them led the civilization in new directions. As it led its own civilization in new directions it also led other civilizations in new directions. Later on in history when people study these civilizations they will notice the ideas that they specifically came up with and might then use their ideas as models or even build on to them. The Han Dynasty and roman Empire were very important ot world history because they both came up with many different brilliant ideas for future civilizations to follow and build onto. The Han Dynasty and the Roman Empire influenced our modern day world in ways pf education, government, social structure, art, language, currency (modern day money), and technology. The Romans effected out teachings of mathematics in ways such as roman numerals. The Han Dynasty also invented tools such as the calculator. The Han Dynasty effected our art by creating a language known as calligraphy, a language still used today while the Romans mainly focused on their architect, pottery, and religion. ===

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 features of each empire should Mr. Lefort travel back in time to visit and include in his game? Why? === Although the Han Dynasty was a very interesting and powerful civilization I would suggest the Roman Empire for Mr. Leford's new video game. Rome is much larger in size compared to China by a long shot and while China conquered a ton of land, Rome conquered the entire Mediterranean. Eventually they conquered so much land that they called the Mediterranean their own. When we are talking about the Roman government it was 2 different kinds of government throughout its existence so the game could be more interesting instead of only having one form of government. When it comes to the army the romans had an easily stronger and more interesting army. Even though China may have had a strong army it is no match for the power of the 8 legions of Rome. overall when it comes to Mr. Lefords new game I would think that Rome would be a more interesting civilization to create a game out of instead of China. = **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 empire
 * 2) At least three "must see" tourist features to include in the game for each empire that characterize what it means to be an empire with detailed text and relevant images
 * 3) At least one audio recording for each empire

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 Poster
//embed your poster here by copying the embed code from Glogster and adding an HTML widget//

media type="custom" key="6238835"
= **Oral Presentation Guidelines** = The presentation is your opportunity to explain the importance of Han China and Imperial Rome and should follow these guidelines:


 * 1) Less than 3 minutes in length
 * 2) Should address/explain the "must see" features of each empire that should be included in the game
 * 3) Should explain why each empire is important to world history

This presentation is about speaking skills and the use of your poster. 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.