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 * Technology in Han China and Imperial Rome**

Mac Appleman is an inventor and business tycoon keenly interested in the technological advancements of Han Dynasty China and Imperial Rome. Mr. Appleman made his fortune developing consumer products, including the Tofu Turkey Fryer, Toxi-Clean Detergent, and the Musical Toilet Seat. 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 inventions/innovations of each dynasty?
 * 2) Whom did these advancements primarily benefit? Ordinary citizens? The government? The military?
 * 3) How did these inventions/innovations strengthen and improve each civilization? What needs did they meet?
 * 4) What would you consider to be the most important technological achievement of each dynasty? Why?
 * 5) Which empire should Mr. Appleman, an inventor and business tycoon, 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.

What were the major inventions/innovations of each dynasty?
Han China: In China writing was a big advancement, maps were drawn in ink on cloth but bamboo was still the chief writing material. One thing the Chinese were good at was metal work. An example was their metal furnace that was made of iron and used iron to fuel it. During the Han Dynasty inventions water such as the waterwheel that transported water into the irrigation ditches. The Chinese also built seismometers to detect earthquakes which was helpful for being prepared. The Chinese had a good advance in craftsmanship during the Han Dynasty. An example was a jade burial suit, this was a sut that consisted of a hundred pieces of jade held together by gold wire. During this time grapes were also used to make wine, and many statues were made. Irrigation systems were also used during the Han Dynasty in order to develop the area of Northern China.

Imperial Rome: Romans had great architectural advances, an example of is this there was a variety of places to live in Rome. The poor had lived in dusty small apartments, while the wealthy lived in villas. In Imperial Rome there were many weapons,starting from swords to missiles. The Romans also had catapult that were effective. One catapult was the manu ballista, the manu ballista was a hand cranked catapult that would hurl bolts with iron tips at extremely fast speeds. There were also more advanced weapons like the automatic ballista that is like a machine gun. The armor was very superior, and they had chain links in them. Rome also had roads that were straight for the army. Rome had a wheel to pump water water to the gold mines. A huge advancement in technology was the stadiums such as the Circus 'miximus and the Collesium they were advanced because they could hold so many people, and could be flooded for naval fights and then drained. The Roman also had a complex irrigation system, theese were aquaducts, thhese were specal because of their size and there construction.

Whom did these advancements primarily benefit? Ordinary citizens? The government? The military?
Han China: The advancements primairly benifited these advancements benifited ordinary citizens by being able to communcate, it gives the government benifits for being able to record laws. The military had advantages because they can follow directions better. The furnace benifited everyone because it kept everyone warm. The waterworks was something again for everyone. The seismometer was some thing that would tell everyone to evacuate the area, and the government would take preperation for it. The building of the silk road provided a place for the military to cross, it allowed the citizens to trade and made the economy better because they had more goods. The use of iron was helpful to the ordinary citizens and the military, this is because the military has weapons and the citizens have strong, sturdy tools for building things All citizens weather they were military, government officials or just ordinary people would benifit from silk weaving because it provides clothing and such. All in all these advancements beifitted everyone that lived during the Han Dynasty in China.

Imperial Rome: In Imperial Rome there was a huge advance in architecture and this mostly is a benifit for the ordinary citizens and the government. The housing was an advantage for the rich because they had villas they could live in, while the poor dusty apart ments that are rat infested. But the stadiums were an advantage for everyone because you get to see many fights and chariot races, which was free for everyone. In Ancient Rome there was a lot of weapons which benifited the millitary greatly. Now that catapoults, armors and ballistas were introduced wars were easier to win. When there is an advance in millitary there is an advance in government, since the millitary wins the wars Rome expans even more extending its rule which effects the government greatly.

How did these inventions/innovations strengthen and improve each civilization? What needs did they meet?
Han China: In Han China many things advanced and were very good for the country. The maps written with ink on cloth allowed the maps to stay for a long time. Bamboo was also something that could be kept for a long time. The Metal furnaces allowed many houses to be heated. Irrigation systems helped Northern China advance, theese irrigation systems were usually water wheels. The Silk Road also allowed the millitary to have a road, the citizens had a place to trade and the government soon had a better economy because of the Silk Road.

Imperial Rome: The architectural advances in Rome kind of kept Rome together, if the Colleseum or the Circus Maximus was not built then the plebians will rebel. The aqueducts kept the city clean and provided Romans with water. The houses or apartments were a place to stay and gave everyone a shelter. The weapons in Rome helped defend and expand Rome by the use of the millitary.

What would you consider to be the most important technological achievement of each dynasty? Why?
Han China: In China during the Han Dynasty the most important innovation was the Silk Road. The Silk Road was the most important because it had something for every class. The Silk Road allowed ordinary citizens rich or poor to go out and trade things, by doing this if some one had a surplus of something and very little of something else their solution was to go to the Silk Road and find some one in a situation opposite of theirs. The Silk Road was a huge deal for the millitary because they had a road to travel on. The government would benifit because the trading would make the economy better and if the Silk Road helped the millitary and they won wars they would expand their reign.

Imperial Rome: The most important innovation in Rome was the weapons. The first weapon is actually not a weapon but something for defence and that is the battle armor. The armor is so important in Rome because less solders died because of it's heavy protection. Romans had conquered a very massive amount of space, this had happened because they won so many wars. How they did this was with good soldiers and good equipment, the equipment had the armor for defence and catapoults for offence. The Catapoults were usually hand cranked and threw bolts such as the manu ballista, but there were also that hurled rocks. There were also repeating ballistas that shot multiple shots by themselves.

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. Appleman, an inventor and business tycoon, visit? Why?
Mr. Appleman should visit Han China, in Han China there were a lot of smaller inventions that would interest a man that is an inventor, this is not saying China was better, it is just it had more creative inventions. An example of a Chinese invention is the seismometer, which tells you when an earthquake is comming, the Chinese also built the furnace. For Mr. Appleman he could possibly improve on the complex inventions of the Chinese.

= **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