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 * System of Government in Han China and Imperial Rome**

Buford T. Justice is a small town sheriff keenly interested in the system of government in Han Dynasty China and Imperial Rome. Mr. Justice is an active member of the National Rifle Association and captain of his Neighborhood Watch group. His election to office last year was largely the result of his popular campaign slogans, "**Just** put 'em on **ice**" and "Democracy Breeds Bureaucracy." To help him decide which dynasty to visit, you will need to research answers to the following key questions:

= **Key Questions:** =
 * 1) What types of governments existed in the Roman Empire and Han Dynasty?
 * 2) Why and how did Rome move from a republican form of government to an empire that ruled the entire Mediterranean world?
 * 3) What types of rights and freedoms did people have in both governments?
 * 4) How much influence did the military have in the Roman and Chinese governments?
 * 5) Which empire should Mr. Justice, a southern, small town sheriff, 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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 * __[|http://www.wsu.edu/~dee/CHEMPIRE/FORMHAN.HTM]__
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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.


 * Han China:**A Emporer was superior. The emporer was part of the liu family and a descendant of emporer gaozu. The next most superior person was the empress dowager ( the emporers mother who was a widdow) if the grandmother was still alive the Grand empress dowager was the next most supirior person after the emporer. If the emporer was just a kid the empress did most of the descisions. The government had nine ministers. The minister of ceremonies, household, guards, coachmen, justice, herald, imperial clan, finance, and steward.

__Executive__ __Legislative__ __Judicial__ . two leaders .senate. 6 judges . consuls .300 men. Decide punishments . tax collectors. all Citizens . mayors . policemen
 * Imperial Rome:** Empire. Divided into three branches. Legislative, executive, Judicial.

Because when julius caeser died, his nephew and adopted son augustus took throne. Augustus soon killed all his fathers old enemies with his ally mark antony. augustus decided to split the spoils with mark antony. augustus took all of rome and antony took egypt. this did not last long though. antony was seduced by egypts queen cleopatra and augustus attacked them. that was the war of augustus destroyed three quarters of the egyptian fleet and antony and cleopatra commited suicide before they were captured. Augustus was a hero and he became romes first emporer. rome transformed from a republic to an empire.


 * Han China:** The social status of nobles, officials, farmers, and artisans were considered above the lowly poor merchant. Wealthy and successful businessmen acquired huge fortunes which allowed them to have the same social status of even the most powerful nobles and highest officials. Slaves were at the bottom of the social order, yet they represented only a tiny portion of the overall population. Retainers attached themselves to the estates of wealthy landowners, and medical physicians and state-employed religious occultists could make a decent living.


 * Imperial Rome:** In the rebublic there were 2 classes. the patricians and the plebians. the patricians were wealthy land owners, they also had a say in the government. the plebians were poor land owners who had no say in the government. eventually the plebians forced the patricians to give them equal rights. in the empire the rights depended on if you were rich or poor. many lower class people were farmers and craftspeople that had little wealth,land, food, etc. the rich lived in villa's and were wealthy happy people. usually lower class people did not get an education. upper class people got private tutors and got very good jobs. lower class people were entertained by slaves and gladiators fighting and racing in chariots.

**Han China:** Han china's military was very successful they used horses to eliminate the threats of mongol and Turkic tribes  The Han Emperor Wu-ti attempted to send an expedition to Fergana to find these horses. He chose a man called Chang Ch'ien and 100 men as his expedition force They returned to China  with almost 3000 male and female horses.


 * Imperial Rome:** Roman military influenced spread of roman empire.The roman military had the biggest influence on its expansion. the romans created roads so that the military could travel. the roman military was very strong and conquered many nations such as the gauls, the greeks, the etruscans, the germanics, the carthage army etc.

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. Justice, a southern, small town sheriff, visit? Why?
He should visit Imperial rome because there government was much more democratic then Han dynasties was. Han dynasty used emporers, so the people had no choice. in rome people could vote and they had a say in the government. Also the romans military was much more influental the han dynasties was. I think he would like an influental military because he belongs to the national rifle association. Imperial rome would be a great fit for mr.justice.

= **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.