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 * Religion in Han China and Imperial Rome**

Misty Fy is motivational speaker keenly interested in the religious practices in Han Dynasty China and Imperial Rome. An avid reader of self-help books, including "10 Days to Defeat Dystopia" and "Happiness CAN Be Bought", Ms. Fy believes that internal motivation comes from external sources. To help her decide which dynasty to visit, you will need to research answers to the following key questions:

= **Key Questions:** =
 * 1) What type of religion existed in the Roman Empire and Han Dynasty?
 * 2) How much of an influence did religion have in both places? Describe the impact, whether negative or positive, religion had on China and Rome?
 * 3) Describe the religious practice and form of worship that existed in the Han Dynasty and Roman Empire?
 * 4) Why and how did the Roman Empire move from a polytheistic religion to a set of beliefs focused on Christianity and monotheism?
 * 5) How did Confucianism influence the Han Dynasty?
 * 6) Which empire should Ms. Fy, a motivational speaker, 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 type of religion existed in the Roman Empire and Han Dynasty?
Han China:

Imperial Rome:

How much of an influence did religion have in both places? Describe the impact, whether negative or positive, religion had on China and Rome?
Han China:

Imperial Rome:

Describe the religious practice and form of worship that existed in the Han Dynasty and Roman Empire?
Han China:

Imperial Rome:

Why and how did the Roman Empire move from a polytheistic religion to a set of beliefs focused on Christianity and monotheism?
Han China:

Imperial Rome:

How did Confucianism influence the Han Dynasty?
Han China:

Imperial Rome:

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. Fy, a motivational speaker, 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.