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 * Culture in Han China and Imperial Rome**

Penny Crayon is a budding artist and musician keenly interested in the culture of Han Dynasty China and Imperial Rome. Ms. Crayon likes to make clay figurines and watch WWE wrestling. She has written several popular songs, including //Ode to Undertaker// and //Cena Serenade//. To help her decide which dynasty to visit, you will need to research answers to the following key questions:

= **Key Questions:** =
 * 1) What types of entertainment existed in the Han Dynasty and Roman Empire?
 * 2) Describe the term, “bread and circuses,” the Roman emperors started for its citizens.
 * 3) For what architecture, paintings, literature, or sculptures are ancient Rome and China most famous?
 * 4) Which empire should Ms. Crayon, an artist and musician, 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 types of entertainment existed in the Han Dynasty and Roman Empire?
Han China:The silk road brought a few sports to China, sports like polo. China had many dances with colorful costumes,there were many sculptures of dancers from China. polo Was played with a ball and posts.

Imperial Rome:There was the Colosseum where gladiators fought to the death, and the Circus Maxims where there were plays and chariot races. there were ball games and gambling games on Campus Maxims.

=== Describe the term, “bread and circuses,” the Roman emperors started for its citizens. === Han China:China just used strict law and order to keep the people from rebelling. They also had cool dances to keep the poor content.

Imperial Rome:In ancient Rome there was a place called Circus Maxims, rulers built it so that the people remain happy,and they gave them free bread while they Were there, they did this to keep rebellions down === For what architecture, paintings, literature, or sculptures are ancient Rome and China most famous? === Han China:China had fantastic ceramics and carpets, they had beautiful patterns and sculptures, they used jade, stone, silver, and gold. Their art was one of a kind. China invented paper and had many scrolls and documents like I Ching there were many poems and books. The Chinese had cool houses and palaces.

Imperial Rome:A lot of Roman art was based off of Greek art, there are so many famous sculptures and statues that the Romans made, like the david. Most Roman literature were documents of war.Romans had beautiful architecture, emperors lived well and happily in their palace villas. But the poor had crowded apartments that were smelly and cramped

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. Crayon, an artist and musician, visit? Why?
If I were Ms. Crayon I would visit Rome, because there is the Colosseum and she likes wrestling, the Romans are big on art and music too, but the housing is lousy for the poor. But Rome is what I would choose if I were Ms. Crayon.

= **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