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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.

**Rome**
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 * China **
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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 governments existed in the Roman Empire and Han Dynasty?
Han China: The Han Dynasty has a government that is very unique. They have one emperor at a time. The emperor controls the army. The emperor also shared some of his power with the people of the dynasty. The Han Dynasty's culture depended a lot on the government. When the dynasty was conquered from Qin the new ruler Liu Bang kept the same laws that the Qin Dynasty had already had. The control of power was based on the people in the certain state. The main purpose of the conquer be Liu Bang was to unite the states into an empire. The government was very unique.

Imperial Rome: Rome started out as an republic. The upper class ruled the republic. When the lower class didn't have as many rights as the upper class they rebelled. When this happened the upper class decided to write all the laws on stone tablets called the 12 tables. Then a man named Julius Cesar came. He was a man with very good military skills and very good technology. He was Rome's first official emperor. He helped make Rome one of the most popular places in the world. When he died Rome had a big down fall and they were not a very popular country anymore.

=== Why and how did Rome move from a republican form of government to an empire that ruled the entire Mediterranean world? === Han China: CAN NOT ANSWER.

Imperial Rome: Rome started out as a republic. In the republic there were two groups, the upper class and the lower class. The upper class ruled the republic. The lower class got mad because they didn't have as many rights as the upper class did. When they got mad and the rebelled they got the same rights as the upper class. Then when a guy named Julius Cesar came he led Rome to war. When they took over new countries they became an empire. THere empire took over many places all over Europe and even Africa. When Julius was killed the empire fell to the lowest point of popularity it had ever been at.

What types of rights and freedoms did people have in both governments?
Han China: The people of the Han dynasty in china had different rights. There were many different jobs like farmers, craftsmen, merchants, officials and nobles. The lowest class or job you could be was a slave. Also the women were under protection by the law in the Han dynasty. The women also had a lot of expectations. They were expected to join their husbands family and they were expected to have sons more than daughters. The sons were a lot more important to the Han dynasty than the daughters. These are just some of the Han dynasty's peoples rights.

Imperial Rome: The Romans had many rights. There were two classes called the patricions and the plebians. The patricions were the rich people of Rome who lived in the villas. The plebians was the lower class that were poor and lived in little cramped up houses. Depending on your class you had certain rights. After the 12 tables were invented every class and every person had the same rights by the law of the 12 tables. The laws that Rome had were influenced by the Greeks. The women were also taught different things than the men. They were taught to sew and to cook when the men were taught basic education skills. The Romans had an interesting set of laws.

How much influence did the military have in the Roman and Chinese governments?
Han China: The Hans military influenced the government a lot. They had very good military skills so that helped them expand their dynasty. They also could use war to get more people to get interested in their dynasty. There were many things the Han dynasty could do with their military.

Imperial Rome: Rome's military helped them take over so many different places like carthage. They use war as a way to take over new places or win something over. They also used the military for spreading religion. There military was a big part of their everyday life.

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?
= **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.