Alexa+R


 * Social Structure in Han China and Imperial Rome**

Paris Hyatt is a report for Gossip Magazine and keenly interested in the social structure of Han Dynasty China and Imperial Rome. Ms. Hyatt lives in a gated community far from the city, supports several local charities, and is addicted to watching the E! channel. To help her decide which dynasty to visit, you will need to research answers to the following key questions:

= **Key Questions:** =
 * 1) How were the social structures broken down in the Han Dynasty and Roman Empire
 * 2) Describe and explain the types of jobs within each social structure?
 * 3) What was life like in each social class? Describe the family life? Could people move from one social class to the next very easily?
 * 4) How were women and slaves treated in the Han Dynasty and Roman Empire?
 * 5) What was education like for all people in the Han Dynasty and Roman Empire?
 * 6) Which empire should Ms. Hyatt, a reporter for //Gossip Magazine//, 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**
 * []
 * []
 * []
 * __ [] __
 * __ [] __


 * China **
 * []
 * __ [] __
 * __ [] __
 * __ [] __
 * __ [|http://www.wsu.edu/~dee/CHEMPIRE/FORMHAN.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.

How were the social structures broken down in the Han Dynasty and Roman Empire
Han China: The social structures in Han, China were: the royal family with the regents, nobles and eunuchs. Then there were the gentry scholars and officials. Next, farmers and landowners, after that came the artisans and craftsmen. After the artisans and craftsmen they had merchants and industrialists. The last two social structures were guest retainers, after that were the slaves.

Imperial Rome: The social structures in Imperial Rome were: patricians, senators, equestrians, plebians, slaves and freemen, soliders, and lastly, women.

Describe and explain the types of jobs within each social structure?
Han China: The jobs in Han, China were: the shi (scholars), nong (farmers), gong (artisans), and the shang (merchants). The shi were the social order of all of the lower-class of Han. The nong were farmers who provided all of the food for everyone. The gong made goods for themselves as well as for the whole society. Lastly, the shang used the tools and other things that others made and made money from them.

Imperial Rome: The types of jobs in Rome depended on whether you were a patrician, or a plebian. The patricians had the higher ranked jobs: the senate, consul, and a judge. The plebians jobs were: merchants, slaves, and farmers. The senate would be a group of 300 men. They were elected to govern Rome in their Republic. In the consul, they had two chief leaders. They were leaders in the Roman Republic. A judge would choose the guilty party in a case. Famers grow crops for themselves and the towns people. The slaves would most likely work for the wealthy famalies. A merchant sells goods and makes money off them.

What was life like in each social class? Describe the family life? Could people move from one social class to the next very easily?
Han China: In China, life was not easy because they had Hamlets who were religous leaders. They were known as religious altars and owned about 500 famlies. The wealthiest famlies had bigger houses than the poor. Their family life was like most historic civilizations. The father arranged marriages for his son or daughter. He had more say on the marriages than the mother. The man can divorce the wife not the other way around. The people could not move from one social class to another because they had the certain jobs that the higher or lower people had and were very skilled at them.

Imperial Rome: In Rome, life was, if you were wealthy, you would get to buy perfumes and silk and other nice things. If you were poor, you did not get to buy very nice things, and were working most of the day. If a woman was wealthy, she got to sometimes run the household. The babies were usually born at home in Rome. The housing for the poor was an apartment that was very small and very crowded. The housing for the wealthy were houses made of marble and stone that were big. If you were a Roman citizen, you could not easly move from one social class to another because you were very good at the job you had, and were not skilled enough for the higher job.

How were women and slaves treated in the Han Dynasty and Roman Empire?
Han China: The women and slaves in Han, China were treated differently. The women were expected to take care of their children. They also would bend their will first for their fathers, then their husbands, and lastly, their adult sons. The womens' jobs included spinning and weaving. They could also sing and dance. If they were important women, they could be merchants or a medical phsycian. Next, were slaves in Han. There are two types of slaves: a privatley owned one, or a state owned one. A privatley owned one was a former peasant. The slaves worked at domestic services, and they also farmed. A state owned one was a prisoner of war. These slaves worked at palaces, offices, workshops, stables, and agricultural fields.

Imperial Rome: In Rome, women and slaves were treated somewhat equally. The wealthy women had more power than the poorer ones. The poor women were expected to wake up at the same time their husbands did, and to work in fields or work in there house, the whole day. The wealthier wives got to spend days planning dinner parties. But women over all, were expected to stay home all day while they did chores and watched their children. Not that many women were allowed to have jobs. If a women had a job, it would be a doctor or teacher. But women overall in Rome were not as well-respected as the men. The slaves, on the other hand, did a lot of work--for example farming. They also educated children until the children were about six or seven. The slaves can also be tutotrs for the schools in Rome.

What was education like for all people in the Han Dynasty and Roman Empire?
Han China: Education was very important in Han, China. Often when children went to schoool in Han, they had to pay tuition to attend school so the teachers could be paid a good salary. They also pretty much attended a private school versus a public school.

Imperial Rome: Education in Rome all depended on your wealth or social class. The poor children in Rome were sent to work instead of school. The wealthier children were tutored by their fathers or even slaves. After they were six or seven, they went to a real school. When they were about thirteen or fourteen, school was over. The wealthy boys continued to learn until they were about sixteen. The subjects that were taught to them were: math, science, music, public speaking, Latin, Greek, and literature.

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. Hyatt, a reporter for //Gossip Magazine//, visit? Why?
Ms.Hyatt, a reporter for //Gossip Magazine,// should visit Han, China because women were treated better there. Women were treated better there because they could have jobs like a medical physician. They could also be merchants. I also think that she would have fun just being in Han because it seems like it is a better environment than Rome. Han, China treated people better than Rome did. An example of this is the women in Han could have more skilled jobs than the women in Rome could have. The women could be physicians compared to planning dinner parties. They women in China had more freedom then the women in the Roman Empire had. Though, the social classes were alike, Han, China treated women well, and that is why I think Ms.Hyatt should visit there.

= **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
media type="custom" key="6215517"media type="custom" key="6215503" = **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.