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 * Technology in Han China and Imperial Rome**

Mac Appleman is an inventor and business tycoon keenly interested in the technological advancements of Han Dynasty China and Imperial Rome. Mr. Appleman made his fortune developing consumer products, including the Tofu Turkey Fryer, Toxi-Clean Detergent, and the Musical Toilet Seat. To help him decide which dynasty to visit, you will need to research answers to the following key questions:

= **Key Questions:** =
 * 1) What were the major inventions/innovations of each dynasty?
 * 2) Whom did these advancements primarily benefit? Ordinary citizens? The government? The military?
 * 3) How did these inventions/innovations strengthen and improve each civilization? What needs did they meet?
 * 4) What would you consider to be the most important technological achievement of each dynasty? Why?
 * 5) Which empire should Mr. Appleman, an inventor and business tycoon, 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 were the major inventions/innovations of each dynasty?
Han China: china was the first to make paper. They made it with bamboo fibers to create the paper. They also invented printing. The had over 3000 to 5000 characters in their language so it made the whole writing process much easier. They also created the compas. The studied the magnitisum of nature and thats how they came up with it. they took the fact that the magnetic needle would always point north.

Imperial Rome: One of the things that rome invented was the colusium. They built it to watch fights with gladators. People from all classes were allowed to come watch. They used other inventions to build the colusium. They did however brow their ideas from greece. They built many other structures such as the aquducts, theaters, water pumps, sewer systems, and many others. All were of great signifince to rome.

=== Whom did these advancements primarily benefit? Ordinary citizens? The government? The military? === Han China: The inventions that were made benefited all of the people. They all used them everyday and made all their lifes a lot easier. So no spesific persons or classes really primarly benified. They all did.

Imperial Rome: Again I think that all of the people all used these inventions. It was apart of their everyday life and no certian people really had power over it.

=== How did these inventions/innovations strengthen and improve each civilization? What needs did they meet? === Han China: In china the inventions made their everyday life much easier. They could do more with the inventions they had and writing was much easier for them. It gave all the people a much easier way to communacate to everyone.

Imperial Rome: All of romes inventions helped rome because it helped rome reach its top point of power. Their invrntions were big and everybody looked up to rome to be the best. Rome knew that the more inventoins they created the more power they would get.It was a smart way to expand. With their running water people diffnely were very lucky.

=== What would you consider to be the most important technological achievement of each dynasty? Why? === Han China:I think that the paper that china made was their greatest echeevment because they had so many characters in their language that it made it easier for them to write.

Imperial Rome: I think romes greatest acheevment was the sewer system because it gave them water. They didnt have to go down to a river to get it anymore. The system was a great part of what they did.

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. Appleman, an inventor and business tycoon, 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