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 * 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.

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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.

How were the social structures broken down in the Han Dynasty and Roman Empire
Han China: In Han china there were four social classes. The Shi, the highest class, the Nong, Second highest class, the Gong, the second lowest class, and the Shang was the lowest class. The Shi was mainly Nobles, and people of high government status. The Nong was the class of farmers. The Gong was made up of Artisans and Craftsmen. Last, the Shang was people who were merchants and traders. That is the social order of Han China.

Imperial Rome: In ancient Rome there were two social classes. The upper class were the Patricians, and the lower class were the Plebeians. Patricians: The Patricians usually had a lot of land and, money. They had more laws protecting them than the lower class did. While the Patricians got to rest at the end of the day, the Plebeians had to work. If a Patrician committed a crime, they would have a less harsh punishment than the Plebeians. The Patricians had a way easier life than the Plebeians. Plebeians: The Plebeians were much poorer than the patricians and lived in small cramped apartments instead of huge country estates. If they committed a crime the punisment would be torture or death. Their way of life was much harder than the Patricians also. A lot of the Plebeians worked on the Patricians farms. They had a really hard life.

Describe and explain the types of jobs within each social structure?
Han China: The Shi usually worked as government officials. The social class of Nong mostly worked on their own farms, or sometimes other people's farms. The people who belonged to the Gong worked as Artisans and Craftsmen. The lowest class people, the Shang, worked as merchants and traders. The jobs were very different in each social class.

Imperial Rome: Patricians: The Patricians had lots of money which they inherited so, some of them didn't have jobs. The other Patricians were highly ranked government officials. Plebeians: The Plebeians had a wide range of jobs, from merchants to farmers or, anything in between. A lot of the Plebeians who lived in the countryside worked on the Patricians estates or, their own farms. The Plebeians who worked in the city had other jobs like, merchants, traders, craftsmen, artisans, and many others. For the Patricians, there was a small range of jobs. But for the Plebeians, there was a huge range of jobs.

=== 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: Like most civilizations, life was harder for the lower class or classes, and easier for the upper class or classes. For the Shi it was the easiest since they had a high social class. The Nong class was pretty easy too because the jobs in the Nong class could earn you a lot of money or they couldn't; It could be very easy or very hard. The Gong class was the second hardest class to live in because, it was in the bottom half of the four classes. The Shang, the lowest class, was the hardest class to live in because the jobs in that class didn't earn you a lot of money so, you had to live a pretty basic life. Family life was very different between the classes. They had to live on certain amounts of money. If you didn't have a lot of money life was usually going to be harder. If you had a lot of money life was generally easier. People could move from one social class to another if they changed jobs. It was easier to go down in social class, than to go up.

Imperial Rome: Patricians: Patricians had the easier life. They were the upper class, and had a lot of money. In their daily lives, they could afford for their kids to get and education. It was hard for the Patricians to move to Plebeians since, they inherited all of their money. Plebeians : Life was very hard for the Plebeians for many reasons. First, they were poor and had to work all day every day. Second, they were the lower class. Last, They were cramped in small, and dirty apartments. They lived there day by waking up really early and working usually on a farm. For the Plebeians, it was hard for them to move classes because the Patricians were only 5% of the population and, they had a lot of money.

How were women and slaves treated in the Han Dynasty and Roman Empire?
Han China: A lot of civilizations didn't treat women and slaves as well as men. In the Han dynasty they treated women by what class they are. They treated them very well if they were a Shi, if they were a Shang they wouldn't treat them as good. Slaves were treated better if they belonged to someone in high class. It was against the law to murder slaves If they belonged to a lower class person, it was easier because an emperor would probably work the slave really hard.

Imperial Rome: Women: They were treated with more respect if they were Patrician but still not as much as the men. If a women was a Plebeian, they weren't treated with as much respect as men. All women were still treated with respect, just not as much as the men in Imperial Rome. Slaves: They were treated very harshly and thought of as akin to animals. There was a slave named Spartacus who led a revolt but got killed. If the owners treated them so harsh that they revolted, that tells you how they were treated.

What was education like for all people in the Han Dynasty and Roman Empire?
Han China: Education depended on if you were rich or poor. Everybody got an education. The poorer people sent their kids to a public school. The richer families sent their children to what is kind of like a private school with tuition. Education definetly was important to people in China.

Imperial Rome: Education in Rome also depended if you were rich or poor. If you were a Plebeian, you usually didn't have enough money for an education and had to have your kids work all day. Anyone who was a Plebeian and got an education was very lucky. Most Patricians sent their kids to school because they had the money to. If they didn't get sent to school their mother taught them at home. Once again, education relied on how much money you had and what class you were in.

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?
I think Ms. Hyatt should visit the Roman Empire for three main reasons. First, it wasn't as far away as China, and wasn't so isolated. Second, they were really fair to all the people there. Lastly, the Roman Empire was the biggest empire. Those are some of the reasons of why I think Paris Hyatt should visit The Roman Empire rather than Han China.

= **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.