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The Answer's are coming soon 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:
 * Culture in Han China and Imperial Rome**

= **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: Entertainment in the Han Dynasty was based on the arts. People made pottery, and painting's and Sculpture's. A example of what they made were murals, stone paintings, brick paintings, and poetry like bowls and plates. These hobbies where A good way to pass time and a good way to make money at the market as luxury items. Thats my take on what they did in the Han dynasty for entertainment. Imperial Rome: In Rome there source of entertainment was a lot different then the way I talked about in China. In Rome it varied what social class you were if you were poor your main source of entertainment was the colosseum and the circus maximus. In these to places they would go watch Gladiators fight animals, and fight them selfs,along with the mind blowing suspenseful chariot races. But if you were rich you got to partake in these events but you also got to go to other peoples house's and local theaters to watch plays put on by the people of Rome.If you lived in Rome Thats what you would do for fun.

Describe the term, “bread and circuses,” the Roman emperors started for its citizens.
Han China: There was no Bread and Circuses in China.

Imperial Rome: In Rome bread and circuses means that all poor people are promised that they get food "bread" and entertainment. So as you know being poor in Rome stunk. You lived in a small cramped apartment, in a big old building with no running water or anything. So the least the emperor could do was make sure they get entertainment. So they provide the food and they are allowed to go to the Colosseum. And watch the fights that are what I mean by Bread and Circuses.

For what architecture, paintings, literature, or sculptures are ancient Rome and China most famous?
Han China:

Imperial Rome:

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?
= **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