https://padlet.com/scullyg21/a6mkz4bar3s Made with eyes on the prize en-us 2018-10-26 15:51:03 UTC 2026-02-03 14:49:19 UTC hello@padlet.com scullyg21 https://padlet.com/scullyg21/a6mkz4bar3s/wish/297457692 The Roman elite "dominated society" and worked in government. This is similar to in the Han Dynasty, where the elite also worked in government as bureaucrats. Also, the Roman elite were considered the highest and at the top of society, and China was split into four social classes, with their elite also at the top.]]> 2018-10-26 15:54:07 UTC https://padlet.com/scullyg21/a6mkz4bar3s/wish/297457692 scullyg21 https://padlet.com/scullyg21/a6mkz4bar3s/wish/297462606 Here is an Ancient Roman estate, where the social elite lived.]]> 2018-10-26 16:03:25 UTC https://padlet.com/scullyg21/a6mkz4bar3s/wish/297462606 wilsona211 https://padlet.com/scullyg21/a6mkz4bar3s/wish/297462987 The Han Dynasty controlled about 1.5 million square miles of territory. In the Roman Empire they controlled about 1.7 million square miles of territory. Therefore, the Han Dynasty and the Roman Empire both had a similar amount of territory.  ]]> 2018-10-26 16:04:10 UTC https://padlet.com/scullyg21/a6mkz4bar3s/wish/297462987 scullyg21 https://padlet.com/scullyg21/a6mkz4bar3s/wish/297466664 Here's a traditional house that a member of the social elite in China during the Han Dynasty would live.]]> 2018-10-26 16:10:49 UTC https://padlet.com/scullyg21/a6mkz4bar3s/wish/297466664 wilsona211 https://padlet.com/scullyg21/a6mkz4bar3s/wish/297467129 Map of the Roman Empire ]]> 2018-10-26 16:11:47 UTC https://padlet.com/scullyg21/a6mkz4bar3s/wish/297467129 wilsona211 https://padlet.com/scullyg21/a6mkz4bar3s/wish/297468851 Map of the Han Dynasty ]]> 2018-10-26 16:14:48 UTC https://padlet.com/scullyg21/a6mkz4bar3s/wish/297468851 scullyg21 https://padlet.com/scullyg21/a6mkz4bar3s/wish/297471033 In 44 BC, Julius Caesar, a successful war general, became the dictator of Rome. In China, there was an emperor, which is very similar to a dictatorship. Then Octavian, Julius Caesar's adopted great nephew, became the 1st emperor of Rome, and thus had the same government system as China: emperors.]]> 2018-10-26 16:18:44 UTC https://padlet.com/scullyg21/a6mkz4bar3s/wish/297471033 wilsona211 https://padlet.com/scullyg21/a6mkz4bar3s/wish/297473732 In the Han dynasty they believed in the importance of respecting ones parents, elders, and ancestors. They were open to different types of people and helped link central government to both local elites and the common people. In the Roman empire they were culturally divergent and open to different cultures, government, and religious beliefs.  Both cultures had respect and tolerance toward different things, whether it be religion or people.]]> 2018-10-26 16:24:03 UTC https://padlet.com/scullyg21/a6mkz4bar3s/wish/297473732 scullyg21 https://padlet.com/scullyg21/a6mkz4bar3s/wish/297474317 This is a picture of Julius Caesar (dictator) and Octavian (1st emperor) of Rome.]]> 2018-10-26 16:25:14 UTC https://padlet.com/scullyg21/a6mkz4bar3s/wish/297474317 scullyg21 https://padlet.com/scullyg21/a6mkz4bar3s/wish/298091923 This is emperor Lui Bang, the emperor of China during the Han dynasty.]]> 2018-10-29 15:45:21 UTC https://padlet.com/scullyg21/a6mkz4bar3s/wish/298091923 scullyg21 https://padlet.com/scullyg21/a6mkz4bar3s/wish/298097911 In Ancient Rome, agriculture and landholding was a much better occupation to have than being a trader or merchant. In China, trade was looked down upon as a worse job than agriculture, which was considered a "fundamental occupation." Also, the silk that was traded from Central Asia to China was "coveted" by the Roman upper class.]]> 2018-10-29 15:53:32 UTC https://padlet.com/scullyg21/a6mkz4bar3s/wish/298097911 scullyg21 https://padlet.com/scullyg21/a6mkz4bar3s/wish/298101038 The Ancient Romans here are working in the field, depicting how agriculture was an important part of Rome.]]> 2018-10-29 15:57:33 UTC https://padlet.com/scullyg21/a6mkz4bar3s/wish/298101038 scullyg21 https://padlet.com/scullyg21/a6mkz4bar3s/wish/298103306 Here is a stone art showing the agricultural part of the Han dynasty.]]> 2018-10-29 16:01:24 UTC https://padlet.com/scullyg21/a6mkz4bar3s/wish/298103306 scullyg21 https://padlet.com/scullyg21/a6mkz4bar3s/wish/298106183 This is a chart showing the 5 key relationships and also filial piety (respect for one's parents) of Confucianism that the Han dynasty adopted. It shows the respect that one had for different people in one's life.]]> 2018-10-29 16:05:45 UTC https://padlet.com/scullyg21/a6mkz4bar3s/wish/298106183 wilsona211 https://padlet.com/scullyg21/a6mkz4bar3s/wish/298109007 Rome had, for the most part, religious tolerance and respect for other's beliefs and cultures. (As long as those beliefs didn't go against the empire)]]> 2018-10-29 16:09:50 UTC https://padlet.com/scullyg21/a6mkz4bar3s/wish/298109007 scullyg21 https://padlet.com/scullyg21/a6mkz4bar3s/wish/298112548 By Grace Scully and Alex Wilson]]> 2018-10-29 16:14:47 UTC https://padlet.com/scullyg21/a6mkz4bar3s/wish/298112548