Comparing the Rome and Han Empires
As you read the section Comparing Empires: Roman and Chinese, take notes on each empire, using the categories listed below. Then assess how similar or different the two empires were.
| Unique characteristics of Rome | Unique characteristics of Han | Similarities between both | |
| Growth of the empire (method of conquest, motivation for individuals within the empire) | |||
| Method of rule (infrastructure, use of army, bureaucracy, law, resistance) | |||
| Integration and spread of local and foreign culture (patriarchy, language, assimilation, religion) | |||
| Reasons for decline/fall | |||
| Legacy of empire |