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Chapter 5 An Age of Empires: Rome and Han China 753 B.C.E. – 600 C.E. What events/people/topics have brought us to this point in history? Think about what would be different with the Han/Rome Empires if some of these events had never happened or took place differently.
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Chapter 5An Age of Empires: Rome and Han China753 B.C.E. – 600 C.E. What events/people/topics have brought us to this point in history? Think about what would be different with the Han/Rome Empires if some of these events had never happened or took place differently. What are the most significant similarities between the Rome and Han? What accounts for these similarities? What are the most significant differences? What accounts for these differences? 3. Are you more impressed with the “greatness” of empires or with their destructive and oppressive features? Why? 4. Do you think the classical empires studied thus far hold “lessons” for the present, or are contemporary circumstances sufficiently unique as to render the distant past irrelevant? Site specific reasons for your response. http://www.history.com/videos/coliseum-deconstructed#coliseum-deconstructed