Model+of+Empires

I. State-level government a. Democracy, with an important legislative body which is senate and two consuls sharing executive power. (aristoctic assemblies) and public speaking. Pay attention to state virtues. b. High agriculture potential Farmers shifting to to production of grapes and olives and rise of commercial farming. (addition cattle) c. An environmental mosaic Mediterreanean sea, Alps mountains, Tiber river, forests, adriartic sea. d. several smaller states Sparta and Athens Greek city-states, Egypt, and spain, and Syria. e. Mutual antagonism Mixed and diversed, Italian pinuesuala f. adequate Military sources Concerned with military forces, and military conquest, spending a lot of money on.

II. Succession of Empire
 * Government support officail religion, sponsoring oublic ceremonies to honor gods
 * Intense loyalty to state
 * Hierarchy of Roman empire had great political power.

III. Major rewards of empire
 * Idea of fair, reasoned law
 * Efficient consuling
 * landlords depended on by farmers
 * Conquered territories, need for slaves,
 * Importance pf military forces,
 * Engineering skills to provide good roads and urban necessaties
 * Merchants enjoyed a good status forming the second most prestegious socail class under the patrician.
 * Tight famaily structure
 * Most non Romans were given the right to citizanship, law promoted importance of common sense fairness,
 * People were satisfied, birth rate grew.

IIII. Empire Falls
 * Too much expansion, overcrowdedness unable to have sufficient military protection
 * Antagonism built
 * Failing economy
 * Barbarian invasion
 * Rebbelions, heavy taxes and inflation
 * Plague and famine
 * Rise of Christianity

Han dynasty vs. Roman Empire Topic- Both Rome and Han civilizations had very strong and monarquy- type of central governments. This allowed for a powerful and an ever-expanding kingdom. The expansionion of the military forces was the basic foundation for the military and government. Topic- Both Rome and Han China possessed a great deal of territories pushing very much further into neighboring regions and therefore gaining great imperialistic wealth. Topic- The two unique civilizations had close connections is terms of accomplishments, family structures, and economic reliances for production. Thesis statement: Two two distinct civilizations Roman empire and Han China had very strong political central govenemnt, expansionism, and characterictics in terms of family structures, and economic production.
 * The Roman army was a more experienced and privileged group of men who held higher ranks in the class system.
 * Those men along with the senate and played a vital role in the picking of an emperor and maintained a great deal of loyalty to him.
 * In the Han dynasty, however, the ruler was hereditary and he had to appeal, persuade, and even threaten to achieve agreement with him. The military was certainly less loyal and less likely to struggle for power, mostly due to the fact that the soldiers were newly drafted and had little experience.
 * Rome expanded all the way to the Italian pinusuala, spain, Egypt and Syria
 * Han China expanded on to Indochina, and central Asia, giving a rise to direct contact with India, Parthian empire and Roman empire itself
 * Significant population growth and peacefulness that brought great prosperity and unity.
 * Aqueducts, domes, canals, and roads/ Canals, roads and The Great wall, For protection, trade, and troops spaces to travel.
 * Tight patriarchal family structure with husbands in control (Han because of confusious teachings)
 * Farmers reliance on landlors or the patricians.