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1. Compare and contrast the ways civilization developed in India and Mesopotamia Civilization in India and Mesopotamia both depended on agriculture, but while Mesopotamia developed itself, India was developed through influences.

2. Compare and contrast the impact of Confucianism in China with Hinduism in India (200 B.C.E to 200 C.E.) Confucianism in China and Hinduism in India both influenced the political structure but were based off different ideas. Confucianism was a philosophy based off virtue and morals while Hinduism was more focused on karma and natural gods.

3. Describe the changes and continuities in the role of women in the transition from a hunter gathering life style to civilization Although the roles of woman changed from hunting and gathering life style to civilization they were still seen as inferior to men.

**4. Compare the development of political structures in Classical China with those in Classical India.** The political structure of Classical China and Classical India differ greatly due to the fact that China's government was under the bureaucracy system and taxed peasents anually for money and labor, while India followed the caste system which promoted tolorance, but they both had a system that they followed.

**5. Describe the different trading patterns China and India (200 B.C.E to 200 C.E.) What factors can explain these differences?** Trading patterns differ for China and India in 200 B.C.E to 200 C.E because of the geographic difference. India would trade through seas and the Silk Road while allowed them to expand more than China whom only had the Silk Road and traded with solely the Middle East.

1. In what ways were the economic foundation of the Roman and the Han Empires similar? What were the consequence or the differences? Both the Roman Empire and the Han Empire economic foundation were based on argriculture and manufactured goods, but however the Romans were more willing to trade with outside countries while China only traded with the Middle East. The Romans being too open was overwhelmed with everything allowing them to fail and lead to down falls but Han's Empire was too contained which allowed other nations to skip over them, which caused China to lose interations with other nations.

2. Compare the institution of imperial government in Han China to those established in Rome after Augustus? Government in Han China and Rome were both ruled by emperors but in Han China and Rome they had different styles in which they were rules. Han china was more focused on bureaucracy while in Rome they were more focused on the power of the ruler/

3. Compare the social and economic organization of Rome and Han China Rome and Han China both had a hierarchy in which was evident, with the higher classes such as emperors and rules up top and trickled down to the bottom with the lower class men. Men were believed to be better than woman in both Han China and Rome, and were to respect their husbands, who were the leaders of the household. However trade differed between Rome and Han China, because while Romes trading routes spread far and wide Chinas was only to the Middle East.

4. Compare and contrast the factors that lead to, and the effects of, the collapse of the ancient Rome and Han China Han China and Rome both had a collapse due to the problem with handling issues within.

Thesis : Rome and Han China both had a hierarchy in which was evident, with the higher classes such as emperors and rules up top and trickled down to the bottom with the lower class men. Men were believed to be better than woman in both Han China and Rome, and were to respect their husbands, who were the leaders of the household. However trade differed between Rome and Han China, because while Romes trading routes spread far and wide Chinas was only to the Middle East. 

Topic Sentence : Social classes among Han China and Rome was almost similar, due to the fact that men would seen as more dominate as well as the more power and wealth your posed the higher up you were in the social pyramid. However in Rome woman were gaining more "rights" than in China. Direct Comparison: - power of men - social structure - what social structure depended on <span style="display: block; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">- Rome had slaves while China did not <span style="display: block; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">- Different status of different groups in the different nations ( ie. merchants, woman)

<span style="display: block; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Topic Sentence : Economically both Han China and Rome depended on trades in agriculture and manufactured goods, but the different areas they traded to might contribute to the economic differences. <span style="display: block; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Direct Comparison : <span style="display: block; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">- trades agricultural goods <span style="display: block; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">- traded manufactures goods <span style="display: block; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">- monopolized <span style="display: block; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">- Rome : all around, <span style="color: #ffb100; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Africa <span style="display: block; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">- China : Middle East, <span style="color: #ffb100; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Silk Road

<span style="display: block; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Topic Sentence: Han China and Rome were basically the same in socially and economically except for the fact that China would not trade beyond the Middle East and Rome was very open to trades <span style="display: block; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Direct Comparison <span style="display: block; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">- effects of China : less interactions <span style="display: block; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">- effects of Rome : more open to attacks <span style="display: block; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"> <span style="display: block; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"><span style="color: #ffb100; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">* Edited with Tanisha H. Rebecca J. Tamisha C.