ANCIENT ROME & CHINAHunter Rogers

ANCIENT ROME

“Romans believe their city was founded in the year 753 B.C. . Modern historians believe it was founded in the year 625 B.C.” (roman-empire.net) There are four classes of people: slaves, plebeians, knights and nobles. Roman Republic senate was appointed by the council. Julius Caesar was a Roman politician and general. Rome was conquered in the year 476 A.D. by the Visigoth Odoacer.

ANCIENT CHINA

Ancient China is well over 4,000 years old. China was ruled by several dynasties including Qin dynasty (221-206 B.C.E) , Han dynasty (206 B.C.E-220 A.D.), Zhou dynasty(1046-256 B.C.E). The Qin dynasty pronounced “chin” by defeating all rival states and assuming absolute responsibilities for maintain order. “First emperor Shih Huang Di (259-210B.C.E) appointed a large salaried bureaucracy, ordered a census of Chinas population (the first of its kind in world history) oversaw the standardization of written Chinese, and divided China into the provinces that exist to this day.”(Fiero pg.84)

ART

Ancient Rome

• Clay, marble, metal

• Statues, mosaics, paintings

• Engraved gems

Ancient China

• Jade, gold, lacquered wood and silk

• Bronze casting

• Ceramics

DANCE

Ancient Rome

• Victory dances

• Life cycle dances

• Artistic dances

• Theatrical dances

Ancient China

• Chinese folk dance

• Dragon dance

• Lion Dance

• Court Dance

MUSIC

Ancient Rome

• Roman music theory

• Brass instruments

• Military music

• Water organ-theatre & arenas

Ancient China

• Bamboo pipes

• Drums

• Imperial music bureau

• Types: Court, military, folk, protest

LITERATURE

Ancient Rome

• Historical epics

• Poetry, comedies, tragedies

• Novels

Ancient China

• Record keeping

• Chronicles

• Lyric poetry-human experience

CULTURE

Ancient Rome

• Theatre

• Wine

• Roman Alphabet

• Physical training

Ancient China

• Zodiac signs

• Chinese tea

• Chinese Kung Fu

• Chinese alphabet

• Beijing Opera

RELIGION

Ancient Rome

• Gods

• Goddesses

• Demi gods

• Eventually introduced Christianity

Ancient China

• Sorcery

• Divination

• Astrology

• Occult nations

• Eventually introduced Buddhism

WORKS CITED

• N.p. http://www.roman-empire.net/children/history.html .web. N.d. May 3, 2015.

• Fiero, K. Gloria. Landmarks in Humanities 3rd Edition. McGraw-Hill,2013.Print.

• Mastin, Luke. http://www.ancient-literature.com/rome.html . Web.2009.May 3,2015

• Carr, Dr.Karen. http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/china/religion/ .Web.April 23,2015.May 3,2015