Han Dynasty China and Imperial Rome
Han Dynasty China and Imperial Rome
Reading: Tignor, Chapter 7; Foltz, Chapter 4
Online Materials: The Xiongnu, Yuezhi, and Scythians: Migration and Identity
Change Website: China’s View of Rome
Discussion Questions:
1. What made the empires of China (Qin and Han Dynasties) and Rome significant enough to warrant special study and focus in a world history course?
2. What kind of relationship did the Xiongnu (pronounced Si-on-noo) have with the Qin and Han Dynasties?
3. How did the Han Dynasty use Confucian Philosophy to legitimize their rule and create a solid foundation for subsequent dynasties?
4. Explain the relations between the Xiongnu, the Yuezhi, and the Han Dynasty.
5. In Foltz, Chapter 4, we learn about the “Refuge of Heretics” on the Silk Road – what
What does that mean?
6. Who were the Nestorians and Manichaeans and what was their significance to the development of early religious traditions.
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