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Course: World History Project - Origins to the Present > Unit 3
Lesson 8: Comparing the Roman Empire and the Han Dynasty | 3.7- BEFORE YOU WATCH: The Roman Empire. Or Republic. Or...Which Was It?
- WATCH: The Roman Empire. Or Republic. Or...Which Was It?
- READ: The Roman Empire
- READ: Han Dynasty
- BEFORE YOU WATCH: 2,000 Years of Chinese History! The Mandate of Heaven and Confucius
- WATCH: 2,000 Years of Chinese History! The Mandate of Heaven and Confucius
- READ: Women and Families in Classical Society
- BEFORE YOU WATCH: Comparative Roles of Women in Rome and Han China
- WATCH: Comparative roles of women in Rome and Han China
- READ: Babatha (Graphic Biography)
- Comparing the Roman Empire and the Han Dynasty
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BEFORE YOU WATCH: Comparative Roles of Women in Rome and Han China
Use the “Three Close Reads” approach as you watch the video below.
Use the “Three Close Reads” approach as you watch the video below (next in the lineup!). If you want to learn more about this strategy, click here.
First read: preview and skimming for gist
Before you watch, you should skim the [transcript](transcript link here) first. The skim should be very quick and give you the gist (general idea) of what the video is about. You should be looking at the title, thumbnails, pictures, and first few seconds of the video for the gist.
Second read: key ideas and understanding content
Now that you’ve skimmed the video transcript and taken a quick peek at the video, you should preview the questions you will be answering. These questions will help you get a better understanding of the concepts and arguments that are presented in the video. Keep in mind that when you watch the video, it is a good idea to write down any vocab you read or hear that is unfamiliar to you.
By the end of the second close read, you should be able to answer the following questions:
- What were the arguments that Hortensia used against the triumvirate’s taxes?
- What was it specifically about this war that made Hortensia unwilling to pay for it?
- How does the video use this speech as evidence of how Roman women’s role in politics compared with other societies?
- How does Ban Zhao’s writing differ from Hortensia’s speech?
- How does Ban Zhao’s writing challenge the arguments that Ban Zhao herself was making?
Third read: evaluating and corroborating
Finally, here are some questions that will help you focus on why this video matters and how it connects to other content you’ve studied.
At the end of the third read, you should be able to respond to these questions:
- Do you think these two sources are sufficient to evaluate the role of women in these two societies? Are there any elements of Roman or Han society that they leave out?
- Ban Zhao and Hortensia were elite women. How much can their lives tell us about the lives of average women in their societies? What kinds of sources do you think we would need to know more about average women in Rome and Han China?
Now that you know what to look for, it’s time to watch! Remember to return to these questions once you’ve finished watching.
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Transcript is not on this page, is located below the video(1 vote)
This is not a video...(2 votes)
- This section tells the student to do the 3 reads, which would mean a transcript. see this (copied from your website) "BEFORE YOU WATCH: Comparative Roles of Women in Rome and Han China
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Use the “Three Close Reads” approach as you watch the video below.
Use the “Three Close Reads” approach as you watch the video below (next in the lineup!). If you want to learn more about this strategy, click here.
First read: preview and skimming for gist
Before you watch, you should skim the [transcript](transcript link here) first. The skim should be very quick and give you the gist (general idea) of what the video is about. You should be looking at the title, thumbnails, pictures, and first few seconds of the video for the gist.
Second read: key ideas and understanding content
Now that you’ve skimmed the video transcript and taken a quick peek at the video, you should preview the questions you will be answering. These questions will help you get a better understanding of the concepts and arguments that are presented in the video. Keep in mind that when you watch the video, it is a good idea to write down any vocab you read or hear that is unfamiliar to you.
By the end of the second close read, you should be able to answer the following questions: "
So that is why I said there was no transcript there, like previous sections where you had "do the close reads" the transcript would be there, but this one moved it to the next section where the video is, then below that there is a poorly inserted trancript in that it is a big long narrow column of incomplete sentences on each line, like in a newspaper.(0 votes)