1. Social Organization
1.1. Persia
1.2. Han Dynasty
1.2.1. Social Classes
1.2.2. Emperors
2. Public Works and Infrastructure
2.1. Persia
2.1.1. Roads
2.1.1.1. Transportation
2.1.1.2. Trade
2.1.2. Courier System
2.1.2.1. Communication
2.1.3. Canals
2.1.3.1. Agriculture
2.2. Han Dynasty
2.2.1. Roads
2.2.1.1. Transportation
2.2.1.2. Trade
2.2.1.3. Communication
2.2.2. Canals
2.2.2.1. Trade
2.2.2.2. Agriculture
3. Government Structure
3.1. Persia
3.1.1. Achaemenid Empire
3.1.1.1. Satraps
3.1.2. http://www.historyandcivilization.com/Persian_Empire_c_500BC__Satrapies__Tributaries___the_Royal_Road_-_Ian_Mladjov_UMichigan.jpg
3.2. Han Dynasty
3.2.1. http://www.biography.com/imported/images/Biography/Images/Profiles/W/Wudi-9537918-1-402.jpg
4. Economic Foundations
4.1. Persia
4.1.1. Trade/Commerce
4.1.1.1. Persian Royal Road
4.1.1.2. Standardized Coins
4.1.1.3. Culture Exchange
4.1.2. Agriculture
4.1.2.1. Production
4.2. Han Dynasty
4.2.1. Farming
4.2.1.1. Inventions/Tools
4.2.2. Trade
4.2.2.1. The Silk Road
4.2.3. Economic Difficulties
4.2.3.1. Xiongnu
5. Religion
5.1. Han Dynasty
5.1.1. Confucianism
5.2. Persia
5.2.1. Zoroastrianism
5.2.2. Tolerance
6. Leadership
6.1. Han Dynasty
6.1.1. Liu Bang
6.1.1.1. Centralization
6.1.1.2. Persistence
6.1.2. Han Wudi
6.1.2.1. Centralization
6.1.3. Wang Mang
6.1.3.1. Socialist reforms
6.1.3.1.1. Land distribution
6.1.3.2. Poor communication
6.2. Persia
6.2.1. Cyrus
6.2.1.1. Building the Empire
6.2.1.2. Millitary Strategy
6.2.2. Darius
6.2.2.1. Division into Districts
6.2.3. Xerxes
6.2.3.1. Military defeat