There's reason for optimism heading into the third week of the season. The current expanded playoff format has been in place since 1990. In the 14 seasons that have followed, 24 teams have started a campaign with at least two losses and eventually made the playoffs. Some even made deep playoff runs.
One similarity between the Roman Empire and the Han Dynasty is they both had different levels of social class, each level having a well-defined role in society. Similarity: The Roman Empire and the Han Dynasty both had a period when they tired to expand their military.
Han dynasty. The Han dynasty (Chinese: æ¼¢æ; pinyin: HÃ n chÃ¡o) was the second imperial dynasty of China (206 BCâ220 AD), preceded by the Qin dynasty (221â206 BC) and succeeded by the Three Kingdoms period (220â280 AD). Spanning over four centuries, the Han period is considered a golden age in Chinese history.