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 was that they both built roads to help with trade. One difference between the Roman Empire and the Han Dynasty was that slavery was less important in the Han Dynasty than in the Roman Empire.
The Early Chinese Empire: The Qin and the Han. 1  The Qin (221- 206 BCE) and subsequent Han (202 BCE- 220 CE) dynasties unify China and establish a centralized empire, which endures and evolves down through 20th century. 2  The imperial structure draws on elements of both Legalist and Confucian thought.