202 BCE CE 220 Qin Dynasty China is unified under Shi Huangdi He died in 210 BCE Son weak ruler Government fell apart Han dynasty Liu Bang Destroys rival kings power ID: 320808
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Han Emperors in China
202 BCE – CE 220Slide2
Qin Dynasty
China is unified under Shi
Huangdi
He died in 210 BCE
Son = weak ruler
Government fell apartSlide3
Han dynasty
Liu Bang
Destroys rival king’s power
Centralized government
Central authority controls the running of the state
Hundreds of local officials of provinces reported back to the central governmentCommanderiesDeparts from LegalismLowered taxesSoftened harsh punishmentsBrought peace and stability to ChinaSlide4
Empress lu
Wife of Liu Bang
Liu Bang died in 195 BCE
Empress Lu ruled
Young son had the actual title of “emperor”Died in 180 BCESlide5
wudi
Liu Bang’s great-grandson
Turned to Confucianism
Expanded empire to nearly present-day China boundaries
Government encouraged assimilation
Process of making these conquered peoples part of Chinese cultureThrough farmers, schools, & intermarriagesUpper class women gained an education60 million people to feedConfucian scholars considered agriculture & farmers the most important & honored occupationSlide6
Han dynastySlide7
A highly structured government
Complex Bureaucracy
Bureaucracy = strong administrative organization
Farmers owed part of their yearly crops to the government
Merchants paid taxes
Owed government a month’s worth of labor/military service every yearBuilt roads, canals, & irrigation ditchesExpanded the Great WallCivil service jobsGovernment jobs that civilians obtained by taking exams
Set up schools & colleges to study Confucianism
Learn reverence, generosity, truthfulness, diligence, & kindness
Took exams in history, law, literature, & Confucianism
Any male could take these exams & attend school
Wealthy landowners could afford to send their sonsSlide8
Technology
Paper
Could print books cheaper
Spreads education
Bureaucracy expands
Collar harnessHorses could pull heavy loadsTwo bladed plowWheelbarrowWatermillsGrinds grainSlide9
Silk road
China to Rome
Silk
Leading export of China
so valuable that China kept it a secret on how to make silk
MonopolyExclusive control over the production and distribution of certain goodsSlide10
Silk roadSlide11
Rebellion & restoration
Gap increased between rich & poor
Only lower classes had to pay taxes
Political & economic instability grewSlide12
Wang mang
Confucian scholar
Takes control of Han Dynasty
Ends the first half of the Han Dynasty
Known as the Former Han
Minted new money to cover treasury shortagesOpened public granaries to help feed the poorSlide13
Great flood
CE 11
Thousands dead
Millions homeless
Not enough food in the granaries to feed millions
Led to rebellionsSlide14
Later han
Han Dynasty is re-established
Sent soldiers & merchants to regain control of posts along the Silk Road