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Classical China. The Qin and Han Dynasties. The Qin (Ch’in) Dynasty (221-202 BC). Ended the feudal period and created a great centralized empire Strong central authority Used cavalry armed with bows and arrows Used iron weapons First Emperor Shi Huangdi. Emperor Shi Huangdi . - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Classical ChinaThe Qin and Han Dynasties
The Qin (Ch’in) Dynasty (221-202 BC) Ended the feudal
period and created a great centralized empire
Strong central authority
Used cavalry armed with bows and arrows
Used iron weapons First Emperor Shi
Huangdi
Emperor Shi Huangdi
Emperor Shi Huangdi
Qin (Ch’in) Government standardized weights
and measures, established a system of coinage
Uniform system of writing; standardized script
single uniform law and tax system
built national network of standardized highways
began connecting existing walls in 214 BC to complete the massive Great Wall of China
Great Wall of China
The Chinese Dynastic Cycle 1) Rebellions by ambitious
lords and discontent peasants, barbarian invasions, and natural disasters.
2) New dynasty usually inaugurated a period of optimism, peace, and prosperity.
3) Quality of government declines
4) Peasant rebellion 5) Old dynasty falls and is
replaced by a new one
The Han Dynasty (202 BC-AD 220)Political Expansion Government and the
Civil Service Education and the
University Wu Di (141-87 BC) Paper making and the
manufacture of porcelain
The central government weakened, revenues declined and taxes rose, the peasants rebelled, and political influence peddling sapped the civil service
Han: Economic and SocialPeasant lands mostly
owned by villageLand-owning
aristocracyLaboring masses
Peasants dependent on each other
Mean peopleTrade
Focused on luxury goods (like Silk)
FamilyExtreme obedience
to parental authorityPowerful husbands
and fathersMarriage arrangedMen more concerned
with male heirsDifferent treatment
depending on social class and position in families
Han: Art, Science, Technology Literature: Five Classics
Based on Confucianism Special Attention given to
poetry Art:
Precise and geometric Calligraphy Bronze Jade Ivory Silk
Science Practical over theoretical Calendar Star movements Harmony between heaven and
earth Han Dynasty Pierced Grey Nephrite Jade Vessel 21-1/2" H X 13-1/2" W