the qin and han dynasties how do governments change? chapter 10, lesson 3
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The Qin and Han The Qin and Han Dynasties Dynasties
How do governments change?How do governments change?
Chapter 10, Lesson 3 Chapter 10, Lesson 3
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Vocabulary: Vocabulary: Ch. 10, Lesson 3 Ch. 10, Lesson 3 (pg. 292)(pg. 292)
Civil serviceCivil service Acupuncture Acupuncture Silk road: a network of trade routesSilk road: a network of trade routes Currency Currency
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Qin DynastyQin Dynasty Qin family ruled China
from 221-206 BC, thus ending the Warring State period.
Emperor Qin Shihuangdi was the first emperor of China.
Used Legalism to Rule:– Strict laws and harsh
punishments– Executed opposition and
burned books to prevent new ideas
Shi Huang-di(259-210 BC)was a cruel ruler who readily killed or banished those who opposed him or his ideas.
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Qin Dynasty Shi Huang-di standardized
Chinese writing, law, currency, weights and measures.
He expanded the Chinese empire, built a system of roads and massive fortifications and palaces.
ShiHuangdi buried himself with a life size, clay army. This army was dubbed the Terra Cotta Soldiers.
Great Wall is further built
Great Wall: The emperor connected and extended the old walls along the north of China to prevent nomadic invasions.
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Han DynastyHan DynastyImportant Political Facts: Han family ruled 202 BC until
A.D. 220 Emperor Han Wudi
expanded the territories ruled by China.
Adopted Confucian principles, rather than Legalism, to rule China.
Civil Service System: selected government officials based on merit; schools were set up to train government officials;
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Han Dynasty– Golden Age
Contributions:Contributions:– Silk – Cast-Iron Plow– Paper– Medicine – Acupuncture– Architecture– Rudder (Ship navigation)
– Silk Road = Cultural Diffusion
New technology added to the economic prosperity of the Han era. Contributions made during this time improved trade,farming, and manufacturing.
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The Silk Road Network of trade routes Transported expensive goods from China to the
West Silk, spices, and other luxury goods Stretched from China to the Mediterranean; 4,000
miles long China came into contact with other civilizations as
a result of the Silk Road Silk road spread ideas, such as Buddhism from
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Decline of Han Dynasty & Decline of Han Dynasty & Buddhism Buddhism
Emperors after Han Wudi were weak
China divided again into small kingdoms for the next 400 years
People adopted Buddhism by the 400s AD