Ch. 7: Early ChinaThe Qin and Han Dynasties

Warm-Up Read The Way It Was on page 227 – answer

#1-2 in complete sentences

Qin Shihuangdi Yeng Zheng

Qin State (Zhou Dynasty)

“The First Qin Emperor”

A reunited empire under

one rule

The Qin Dynasty Legalism

Power-based rule Burned literature Filled government positions Common currency

The Qin Dynasty

Canal connecting Chang Jiang → Guangzhou

Great Wall Northern China Xiongnu (Nomads)

Fought on horseback Attacked farms and villages

Built by citizens of stone, sand, and rubble

Civil Unrest Cruel ruler Angered

Aristocrats Scholars Farmers

Civil War led to the fall of the Qin Dynasty

How would you feel as a citizen living during the Qin Dynasty?

The Han Dynasty Liu Bang

Luoyang

Declared himself Han Gaozu “Exalted emperor of Han”

Han Wudi “Martial emperor of Han”

Prosperity Bureaucracy

Form of government ran by a selected group of appointed officials

Civil Service Examinations Favored the rich Only 1 in 5 passed

Growth 60 million people

Aristocratic Rule Tenant Farmers

Farmer who lives and works on land owned by someone else and pays in crops

New Inventions and Ideas

Han Inventions Waterwheel Paper Rudder Natural Medicine

Herbs and natural foods prevented disease Acupuncture

Result: Trade Increase → Silk Road

The Fall Civil War

Rebellion

Invading Nomadic Tribes

People sought peace Buddhism becomes more popular through trade