Transcript China Power point

READ 10 MIN
LOOK AT THE TIMELINE ON P. 186/187 ANSWER
THESE QUESTIONS
WHAT DOES THE INFORMATION INCLUDED IN THE
TIME LINE INDICATE ABOUT CHINESE CULTURE?
WHAT IMPORTANT AND LAST LEGACY DID THE
EMPIRES OF BOTH INDIA AND CHINA LEAVE THE
WORLD?
WHAT DOES THE IMAGE OF THE HORSE SUGGEST
ABOUT LIFE IN THE HAN DYNASTY?
Bell Ringer
• #1 – The Mauryan Empire is Established/Period of Turmoil P.
189-191
• #2 – The Gupta Empire is Established/Buddhism & Hinduism
Change P. 191-193
• #3 – Achievements of Indian Culture/Spread of Indian Trade
P. 194-197
GROUP OF 3 JIGSAW – 4 NOTES + VOCAB
PER SECTION
• Shi passed away
• Peasants fed up with forced labor and high taxes = rebelled
• Noble were eager to take power and created large armies
against the new emperor
• 206 BC Liu Bang , peasant rebel leader, defeated the Qin.
Went on to found the Han Dynasty one of the Chinese
greatest dynasty’s
FALL OF QIN
• Ruled 400 years, influenced so much Chinese people refer to themselves as
the Han people
• Liu Bang believed he ruled with
(approval of gods),
gained loyalty of people by softening harsh laws/taxes, gained military
loyalty by giving them land
• Restored Confucianism to popularity in China
• Son took throne but was too young to rule so his mother, Empress Lu took
over (one of many wives)
• Once son died young, named a series of infants to maintain her power,
died/princes and officials had whole Lu family killed – incredibly common
after.
HAN DYNASTY – RESTORING CONTROL
• Wudi took China to it’s height, promoted economic growth through
road/canals
• set up
one group has control over production and
distribution of a certain good. In this case on salt-iron-alcohol, took
land away from large landowners and placed limits on merchants
• Why would these things make a great empire/growth? TPS
• Expanded with war, became known as Martial Emperor, biggest
threat was Xiongnu from North China.
• Previous presents/princesses, combined with other enemies and
aggressively attacked. Conquered korea/manchuria/vietnam. Open
trade routes to as far away as Roman empire
GREATEST HAN EMPORER
DECLINE
• What do you believe led to decline of Han dynasty?
• Weak rulers, gap between rich and poor widened, taxes rose
to cover cost of huge empire worsening the gap. Revolt
finished off empire, entered period of disunion for 350 years.
SOCIETY
• Strong family ties, fathers head of home arranging marriages
and choosing sons’ careers
• Stressed
and grandparents
– obedience and devotion to parents
• 60 million people in China/ 90% were peasants,
farming/gov’t building projects
• Silk was greatest assets, how to manufacture silk???
• Wudi’s fascination with “swift blood-sweating horses”
• Silk roads used for trade and travel, huge caravans for protection
raids/bandits.
• Buddhism also traveled trade routes spreading from India
TRADE
• What trade item was Wudi most interested in?
• Blood Sweating Horses
• Who was Liu Bang, and why was he significant?
• Powerful leader and founder of the Han
• What differences did Han emperors adopt in dealing with the Xiongnu?
• Launched military campaigns against them instead of bribery, formed alliances
with their enemies
• Who was the greatest Han Emperor?
• Wudi
PARTNER REVIEW
• When reading the main idea is the most important point of a
communication.
• In a paragraph it is often the first or last sentence and is supported
by details in the paragraph. Sometimes the main idea is not actually
stated, but is implied by the details presented. Stated v. implied
• To find a main idea ask what the paragraph is primarily about. You
can also examine the details and ask what idea they support.
• Identify the main ideas of the five full paragraphs on P. 206 with your
partner, is that idea stated or implied?
READING STRATEGY
1. Most women during the Han Dynasty led quiet lives at
home – stated
2. Some upper-class women lived much different lives –
stated
3. In spite of economic and cultural advances, the Han
emperors faced grave problems – stated
4. Farmers’ lives were not easy – implied
5. As a result, the gap between rich and poor increased stated
• Independent Reading 200-207, section assessment
due at the end
HAN EMPERORS IN CHINA