Transcript Today you will be abel to answer these questions…

November 18, 2014
• TO-DO
– Pick up Han Dynasty notes
– Have your thinking caps on
• HOMEWORK
– Han Dynasty T-chart
 GOAL
 To understand the changes
made under the Han Dynasty.
 AGENDA
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Poll everywhere
Han Dynasty
Silk Road
Thought Questions
Homework
From yesterday…
• Describe the Qin Dynasty in ONE word.
Today you will be able to answer these questions…
• What is civil service?
• What are the accomplishments for the Han
dynasty?
• What is a Golden Age?
• Could the Han be considered China’s Golden
Age?
What do you already know about the Han
Dynasty?
The Qin Falls…
After a brief period of fighting, the Han dynasty
proves to have the Mandate and will rise to
power.
The Han rules from 202 BCE to 220 CE
Lui Bang is the founder of the dynasty. He
reestablishes the centralized government.
Lui Bang’s great grandson, Wudi, takes
control in 241 BCE, continuing the Han
dynasty.
Wudi established that government jobs will be based
on education. He creates the Civil Service System.
The Civil Service Exams test applicants for jobs, so
the best candidates are chosen.
Ruler Gets to Choose!
Architect
Accountant/ Treasurer
Military Leader
Advisor
Civil Service Proves!
Architect
Accountant/ Treasurer
Military Leader
Advisor
Wudi set up schools to teach job applicants the
Confucian philosophy.
How does this affect society?
Confucianism taught in schools
Confucianism modeled in government
Confucianism is how society will function
What is the flaw with the Civil Service system
Only wealthy families could send their children
to school to learn Confucian teachings and apply
for the government jobs.
Even with this inequality, the civil service
system remains in China’s government until
1912!
Han Accomplishments
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Centralized Government
Civil Service
Porcelain
Paper Making
Silk
Acupuncture
What is this? What is it used for?
How do you know?!
Porcelain
Porcelain is a ceramic material made by heating raw materials,
generally including clay in the form of kaolin, in a kiln to
temperatures between 1,200 °C (2,192 °F) and 1,400 °C (2,552 °F)
Porcelain can informally be referred to as "china" or "fine china"
in some English-speaking countries, as China was the birthplace
of porcelain making.
Han Accomplishments
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Centralized Government
Civil Service
Porcelain
Paper Making
Silk
Acupuncture
Paper Making
Papermaking is known to have been traced back to China about 105 CE, when
Cai Lun, an official attached to the Imperial court during the Han Dynasty
(202 BCE-220 CE), created a sheet of paper using mulberry and other bast
fibers along with fishnets, old rags, and hemp waste.
Han Accomplishments
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Centralized Government
Civil Service
Porcelain
Paper Making
Silk
Acupuncture
Silk
Silk is made form the cocoon of the larvae of the
mulberry silkworm. The earliest examples of silk
in China date back to 3500 BCE, but the process
of Silk making was perfected in the Han
dynasty.
Silk Road
During the Han dynasty, China began to trade
with the outside world. Silk became a popular
demand, and China was the only place in the
world to find it.
What consequences will the Silk Road have on
China?
Han Accomplishments
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Centralized Government
Civil Service
Porcelain
Paper Making
Silk
Acupuncture
Acupuncture
Acupuncture is an alternative medicine methodology originating in
ancient China that treats patients by manipulating thin, solid
needles that have been inserted into acupuncture points in the skin.
According to Traditional Chinese medicine, stimulating these points
can correct imbalances in the flow of qi through channels in the
body.
Han Accomplishments
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Centralized Government
Civil Service
Porcelain
Paper Making
Silk / Silk Road
Acupuncture
A GOLDEN AGE
A Golden Age is a period of time where there
is great peace, prosperity, accomplishments and
stability in an area or region.
Turn to your neighbor…
• Do you know of any Golden Ages?
• Could today be considered a Golden Age?
Could the Han dynasty be considered China’s
“Golden Age?”
Use your notes and knowledge of Chinese
history to defend your answer.
Homework
• Organize your notes into a T-chart (on a
looseleaf sheet of paper)
Han Dynasty
Political
Achievements
(Government)
Examples
Achievements in
goods/trade
Examples
Achievements in
Science
Examples
Snowball!
• What is civil service?
• What are the accomplishments for the Han
dynasty?
• What is a Golden Age?
• Could the Han be considered China’s Golden
Age?