Transcript The Han Dynasty - Schaumburg High School

The Han Dynasty
The Rise, The Tradition,
and The Fall
The Han Restore Unity to China
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Liu Bang
– Won the Civil War after the Qin Dynasty
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Establish Centralized Government
– Destroy Rival Kings’ power
 Local provincials called commentaries were established
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Lowered Taxes
– Won the popularity of the people
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Empress Lü
– Took control after her husband’s death through her infant sons.
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Martial Emperor
- Wudi who was Liu Bang’s great grandson
- Expanded the empire through war
Highly Structured Society
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Society structure similar to the Egyptians
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Government- Bureaucracy
– Taxes
– Monthly service in the military or in labor
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Confucianism
– The belief in respect, generosity, truthfulness,
industrious, and kindness
– The above qualities was Wudi wanted in his gov’t
– He set up school for Civil Service people to be taught
Han Technology, Commerce and
Culture
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Invention of Paper
– Led to books being more accessible led to
more educated people led to Chinese
bureaucracy to spread
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Farming
– Collaring the Horse
– Perfecting the plow
– Inventing the wheelbarrow
Han Unifies Chinese Culture
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A. Assimilation-
the process of making conquered people part of the
Chinese rule
– Intermarry
– Established schools to teach Confucianism
– Recorded Chinese History
 B. Women’s Roles
– Devote themselves to their families (peasants)
– Upper-class were able to obtain an education
– Ran small shops or practiced medicine
The Fall of the Han and the Return
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The Rich Take Advantage of the Poor
– Farmers from each generation obtain smaller plots of land=
smaller amounts of crops=less income=debt to the rich
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Wang Mang
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Overseer during the reign of an infant
He took over (saw the need for a strong ruler)
He minted new coin
He set up public granaries
 To feed the poor
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A Major Flood
– Killed thousands and made millions homeless
 Peasant and noble families up rise against the emperor
 Wang Mang was assonated
The Return of the True Han Family
Rise of an original family member
 But the lasting years of the Han rule was
filled with troubles, such as:
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– Economic weakness
– Social weakness
– Political weakness