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Han Emperors in China

Han Emperors in China . 202 BCE – CE 220. Qin Dynasty . China is unified under Shi Huangdi He died in 210 BCE Son = weak ruler Government fell apart. Han dynasty. Liu Bang Destroys rival king’s power Centralized government

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Han Emperors in China

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  1. Han Emperors in China 202 BCE – CE 220

  2. Qin Dynasty • China is unified under Shi Huangdi • He died in 210 BCE • Son = weak ruler • Government fell apart

  3. Han dynasty • Liu Bang • Destroys rival king’s power • Centralized government • Central authority controls the running of the state • Hundreds of local officials of provinces reported back to the central government • Commanderies • Departs from Legalism • Lowered taxes • Softened harsh punishments • Brought peace and stability to China

  4. Empress lu • Wife of Liu Bang • Liu Bang died in 195 BCE • Empress Lu ruled • Young son had the actual title of “emperor” • Died in 180 BCE

  5. wudi • Liu Bang’s great-grandson • Turned to Confucianism • Expanded empire to nearly present-day China boundaries • Government encouraged assimilation • Process of making these conquered peoples part of Chinese culture • Through farmers, schools, & intermarriages • Upper class women gained an education • 60 million people to feed • Confucian scholars considered agriculture & farmers the most important & honored occupation

  6. Han dynasty

  7. A highly structured government Complex Bureaucracy • Bureaucracy = strong administrative organization • Farmers owed part of their yearly crops to the government • Merchants paid taxes • Owed government a month’s worth of labor/military service every year • Built roads, canals, & irrigation ditches • Expanded the Great Wall • Civil service jobs • Government jobs that civilians obtained by taking exams • Set up schools & colleges to study Confucianism • Learn reverence, generosity, truthfulness, diligence, & kindness • Took exams in history, law, literature, & Confucianism • Any male could take these exams & attend school • Wealthy landowners could afford to send their sons

  8. Technology • Paper • Could print books cheaper • Spreads education • Bureaucracy expands • Collar harness • Horses could pull heavy loads • Two bladed plow • Wheelbarrow • Watermills • Grinds grain

  9. Silk road • China to Rome • Silk • Leading export of China • so valuable that China kept it a secret on how to make silk • Monopoly • Exclusive control over the production and distribution of certain goods

  10. Silk road

  11. Rebellion & restoration • Gap increased between rich & poor • Only lower classes had to pay taxes • Political & economic instability grew

  12. Wang mang • Confucian scholar • Takes control of Han Dynasty • Ends the first half of the Han Dynasty • Known as the Former Han • Minted new money to cover treasury shortages • Opened public granaries to help feed the poor

  13. Great flood • CE 11 • Thousands dead • Millions homeless • Not enough food in the granaries to feed millions • Led to rebellions

  14. Later han • Han Dynasty is re-established • Sent soldiers & merchants to regain control of posts along the Silk Road

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