Qin Dynasty, 221-206 B.C.E.
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Qin Dynasty, 221-206 B.C.E. Shi Huangdi (221-206 B.C.E) Legalist rule Bureaucratic administration Centralized control Military expansion Standardized weights, measures and currency Book burnings targeted Confucianists Buried protestors alive! Built large section of the Great Wall.
Qin Dynasty, 221-206 B.C.E.
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Qin Dynasty, 221-206 B.C.E. • Shi Huangdi (221-206 B.C.E) • Legalist rule • Bureaucratic administration • Centralized control • Military expansion • Standardized weights, measures and currency • Book burnings targetedConfucianists • Buried protestors alive! • Built large section of the Great Wall
Han Dynasty, 206 B.C.E.-460sC.E. • Paper invented [105 B.C.E.] • Silk Road trade develops; improves life for many • What is spread on trade routes? • Buddhism introduced into China • Expanded empire into Central Asia • Invented sun dials, calendars, rubber and the compass
Emperor Wu Ti, 141-87 B.C.E. • Started public schools • Civil service system • bureaucrats • Candidates took a several day long exam • How is this different than government by birth? • What is the effect of this system?
Liu Sheng Tomb (d. 113 BCE) His jade suit has 2498 pieces!
Han Artifacts Imperial Seal Han Ceramic House
Why Han Fell • Generals divided into 3 kingdoms • Poor land ownership and currency reform • Peasant rebellions • Decline in morals and values • Public health and urban decay • Political corruption • Unemployment and inflation • Military spending