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Qin & Han Dynasties

Qin & Han Dynasties. Qin ( 221- 206 BCE). Consolidated China proper 1 st time Emperor : Shi Huangdi “First Emperor” Legalism End of feudal system Bureaucracy of 36 provinces Standardization. Qin. Building Projects Magic Canal Terra Cotta Soldiers Tomb

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Qin & Han Dynasties

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  1. Qin & Han Dynasties

  2. Qin (221- 206 BCE) • Consolidated China proper 1st time • Emperor : Shi Huangdi “First Emperor” • Legalism • End of feudal system • Bureaucracy of 36 provinces • Standardization

  3. Qin • Building Projects • Magic Canal • Terra Cotta Soldiers Tomb • Started Great Wall of China (portion)

  4. Han China

  5. Han Dynasty(206 BC – AD 220) • Pinnacle of Chinese power & prosperity • Strong central govt. where people got jobs based on their education • Encouraged assimilation(conquered peoples become a part of Chinese culture)

  6. Liu Bang • 206-195 BCE

  7. Wudi141-87 BCE • Imperial university (124 BCE) • Confucianism • Expansion & Conflict: • Xiongnu (nomadic horsemen) • Invasion/subjugation of northern Vietnam & Korea • colonies

  8. Han Achievements • ~eastern equivalent to Roman Empire • Population • Major cities • Traded with the west over the Silk Road • Govt. ran businesses- salt, iron, coinage, silk • Confucian civil service exams (meritocracy)

  9. Technology & Economic Prosperity • State Production/control • Iron • Lacquer/other luxury goods • Sericulture • Developments & inventions: • paper, collar harness, wheelbarrow, water-mills, water clocks, sundials, astronomical instruments, and the invention of a seismograph in 132 A.D. • Nautical devices such as the ship’s rudder

  10. Patriarchal Social Order • Ban Zhao • Most famous female scholar in Chinese history • Lessons for Women • Education should be for all • Female virtues: humility, obedience, subservience, devotion to males

  11. The Usurper: Wang Mang • 9 – 23 CE

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