H AN D YNASTY (206BC- 220AD)

→After the downfall of the Qin Dynasty, Liu Bang established the Han Dynasty- named after the tributary river of the Yangtze.

first rule under the Han dynasty would undergo a brief 14 year overthrow, after which the Han would be restated the throne reestablished Confucianism and Confucian values as the basis for government second rule under the Han established connections throughout Asia, India, Middle East, and Europe Former Han Dynasty (206 BC- 9 AD) Later Han Dynasty (23 Ad- 220 AD)

The Han Dynasty lasted for over 400 years Often compared to the Roman Empire

H AN GOVERNMENT : Emperor relied on a large, complex bureaucracy to rule Bureaucracy: establishment of a number of officials who help govern society

U SED A CIVIL SERVICE TO DETERMINE QUALIFIED CANDIDATES TO HELP RUN GOVERNMENT Government jobs that civilians obtained by taking examinations Examinations could be taken by anyone and required memorization of Confucian Analects

Emperor (semi divine ruler) King and Governers (appointed by emperor State officals, nobles, and scholars (helped kings within the empire) Peasants (backbone of Chinese society) Artisans and Merchants Soldiers (kept in low status to prevent revolts) slaves

E XPANSION UNDER THE H AN : Encouraged assimilation of conquered people Assimilation : process of making conquered people apart of Chinese Culture

Sent Chinese farmers out to conquered areas to intermarry, teach farming techniques Government officials set up schools to train people in Confucian philosophy

A CCOMPLISHMENTS : Established Confucianism as the accepted philosophy in China

A CCOMPLISHMENTS : Introduced civil service

A CCOMPLISHMENTS : Learned how to make paper invented wheelbarrow

A CCOMPLISHMENTS : Used seismograph to detect magnitude of earthquakes