1. Thursday in 609 is gonna be just fine
Thursday in 609 is gonna be just fine. Answer the following on your bell work paper.
1. Why did the philosophy of Legalism end the Warring States Period? 6.35
Shi Huang Di forced people to obey government and forced people to work as one people under one ruler or be
severely punished.
B. Shi Huang Di was loved by his people due to converting to Buddhism.
C. Legalism was the only philosophy that put the needs of the family and society first.
D. Legalism did not end the Warring States Period, Confucianism did.
2. Why did Emperor Shi Huang Di start the construction of the Great Wall of China? 6.35
To keep out Buddhism C. To keep out invaders and nomads from the North
B. To keep his people isolated from the Silk Road D. To keep the Terra Cotta Soldiers busy

2. 7.3 Han Dynasty- The Golden Agepp
P49 in comp book
Essential Question: How do governments change?
Standard 6.36

3. Order of Chinese Dynasties =
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4. Emperor Han Wudi
Population growth
Time of great peace
CIVIL Service
Ended right to rule by birth

6. Officials picked based on MERIT
Followed teachings of Confucius
Schools were built
Population and empire grew

8. Chinese Inventions
Cast-iron plow

9. Waterwheels
Millers invented waterwheels to grind grain

10. Wheelbarrow
Wheelbarrow-used to carry heavy material

11. Silk Manufacturing devices

12. Paper Paper used first for wrapping and then writing
Like the Egyptian papyrus, provided a way to keep written records

13. Toilet Paper
Also invented toilet paper

14. Sailing inventions Rudder and a new way to move the sails of ships
With these inventions, ships could sail against the wind

15. Acupuncture
Acupuncture-relieved pain by piercing patients’ skin at vital points with thin needles
Renews the body by increasing flow of energy

16. On the Silk Road… Not just a road but a network
Trade as well as knowledge is spread
BUDDHISM is spread into China
Han dynasty falls and people turn to Siddhartha Gautama's teachings

19. Which of these inventions do you think had the greatest impact?
Why?
What connection can you find between the strides made in technology during the Han dynasty and the teachings of Confucius?
Based on what you have read and learned, would you rather have lived during the Qin dynasty or the Han dynasty?

20. Essential Question:
How did the Chinese government change over the time of the four dynasties?