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2. Religion Polytheistic Ancestor worship
Confucianism- involved in civil service examinations

3. Daoism Many followed Daoism Founded by Laozi
Daoism- religion that believes that a universal force guides our actions /tries to restore natural order
“The Way”
Yin/Yang

4. Mandate of Heaven
Let’s recap:

5. The Han Dynasty
206 BCE-220 CE

6. Development of the Han Dynasty
Came after the Qin Dynasty
Founded by a rebel leader named Liu Bang
The Han ruled during a “golden age” of China

7. Role of Women Duty was to their family and their husbands
Some upper-class women received education
Exceptions:
Empress Lu- wife of Liu Bang
Ban Zhao- writer
Buddhist nuns- able to gain an education :

8. Buddhism Buddhism entered China near the end of the Han Dynasty 65 CE
Came from India through trade on the Silk Road
In the beginning it was closely associated with Daoism

9. The REAL Mulan!
Lived right after the Han dynasty during a period of war and disunity
How does this explain the central conflict of the movie?
According to legend, she took her father’s place because her brother was too young, but she was never found out to be a woman while fighting
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10. Government and Law Emperors considered to be semi-divine
Emperor relied on a bureaucracy to help him rule (highly structured gov’t)
Civil service jobs- government jobs that civilians obtain by examinations
Tested knowledge of Confucianism
Adopted during Wudi’s government

11. Influential Emperors Encouraged assimilation with conquered people
Liu Bang kept the centralized government of the Qin dynasty
Lowered taxes /softened punishments
Wudi- The “Martial Emperor”
Great-grandson of Liu Bang
Adopted policy of expanding the Chinese empire through war
Colonized Manchuria and Korea

12. Economy Vast trade networks
Agriculture was considered the most honorable / important occupation
Large gap between rich and poor
Silk=most valuable item of trade
Closely guarded secret of China
Government held monopolies over:
Mining of salt
Forging of iron
Minting coins
Brewing alcohol

13. Technological Advances
Created paper- helped spread education
Improvements to plow and iron tools
Invented wheelbarrow
Use of negative numbers in math

14. Fall of the Han Dynasty Causes: Same as Rome
Gap between rich and poor
Bad emperors/leaders
Political instability
Invaders
Increased prices of goods
Great flood in 11 CE
Re-emerges after flood but collapses for good in 220 CE

15. Fall of Rome vs. Fall of Han
Han Dynasty (202 BCE-220 CE)
Roman Empire (27 BCE-476 CE)
Empire replaced rival kingdoms
Empire replaced republic
Centralized government
Built roads and defensive walls
Conquered many diverse peoples
Chinese became common language
Latin did not replace other written languages
Ongoing conflict with nomads
Ongoing conflict with Germanic tribes
Empire fell apart; restored by Tang Dynasty in 618 CE
Weak rulers
Economic troubles
Gap between rich and poor
Outside invaders
Empire fell apart; never restored

16. Han Dynasty Report Card
Read the Han Dynasty fact sheet and go back through your notes. Then, grade the Han Dynasty on the categories below:
Unity/power/size: _____
Technology: _____
Art/Architecture: _____
Government structure: ____
Overall: ______