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Ch. 7: Early ChinaThe Qin and Han Dynasties
Warm-Up Read The Way It Was on page 227 – answer
#1-2 in complete sentences
Qin Shihuangdi Yeng Zheng
Qin State (Zhou Dynasty)
“The First Qin Emperor”
A reunited empire under
one rule
The Qin Dynasty Legalism
Power-based rule Burned literature Filled government positions Common currency
The Qin Dynasty
Canal connecting Chang Jiang → Guangzhou
Great Wall Northern China Xiongnu (Nomads)
Fought on horseback Attacked farms and villages
Built by citizens of stone, sand, and rubble
Civil Unrest Cruel ruler Angered
Aristocrats Scholars Farmers
Civil War led to the fall of the Qin Dynasty
How would you feel as a citizen living during the Qin Dynasty?
The Han Dynasty Liu Bang
Luoyang
Declared himself Han Gaozu “Exalted emperor of Han”
Han Wudi “Martial emperor of Han”
Prosperity Bureaucracy
Form of government ran by a selected group of appointed officials
Civil Service Examinations Favored the rich Only 1 in 5 passed
Growth 60 million people
Aristocratic Rule Tenant Farmers
Farmer who lives and works on land owned by someone else and pays in crops
New Inventions and Ideas
Han Inventions Waterwheel Paper Rudder Natural Medicine
Herbs and natural foods prevented disease Acupuncture
Result: Trade Increase → Silk Road
The Fall Civil War
Rebellion
Invading Nomadic Tribes
People sought peace Buddhism becomes more popular through trade