Classical China The Qin and Han Dynasties Qin
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Classical China The Qin and Han Dynasties
Qin Dynasty
Qin Dynasty China is unified under Qin Centralized power ◦ Non-hereditary bureaucratic system Harsh Legalism ◦ Standardized legal codes, coinage Political/Economic Characteristics
Qin Dynasty Former nobility lost all power ◦ Emperor had complete control over people Formed “Groups” ◦ 5 -10 family units which were responsible for wrongdoings of any individual within the group Social Characteristics
Qin Dynasty Standardized language & measurements Roads, irrigation canals Great Wall Terra Cotta Soldiers ◦ Army of 6000 pottery soldiers Technological Characteristics
Han Dynasty 220 BCE-220 CE
Han China Well organized bureaucracy based upon Confucian ideals and education Decentralized government Civil Service Exam Continued standardization of coins & measures Political/Economic Characteristics
Han China Emphasis on family ancestors; patriarchal Reliance on landed gentry Social Characteristics
Han China Engineering accomplishments: ◦ Roads, canals, bridges, the Great Wall Silk Weaving Technological Characteristics
Han China Confucianism, Daoism, native gods Introduction of Buddhism ◦ Came to China from India along the Silk Road Religious Characteristics
The Silk Road 7000 mile route that connected China, Central Asia, Northern India, and the Roman Empire Caravans linked trade between China & Mesopotamia Interactions
Decline of Han China Infighting among ruling elites Inequitable distribution of land-tax burden fell to peasants not to large landowners Series of peasant rebellions Generals usurp political power – become warlords 220 CE warlords split empire-3 kingdoms Emigration of nomadic tribes
- Dynastic cycle in china
- Ming and qing dynasty venn diagram
- How did the sui and tang dynasties reunite china
- Chinese dynasty song frere jacques
- Qin han
- Chapter 2 section 4: river dynasties in china answer key
- River dynasties in china chapter 2 section 4
- River dynasties in china
- River dynasties in china
- Four chinese dynasties
- How did qin shihuangdi unite the states of northern china?
- Roman empire china
- Rome and han china