The Han Dynasty and the Taklimakan Desert By

The Han Dynasty and the Taklimakan Desert By Brenna Fulop and Elijah Ledesma UCSF

Boundaries for the Han Dynasty e he t d d n a xp e y a. t s a hin n n y d C Qi D an ll an the H e wa t by h t r eat s se o f r rie s g e i the da r a nd for boun u o ies e b h r e Th unda ept t ∞ bo k y e Th ∞

The Taklimakan Desert rs e t e m o l i k to re l a e u v q a s tr 0 o 0 t 7 , d 33 ar h s a y r w e v t” s u ∞ It a o w t ly ge b s r a e e i b v t ro as ne p n t t y u I d b , ∞ nt n i e t r e e f ng dif th” a a c e u d f yo o “ a s e n s a e e h t m “ t is ∞I e m a n rt r e e s h e t o td s s r e e g t r ∞ An e a m sl ’ 0 a 0 n 1 i h r e C v s i o t e b ∞I n a c es n u d e h T ∞

The Han Dynasty Inventions ⫷ They invented the wheelbarrow ⫷ They opened the Silk road ⫷ They took credit for making paper ⫷ They invented the loom ⫷ They invented cast iron tools

Power ∞ the Han dynasty came after the Qin dynasty ∞ Han Gaozu revolted against the Qin dynasty, in a four year war ∞ They fell because the emperors were no longer taking their job seriously ∞ Another reason was that they were getting invaded

What We Found Interesting ∞ That one man, Han Gaozu could gather enough people to take over a dynasty ∞ Another thing was that the Taklimakan was more powerful than any other desert ∞ The Han dynasty lasted for so long ∞ The desert was so incredibly big, 33, 700 square kilometers

Conclusion ∞ The Taklimakan dessert was very big, and strong ∞ The Han dynasty was very powerful ∞ The Han dynasty lasted the longest

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