The Han Dynasty Golden Age of China Global

The Han Dynasty: Golden Age of China Global History and Geography I Mr. Cox

Bellringer • Review: What is a Golden Age? Essential Question • Why is the Han Dynasty considered to be the Golden Age of Chinese Civilization?

I. Liu Bang (Gao Zu) • Claimed power after Shi Huangdi died Mandate of Heaven Lowered taxes Eased policies Appointed Confucian scholars to government positions, pleased the people – Began the Han dynasty – –

II. Emperor Wudi and the Golden Age • Expanded Economy – Improved Canals and Roads – Government Monopoly on industry • Complete control f a product or business • Source of income for government • Expansionism – adding of territory – Manchuria, Vietnam, Tibet, Korea, and Central Asia

III. Silk Road • The Han dynasty opened a trade route called the ‘Silk Road’ • Silk and other Chinese goods moved west, and Indian spices eventually became very desirable • Connected Han China with Rome • The silk road stretched for 4000 miles. Few merchants traveled the entire distance. Most of the good that were traded were done at markets along the way.

IV. Golden Age Cont’d • Accomplishments Silk Road Civil Service Exams Science Medicine Technology The Arts

IV. Golden Age Cont’d • Accomplishments Silk Road - Trade route to the west. - Brought new goods to China - Multiple trading locations - Cultural Diffusion Civil Service Exams Science Medicine Technology The Arts

IV. Golden Age Cont’d • Accomplishments Silk Road - Trade route to the west. Civil Service Exams - For government positions - Based on - Brought merit new goods to China - Multiple trading locations - Cultural Diffusion - Required much study, for the wealthy Science Medicine Technology The Arts

IV. Golden Age Cont’d • Accomplishments Silk Road - Trade route to the west. Civil Service Exams - For Science - Chemistry, government zoology, positions botany, astronomy - Based on - Brought merit new goods - Challenged to China traditional beliefs - Required - Multiple much trading study, for locations the wealthy - Cultural Diffusion Medicine Technology The Arts

IV. Golden Age Cont’d • Accomplishments Silk Road - Trade route to the west. Civil Service Exams - For Science Medicine - Chemistry, - Diagnosed government zoology, disease positions botany, astronomy - Based on - Brought - Created merit anesthetics new goods - Challenged to China traditional beliefs - Acupuncture: - Required - Multiple The use of much trading needles to study, for locations relieve pain the or treat an wealthy - Cultural illness Diffusion Technology The Arts

IV. Golden Age Cont’d • Accomplishments Silk Road - Trade route to the west. Civil Service Exams - For Science Medicine Technology - Chemistry, - Diagnosed - Paper for government zoology, disease record positions botany, keeping astronomy - Based on - Brought - Created - Smelting of merit anesthetics new goods - Challenged metal to China traditional beliefs - Acupuncture: - Ideas were - Required - Multiple The use of much trading spread needles to study, for locations through relieve pain the Silk or treat an wealthy - Cultural Road illness Diffusion The Arts

IV. Golden Age Cont’d • Accomplishments Silk Road - Trade route to the west. Civil Service Exams - For Science Medicine Technology The Arts - Chemistry, - Diagnosed - Paper for - Poetry and government zoology, disease record artisans positions botany, keeping depict astronomy traditional - Based on - Brought - Created - Smelting of Chinese art merit anesthetics new goods - Challenged metal to China traditional - Carvings beliefs and - Acupuncture: - Ideas were - Required - Multiple metalworks The use of much trading spread were needles to study, for locations through created relieve pain the Silk or treat an wealthy - Cultural Road illness Diffusion

Quickwrite • What were some of the accomplishments of the Han Dynasty?

III. Internal Collapse • • • Internal scheming by politicians Local warlords fought Infrastructure failed Peasants revolted China fell under the control of outsiders

Essential Question • Why is the Han Dynasty considered to be the Golden Age of Chinese Civilization?