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Ancient China

Ancient China. Trade and Invention Rule the East. General Info. Qin Dynasty. Han Dynasty. 221 B.C. - 206 B.C. 206 B.C. – 220 A.D . The Most Famous Ruler. First Emperor. Qin Shih Huangdi. Wu Ti. Dynasty. Dynasty. It was short-lived . It lasted over 400 years. Geography.

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Ancient China

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  1. Ancient China Trade and Invention Rule the East

  2. General Info Qin Dynasty Han Dynasty 221 B.C. - 206 B.C. 206 B.C. – 220 A.D. The Most Famous Ruler First Emperor Qin Shih Huangdi Wu Ti Dynasty Dynasty It was short-lived. It lasted over 400 years.

  3. Geography Qin Dynasty • Extended Chinese territory to the south • Reached up to present-day Hong Kong on the South China Sea and Northern Vietnam.

  4. Geography Han Dynasty • Extended to Korea, Indochina, and Central Asia.

  5. Trade • Maritime Silk Road- origins in the Han dynasty. • The 7000 mile route spanned China, Central Asia, Northern India, and the Parthian and Roman Empires. • Raw and processes silk transported along the overland silk road. • The maritime routes opened by Emperor Han Wudi provided access to the Roman Empire via India. • Increased the number of foreign merchants present in China

  6. Agriculture • The Emperors encouraged the development of agriculture. • Grew rice, and wheat, and provided salt. • Under Wu Di’s reign the Lou Che was invented, which was used for ploughing and sowing. This saved manual labor. • Silk was invented and was used as currency.

  7. Weaponry Qin Dynasty • Used swords, daggers, billhooks, spears, halberds, axes, crossbow triggers, and arrowheads. • Pi:Double-bladed spear. • Similar to a sword, a short sword. • Shu: Round metal-headed wooden club

  8. Weaponry Han Dynasty Dao: most widely used weapon. Have blades and are used to slice, cut, hack and chop. Qiang (spear): Referred to as the “king of the hundred weapons.” Jiau (sword): During Han Dynasty, men of high position wore it to show their stature. Ji (Halberd): a weapon with a steel tip mounted on a long pole. During the Han Dynasty it was replaced by the spear.

  9. Population Growth & Decline • With the advanced technology, farming flourished more. As farming became more productive, population thus naturally increased. • As the rulers expanded the Chinese territory toward such countries as Korea and Vietnam, population increased as more land was gained.

  10. Social Structure • Aristocracy & Bureaucracy • Skilled laborers, Iron workers, farmers, etc. • Unskilled laborers • In Han China, there was a three tier social system. At the top of this was the Aristocrats and Bureaucrats, followed by the skilldlaborers (iron workers, farmers, etc) and then the unskilled laborers which included people like servants.

  11. The Arts Qin Dynasty • The arts did not exist in the Qin Dynasty because Emperor Qin Shihuang ordered musical instruments and art forms to be burned. He considered them an unnecessary item in China because it taught people to have their own thoughts. Han Dynasty • Emperors and musicians during the Han Dynasty wished to bring back the arts. • They wanted to adapt to Confucian thought, which considered music as an intellectual pursuit. • Office of Music (Yuefu) was created to collect the folk music of China • During the Han Dynasty 829 people were employed in three orchestras.

  12. Literature/Sacred Writings/Writing System • Confucian writing • Several writers elaborated Confucian philosophy during the Han dynasty. • Learning and reciting poetry became significant part of Chinese education • Five Classics: Were used in civil service examinations. Included historical treatises, speeches, and a discussion of etiquette and ceremonies • most commonly used script: Lishu script. They used it because it was faster and more accessible, which they needed for governmental issues. • During the Qin Dynasty, the language was unified as one dialect.

  13. Government Structure Shih Huangdi • He provided a single law code for the whole empire • Established a uniform tax system • Appointed governors to each district. These rulers had legal and military powers. They also had their own lower rulers for smaller regions. • Epitome of effective centralized government

  14. Government Structure Han Dynasty • Established 130,000 bureaucrats. Had to take examinations. • Judicial matters were done by local governments. • Military was not extremely strong. • Emphasized Confucian philosophy as an official Chinese values.. • Sponsored public works (irrigation/canal systems) • Standardized currency to facilitate trade • Regulated agricultural supplies

  15. Religious Beliefs Buddhism • Buddhism originated in northern India during the 6th century. • Han Buddhism was popular during the Han Dynasty. • Emperor Tai Wu persecuted Buddhism. Taoism/Daoism • Taoism was popular during the reign of the Han Dynasty. • Under the Qin Dynasty schools of Taoist philosophy began to emerge. Confucianism • Confucianism was popular during both dynasties.

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