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Key Terms – The Han Dynasty

Key Terms – The Han Dynasty. Liu Bang Han Dynasty Civil Service Exam Silk Road Cartography. Liu Bang. Liu Bang → military leader who managed to acquire the Mandate of Heaven Started the Han Dynasty which lasted more than 400 years. Han Dynasty (206 B.C. - 220 A.D.).

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Key Terms – The Han Dynasty

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  1. Key Terms – The Han Dynasty • Liu Bang • Han Dynasty • Civil Service Exam • Silk Road • Cartography

  2. Liu Bang • Liu Bang → military leader who managed to acquire the Mandate of Heaven • Started the Han Dynasty which lasted more than 400 years.

  3. Han Dynasty (206 B.C. - 220 A.D.) • Considered the Golden Age of China. • Expanded to include Southeast Asia, northern Korea, southern Manchuria and Central Asia. • Made many reforms to improve life in China during the time period.

  4. Civil Service Exam • To extend job opportunities within the Chinese bureaucracy to the lower classes, the Han made extensive use of a civil service exam. • Exam was on law, math, and Confucian teachings. • Would be used by future dynasties as a way of acquiring officials who could be considered significantly more loyal.

  5. Extension of Trade • Trade began to expand coinciding with the expansion of the empire. • A large trade network was created that ran from China all the way to the Mediterranean. • The network was called the Silk Road. • Was more than 5000 miles long and carried silk and spices from the east to the west.

  6. Expansion of Technology • Lacquerware was improved to become more ornate. • Paper was created from cloth, bark fibers and rope. • First dictionary was created. • Crossbows, wrenches, gears and cogs were created. • Cartography was introduced → creation of maps.

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