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Han China

Han China . Objective and H.W. Objective: recognize social aspects of Classical China H.W.: Chapter 7.3: Fill out China Column . Han China. Length- 206-220 AD Defines Chinese Culture Former Han Liu Pan: Commoner who rose to power, became Han Kao Tsu - Exalted Emperor Later Han

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Han China

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  1. Han China

  2. Objective and H.W. • Objective: recognize social aspects of Classical China • H.W.: Chapter 7.3: Fill out China Column

  3. Han China • Length- 206-220 AD • Defines Chinese Culture • Former Han • Liu Pan: Commoner who rose to power, became Han Kao Tsu- Exalted Emperor • Later Han • Military Expansion

  4. Characteristics • Strong Humane Central Government • Public School System • Classics Literature • Inventions- paper, wheel barrow, compass, water clock • Civil Service examination • Moral questions, classics, Confucius (Confucianism became state philosophy)

  5. Emperor Wudi • 54 year reign, Silk Road, “Martial Emperor”, connected trading centers, repaired great wall

  6. Decline of Former and Later Han • Emperors were often young, with their mothers as advisors • Military expansion/ invaders • Wealthy committed tax evasion; resulting in the poor having a heavy tax burden

  7. Han Empire and the Silk Road

  8. Connections to Rome • Romans sought silk from China • Chinese received Silver and Gold, and later horses for their silk • Spread of Religion • Diplomacy: record of emissary from Andun

  9. Confucianism • A social and ethical philosophy, less religion than a way to establish social values, institutions and ideas of traditional Chinese society • Outer • Respect for parents, loyalty to government, keeping your place in society • Inner • Cultivation of conscience and character • Education and reflection on actions

  10. Social Pyramid

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