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Silk Road

Silk Road . Buddhism spreads. Buddhist monks traveling the Silk Road helped spread Buddhism to China Yesterday we looked at Confucianism, Legalism, and Daoism. Meanwhile in China . . . During the Qin Dynasty, China continued to develop its technology

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Silk Road

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  1. Silk Road

  2. Buddhism spreads • Buddhist monks traveling the Silk Road helped spread Buddhism to China • Yesterday we looked at Confucianism, Legalism, and Daoism

  3. Meanwhile in China . . . • During the Qin Dynasty, China continued to develop its technology • Silk was its most valuable trade good – but not the only one

  4. Qin Dynasty221-206 B.C. • Qin, the first emperor of the Qin Dynasty, centralized the government and standardized roads, and weights and measures • United the Great Wall in the North • He followed the philosophy of Legalism • Terra Cotta soldiers are his • Effective but unpopular. Empire falls after he dies

  5. Han Dynasty202 B.C. - 220 A.D • As the Qin Dynasty collapsed, the Han Dynasty was founded by a peasant, Liu Bang • Kept best features of Qin Dynasty • Civil Service merit test • Civil service School for leaders • Taught Confucianism

  6. Han Dynasty • Confucianism ruled • Duty to state first, then family • Duty flows both ways • 3 branches of govt • Military • Civil Service • Censorate • Kept an eye on the other 2 branches • Country divided into provinces and counties

  7. Han Dynasty • It was also a time of great expansion • The Han Dynasty is often compared to the Roman Empire – but that’s another story

  8. Han Dynasty • Prosperity !!!! • Technology • ? • ? • ? • ? Magnetic Compass Paper Printing Gunpowder Rudder and Sails

  9. Han Dynasty • Education and art prosper !!!! • Art becomes more about ordinary life, less about religion. Why? • Women – secondary to men • But educated • So they can advise the men • Women are often influential in court • In a sneaky, behind the scenes way.

  10. Fall of the Han Dynasty • Over population • Over expansion • Too big to rule • Growing peasant class • Multiple heirs break up farms • Small farms lead to debt slavery • Rise of the aristocracy • Private armies • Peasant “support” • Locusts • Weak rulers A warlord family eventually seizes the throne. 350 years of warring states again.

  11. Han Artifacts

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