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Classical China

Classical China. The Qin and Han Dynasties. The Qin (Ch’in) Dynasty (221-202 BC). Ended the feudal period and created a great centralized empire Strong central authority Used cavalry armed with bows and arrows Used iron weapons First Emperor Shi Huangdi. Emperor Shi Huangdi .

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Classical China

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  1. Classical China The Qin and Han Dynasties

  2. The Qin (Ch’in) Dynasty (221-202 BC) • Ended the feudal period and created a great centralized empire • Strong central authority • Used cavalry armed with bows and arrows • Used iron weapons • First Emperor Shi Huangdi

  3. Emperor Shi Huangdi

  4. Emperor Shi Huangdi

  5. Qin (Ch’in) Government • standardized weights and measures, established a system of coinage • Uniform system of writing; standardized script • single uniform law and tax system • built national network of standardized highways • began connecting existing walls in 214 BC to complete the massive Great Wall of China

  6. Great Wall of China

  7. The Chinese Dynastic Cycle 1)  Rebellions by ambitious lords and discontent peasants, barbarian invasions, and natural disasters.  2)  New dynasty usually inaugurated a period of optimism, peace, and prosperity. 3)  Quality of government declines 4)  Peasant rebellion 5)  Old dynasty falls and is replaced by a new one

  8. The Han Dynasty (202 BC-AD 220)Political • Expansion • Government and the Civil Service • Education and the University • Wu Di (141-87 BC) • Paper making and the manufacture of porcelain • The central government weakened, revenues declined and taxes rose, the peasants rebelled, and political influence peddling sapped the civil service

  9. Han: Economic and Social • Peasant lands mostly owned by village • Land-owning aristocracy • Laboring masses • Peasants dependent on each other • Mean people • Trade • Focused on luxury goods (like Silk) • Family • Extreme obedience to parental authority • Powerful husbands and fathers • Marriage arranged • Men more concerned with male heirs • Different treatment depending on social class and position in families

  10. Han: Art, Science, Technology • Literature: Five Classics • Based on Confucianism • Special Attention given to poetry • Art: • Precise and geometric • Calligraphy • Bronze • Jade • Ivory • Silk • Science • Practical over theoretical • Calendar • Star movements • Harmony between heaven and earth Han Dynasty Pierced Grey Nephrite Jade Vessel 21-1/2" H X 13-1/2" W

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