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Empires: The Han Dynasty 206 BCE to 220 CE

Empires: The Han Dynasty 206 BCE to 220 CE. By the coolest group ever: Alex Schroepfer Yige Yao Janna Browning Christina Gloyd 2 nd pd Corder. Rise of the Han. Due to the extensive floodplain of the Yellow River, agriculture was able to flourish, creating settlements

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Empires: The Han Dynasty 206 BCE to 220 CE

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  1. Empires: The Han Dynasty206 BCE to 220 CE By the coolest group ever: Alex Schroepfer Yige Yao Janna Browning Christina Gloyd 2nd pd Corder

  2. Rise of the Han • Due to the extensive floodplain of the Yellow River, agriculture was able to flourish, creating settlements • The Period of the Warring States led to a power vacuum • Liu Bang of the Han was enemies with the Qin state • Liu Bang was a skillful general and enjoyed the loyalty of his troops • Liu Bang consolidated the tradition of centralized imperial rule that the Qin had pioneered

  3. The Ideology of the Han • The Han Dynasty began off of the belief of Legalism, and slowly incorporated Confucianism into their ideas • Confucianism emphasized strong belief of filial piety, among other beliefs like ren, li, and xiao • Many people responded to Confucianism by respecting elders and respect to all individuals • The reason for the Han dynasty’s success was administrative centralization and imperial expansion, along with a special school to teach Confucian ideas, to teach future government bureaucrats

  4. The Characteristics of the Han • The Han recognized a common language, Mandarin Chinese • The Han Dynasty also frequently traded with the Xiongnu, although the Xiongnu would consistently invade northern Chinese border villages and seize supplies • The invention of paper further helped regulate trade and law within the empire • Education flourished as a result of the imperial university and great cities arose that would last until the 21st century • The trade of silk textiles and iron crafts along the silk roads brought in many imports from North Africa and Europe

  5. Major Results of the Han • High agricultural productivity supported rapid population growth • The population of the Chinese Empire rose from twenty million to about sixty million • Although taxes only claimed a small amount of produce, state granaries overflowed so much that their contents sometimes spoiled before consumed • Wang Mang, the socialist empire, attempted to quell social tension by redistributing land, but the rich slowly took over, and peasants turned into slaves and cheap workers

  6. The FALL of the Han • Challenges from the Xiongnu weakened the borders from the north, while the Yellow Turban Uprising severely weakened the Han state from within • Although the military was able to repress these rebellions, an enormous gap remained between the rich and the poor • Many factions were also formed, and in 189 CE, over 2,000 beardless men were slaughtered. This showed that the Han was disintegrating, and within a few years, the Han Dynasty broke into several regional kingdoms

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