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Qin and
Han ChinaCindyKang
JasleenKaur
September 28,
Period 5
WHAP
DavidKawamura
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General Info
221 B.C. - 206 B.C.
Han
Dynasty
Qin
Dynasty 206 B.C. 220 A.D.
Qin Shih Huangdi
First Emperor
It was short-lived.
Dynasty Dynasty
It lasted over 400 years.
The Most Famous
RulerWu Ti
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Geography
Extended Chineseterritory to the
south
Reached up to
present-day Hong
Kong on the
South China Sea
and Northern
Vietnam.
Qin Dynasty
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Geography
HanDynasty
Extended toKorea, Indochina,and Central Asia.
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TradeMaritime Silk Road- origins in the Han dynasty.
Raw and processes silk transported along the overland silk road.
The maritime routes opened by Emperor Han Wudi provided access to
the Roman Empire via India.
The 7000 mile route spanned China, Central Asia, Northern India,
and the Parthian and Roman Empires.
Increased the number of
foreign merchants present in
China
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AgricultureThe Emperors encouraged the
development of agriculture.
Grew rice, and wheat, andprovided salt.
Under Wu Dis reign the Lou
Che was invented, which was
used for ploughing and sowing.
This saved manual labor.
Silk was invented and was used
as currency.
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Weaponry
Qin Dynasty
Used swords, daggers, billhooks, spears,halberds, axes, crossbow triggers, and
arrowheads.
Pi:Double-bladed spear.
Similar to a sword, a short sword.
Shu: Round metal-headed wooden club
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Weaponry
Dao: most widely used weapon.
Have blades and are used to slice, cut, hack and
chop.
Jiau (sword): During Han Dynasty, men of highposition wore it to show their stature.
Qiang (spear): Referred to as the king of thehundred weapons.
Ji (Halberd): a weapon with a steel tip mounted on
a long pole. During the Han Dynasty it was replaced
Han Dynasty
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Population Growth &Decline
With the advanced technology,farming flourished more. As farming
became more productive, populationthus naturally increased.
As the rulers expanded the
Chinese territory toward suchcountries as Korea and Vietnam,population increased as more landwas gained.
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Disea
se
Bubonic Plaguenot only decreased population, but also disrupted trade,
industry, finance, and society.
European Plagues
spread over the silk roads brought down the Han Empire .
Small Pox, Measles, Chickenpox, and Rubella spread
throughout countries through trade.
The East-West trade linking Rome with china through the
Silk Road introduced Small pox and measles to China.
Writings were found suggesting that an ancient disease
called Leprosy existed. Can be referred to as Leprosy or
Syphilis.May have been introduced into China from India.
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Migrations
As the empire expanded southwardinto present day Hong Kong, andlater further towards Korea,Indochina, and Central Asia, peoplemoved to these new areas as they
provided new opportunities forfarming, and overall wealth andprosperity.
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Inter-migration withinChina
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Social Structure
Aristocracy & Bureaucracy
Skilled laborers, Iron workers,
farmers, etc.
Unskilled laborers
In Han China, there was a three tier social system. At the
top of this was the Aristocrats and Bureaucrats, followed
by the skilled laborers (iron workers, farmers, etc) and then
the unskilled laborers which included people like servants.
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Gender
StructureWomen were subordinate and had their ownclearly defined roles.Women sometimes gained power as mothers in law of
younger women brought into the household.
Same gender hierarchy existed among children. Boys > Girls
Considered the head of family, the oldest son
who had the most authority other than his father,
inherited everything.
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The Arts
The arts did not exist in the Qin Dynasty because Emperor Qin Shihuang
ordered musical instruments and art forms to be burned. He considered
them an unnecessary item in China because it taught people to have their
own thoughts.
Qin Dynasty
Han Dynasty
Emperors and musicians during the Han Dynasty wished to bring
back the arts.
They wanted to adapt to Confucian thought, which consideredmusic as an intellectual pursuit.
Office of Music (Yuefu) was created to collect the folk music of
China
During the Han Dynasty 829 people were employed in threeorchestras.
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Literature/Sacred Writings/WritingSystem
Several writers elaborated Confucian
philosophy during the Han dynasty.
Confucian writing
Five Classics: Were used in civil service examinations.
Included historical treatises, speeches, and a discussion of
etiquette and ceremonies
Learning and reciting poetry became
significant part of Chinese education
During the Qin Dynasty, the language was unified as one
most commonly used script: Lishu script. They used it because
it was faster and more accessible, which they needed for
governmental issues.
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Government
StructureHe provided a single law code for
the whole empire
Established a uniform tax system
Appointed governors to each district. These
rulers had legal and military powers. They also
had their own lower rulers for smaller regions.
Epitome of effective centralized
government
Shih Huangdi
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Government
StructureEstablished 130,000 bureaucrats. Had to take examinations.Han DynastyJudicial matters were done by local governments.
Military was not extremely strong.
Emphasized Confucian philosophy as an official
Chinese values..
Sponsored public works (irrigation/canal systems)
Standardized currency to facilitate trade
Regulated agricultural supplies
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Family
OrganizationPatriarchal familiesExtended family networks through brothers, uncles,
grandparents, and others.
The practice of ancestor worship was
important to family authority among the
affluent landowners.
Village authority was supreme over family
rule among the ordinary farmers.
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Religious Beliefs
Han Buddhism was popular during the Han Dynasty.
Taoism was popular during the reign of the Han
Dynasty.
Under the Qin Dynasty schools of Taoist philosophybegan to emerge.
Confucianism was popular during both dynasties.
Buddhism originated in northern India during the 6th
century.
Emperor Tai Wu persecuted Buddhism.
Buddhism
Taoism/Daoism
Confucianism
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The
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