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11 Cards in this Set
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DYNASTY AFTER THE QIN DYNASTY
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HAN DYNASTY - ruled for 400+ yrs
- emperor was Liu Bang - many fo the same ideas as Qin but less harsh and lowered taxes - departed from legalism |
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EMPRESS LU
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- widow of Liu Bang who ruled after her husband died even though her son was the emperor on paper
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WUDI
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Liu Bang's great grandson who became the Emperor later on.
- Longest Han emperor - "Martial Emperor" - b/c he expanded empire thru war |
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culture and society during HAN EMpire
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- society was VERY structured
- government controlled their people which was OK b/c people believed emperors had divine authority - Emperor on top - king and governors next -state officials and nobles/scholars -peasants -artisans/merchants -soldiers -slaves |
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type of government during HAN times
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complex bureaucracy (18 ranks) which required lots of $ - so they had big taxes
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accomplishments of HAN dynasty
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-great advances in technology:
- paper was invented -helped books - collar harness for horses - good for heavy loads - better iron - agriculture became huge (as there were lots of people to feed) - most imp job - govt monopolies in salt, iron production, coin production, brewing alcohol, silk mills ($$$) |
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ASSIMILATION
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the process of making conquered people part of the same culture
- was the goal when they expanded their empire |
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WHAT GOODS WERE TRADED?
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SILK (SILK ROUTES), gold
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PROBLEMS THAT LEAD TO THE DECLINE OF HAN EMPIRE
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1) THE RICH TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE POOR WHICH LEAD TO UNREST
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LATER HAN
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2ND PERIOD OF HAN RULE
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List all the Chinese Dynasties in Order
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1) XIA - 40 yrs
2) SHANG - 700 yrs (bronze age, writing, social classes) 3) Zhou - 800 yrs 4) QIN - 20 yrs United China - AUTOCRACY, CENTRALIZATION & UNIFORMITY, LEGALISM 5) HAN (part 1 &2) - 400 yrs -COMPLEX bureacracy - CONFUCIONISM, silk roads |
