Han Emperors in China:
info:
-in this chapter we have already discussed inia, so on the bolded terms and other questions make to determine the bold terms
Early China:
-the Qin Dynasty were very harsh on taxes, labor quotas, and strict punishments
-the people were of the Qin Dynasty rebelled and a war of rival kings started throughout all of China
-Two powerful people emerged:Xiang Yu and Liu Bang
Han Dynasty:
-These two leaders ended up hating each other and fought their last battle in 202 BC-Liu Bang won and declared himself the first emperor of the Han Dynasty
-The Han Dynasty ruled China for more than 400 years. However their rule was broken up into 2 parts because there was a time where they lost their power for a short period of time
-Very influential,even today people from China often refer to themselves as people of the Han
Bangs steps to unify China:
-first goal was to destroy rival kings power
-he was going to do this by establishing a CENTRALIZED GOVERNMENT
-this is where the central authority controls the running of the state
-he also lowered taxes and softened the harsh legal punishments of the people
Emperess Lu:
-when Bang died his son became emperor, but not really
-the real was the sons mother. One of the Bangs wives
-When Lu dies, the people that supported Bang were upset,and they executed the people who LU had put into power
Wudi:
-After 30-40 years of turmoil and poor leadership, Bangs great-grandsom took control of the Hans and his name was Wudi
-He is known throughout history as the "Martial Emperor" because his idea of expanding China was through war
-the first set of people that he had to deal with were Xiongnu
Xiongnu:
-were fierce nomads known for their deadly archery from horseback
-Usually attacked Chinas farms and would take people hostage and steal goods
-Early Han emperors would try to send them gifts to stop but they usually would not quit.
-Wudi had other ideas and sent 100,000 men to fight them
Pyramid:
-top tier-Emperor
-2nd-king,governor
-3rd-state officials,nobles, and scholars
-4th-peasants
-5th-artisans,merchants
-6th-soldiers
-7th-slaves
Han technology:
-advancements included paper, paper was invneted in 105 AD before this bookk were written in silk
-silk is very expensive compared to paper
-so this allowed for many more people to get an education
Research: the great wall of China
-when was it built
-which dynasty built it
-why was it built
-was it effective
-interesting facts
The Great Wall of China was built between 220-206 BC. The wall was built by the first Emperor of China, Qin Shi Huang. The Great Wall was used for border control and to allow goods to be to transported on Silk Road. The wall is one of the longest man made structures in the world. The wall is about 4,000 miles long.
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