Han Emperors in china
The Qin Dynasty very harsh on taxes and labor quotas and had strict punishments
Qin dynasty rebeled and a war of rival kings started
Two powerfull people emerged xiang Yu and Liu Bang
Han Dynasty kings hated each other and Bang won and declared himself the first of the Han dynasty
ruled for 400 years
Very influential and people still refer themselves as part of the Hans dynasty
Bang wnated to destroy rival kings and establish a centralized government
He lowered taxes and softened the harsh legal punishment of the people.
Centralized government
when Bang died his son became emperor but his mother ruled over him and when she died she executed all the people she put into power.
Wudi Bangs grandson came to power 30 to 40 years after Bang
is known as the Martial Emperor because idea of expanding china through war
Fierce nomads known for deadly archery from horseback
Usually attacked China farmers
Wudi sent 100000 men to fight the nomads
Top tier Emperor
2nd King governors
3rd state officials, nobles, and scholars
4th peasants
5th artisans, merchants
6th soldiers
7th slaves
Han technology
invented paper in 105 AD
was wrote in silk was very expensive paper allowed for more widespread knowledge.
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