China-
The qin dynasty were very harsh on taxes, labor quotas, and strict punishments. the people 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 ban 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.
Bang's steps to unified china- first goal was to destroy the rival kings' power. her was going to this by establishing 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.
Empress Lu- when bang died his son became emperor, but not really. the real ruler was the son's mother. one of the bang's wives. when lu died the people that supported bang were upset
WUDI - after 30-40 years of turmoil and poor leadership, ban's great grandson took control of the hans and his name was wudi. he is know 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 the Xiongnu
Xiongnu- were fierce nomads known for their deadly archery from horseback. usually attacked china's 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.
Pyramid
1. Emperor
2. king, Governor
3. state officials, nobles, and scholars
4. peasants
5. artisans, merchants
6. soldiers
7. slaves
Han technology- advancements included paper. paper was invented in 105 ad before this books were written in silk. silk is very expensive compared to paper.
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