Han Emperors In China
- Info
- in this chapter we have already discussed India, so on the bold terms and other questions make sure you specify on if it's a Indian or Chinese term
- Early China
- the Qin Dynasty were very harsh on taxes, labor quotas, and strict punishments
- the people of th 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"
- Bang's step to Unified China
- First goal was to destroy the rival kings' power
- he was going to do this by establishing centralized government
- this is where the central authority controls the running of the state
- he also lowered taxes of 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, and they executed the people who Lu had put into power
- Wudi
- after 30-40 years of turmoil and poor leadership, Bang's great-grandson 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 the Xiongnu (shee-Ung-noo)
- 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 sen them fights 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 Tier - King, Governor
- 3rd Tier - State officials, nobles, and scholars
- 4th Tier - Peasants
- 5th Tier - Artisans, merchants
- 6th Tier - Soldiers
- 7th Tier - 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
- so this allowed for many more people to get an education
- The Great Wall of China
- when was it built?
- which dynasty built it?
- why was it built?
- was it effective?
- interesting facts?
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