Han Emperors in China:
Early 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 Band 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 steps to unified China:
- first goal was to destroy the rival king's 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 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 Bang's wives
- when Lu died, the people that supported him 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 send them gifts to stop but they wouldn't quit
- Wudi had other ideas and sent 100,000 men to fight them
Pyramid:
- Emperor
- King, Governor
- State officials, nobles, and scholars
- peasants
- artisans, merchants
- soldiers
- slaves
Han Technology:
- advancements included paper. Paper was invented in 105 AD. Before this book were written in silk
- silk is very expensive compared to paper
- so this allowed for many more people to get an education
Research:
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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