han emperors of china 200 bce - 220 ad
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Han Emperors of China 200 BCE - 220 AD. Review. Qin Shi Huangdi unified China Qin Dynaty strong central government Great Wall Standardized weights measures, roads, language son was weak & ineffective government fell apart. Mandate of Heaven Revoked. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Han Emperors of China200 BCE - 220 AD
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Review
• Qin Shi Huangdi unified China
• Qin Dynaty • strong central
government• Great Wall• Standardized
weights measures, roads, language
• son was weak & ineffective
• government fell apart
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Mandate of Heaven Revoked
• After Shi Huangdi’s death, the people rebelled– High taxes– Harsh labor
quotas– Severe penal
system
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Han Dynasty Restores Unity
• Military leader, Liu Bang founds Han Dynasty
• Ruled for 400 years, over two periods
• Modern Chinese use the term “people of the Han” to refer to themselves
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What were Liu Bang’s Goals
• Destroy rivals• Centralized
government -central authority controls the running of the state
• Local officials reported to the central government - called commanderies
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How did Liu Bang rule?
• Lowered taxes and softened harsh punishments
• Brought peace and stability to China
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Who was Empress Lu?
• One of Liu Bang’s wives• ruled for her son• She had enormous power,
named infant emperors and then ruled for them
• Tradition of conflict in royal family over who would rule
• Legacy of opposition to women rulers
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Who was Wudi?
• Liu Bang’s great grandson
• Continued centralizing policies
• Ruled longer than any other Han emperor
• Called the Martial Emperor– Expanded the empire
through war
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Who were the Xiongnu?
• Fierce nomads from Central Asian Steppe Region
• Archery skills from horseback
• Roamed the steppes to the north & west of China
• Raided China’s settled farmland
• Took hostages, stole grain, livestock and valuables
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What did Han do about the Xiongnu?
• Bought them off with brides, silk, rice, alcohol, money
• Xiongnu accepted the “gifts” & continued raids
• Realized that military action necessary
• Stationed soldiers on the borders
• Colonized areas to northeast-Manchuria and Korea
• Sent armies south-conquered mountain tribes and settled colonies in today’s Vietnam
• Expanded to modern day borders
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What was society like under Han?
• Highly structured• Emperor
– -semi divine• Kings/governors
– Appointed by Emperor– state officials, nobles and
scholars• Peasant farmers• Artisans• Merchants• Soldiers• Enslaved persons
– Conquered through war
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Structures of the Government
• Complex bureaucracy• Imperial military• Taxes• Farmers owed part of
crop to government• Merchants also paid taxes• Peasants owed labor or
military service• Roads, canals, irrigation
ditches• Expanded great wall for
protection
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What was the role of Confucianism in the government?
• Provided foundation of meritocracy-not wealth or social status
• Wudi employed more than 130,000 people
• 18 ranks of civil service jobs• Obtained job by passing
difficult examination• Studied for years• Had to know Confucian
teachings• Confucian scholars could
become court advisors
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What was the Civil Service Exam System?
• Applicants from all over China came to take exams– history– law– literature– Confucianism
• Anyone could take them• Only wealthy could afford
the necessary education• Determined you and your
family’s future
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Han Technology, Commerce, Culture
• Great advances• Influenced all aspects
of life• Government took
more control over commerce and manufacturing
• Paper=books=literacy• More efficient record
keeping=expanded bureaucracy
Used plants like hemp to make thin paperThen used mulberry bark and old rags with hemp fiber
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More Advances
• Horse collar allowed horses to pull heavier loads
• Better plow-2 blades
• Iron tools• Wheelbarrow, water
mills to grind grain
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Agriculture vs. Commerce
• What does this primary source reveal about the importance of agriculture to Chinese society?
Agriculture is the foundation of the world. No duty is greater. Now if anyone personally follows this pursuit diligently, he has yet to pay the impositions of the land tax and tax on produce…Let there be abolished the land tax and the tax on produce levied upon the cultivated fields.
Ban Gu and Ban Zhao in History of the Former Han Dynasty
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How did the Government Control Commerce?
• Monopoly on mining salt, forging iron, minting of coins, brewing alcohol
• Government also produced silk
• Silk production was a closely guarded secret
• Commerce expanded on the Silk Roads-all the way to Rome
• Silk robes were used as special gifts-tribute or to show honor
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Trade on the Silk Roads
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Han Unify Chinese Culture
• Diversity in Han Empire increases through trade and conquest
• Encouraged assimilation• Encouraged farmers to settle new areas• Intermarry with local peoples• Set up schools to train local people in
Confucian philosophy• Appointed local scholars to government posts
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Unification through Historical Writing
• Sima Qian-grand historian compiled a history from ancient time to Wudi
• Visited historical sites interviewed eye-witnesses, researched official records examined artifacts
• Family of historians-The Ban Family• Ban Zhou wrote a guide for women called Lessons
for Women• Outlined behavior for women-humble, obedient,
industrious
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What was the role of Women during the Han Dynasty?
• Confucianism dictated women’s lives• Most lived quietly at home devoted to family• Elite women had opportunities for education and
culture• A few became very influential• Daoist and Buddhist nuns were educated and lived
separately• Some women ran small shops and some even
practiced medicine
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Problems in Later Years
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What led to the Fall of the First Han Period?
• Political instability increased
• Succession problems
• Chaos in palace• Peasant revolts• Unrest across the
land
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Who was Wang Mang?
• Confucian Scholar and court official
• Regent for infant emperor
• Tried to restore order
• Overthrew Han
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How did he try to restore order?
• Minted new currency to put more money in circulation but it disrupted the economy
• People increased spending• Merchants raised prices• Opened up granaries to feed the poor• Tried to redistribute land but large landowners
resisted
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What brought down Wang Mang?
• Great flood• Not enough food• Rebellions erupted, wealthy joined them• Wang Mang assassinated• Han Empire returned
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The Later Han Years
• Peace, prosperity restored
• Silk Road trade resumed with soldiers and merchants providing stability
• Only lasted about 100 years
• Same problems re-emerged