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Han China

China before the Han

Zhou Dynasty

Lasted almost 800 years (1050-256 BCE)

Mandate of Heaven

Territorial governments led to Warring States period-

attacked by outsiders

Qin emerge as winners

One powerful leader-Cheng

Autocracy

Started Great Wall project

Only lasted 15 years

Great Wall of China Great Wall of China

Built to prevent invasions from outsiders

A practice that had been used before the Qin

1500 miles

A forced labor project that

caused discontent

Han Dynasty

Established by Liu Bang – Qin General

Dynasty lasted for 400 years

Ruled by emperor

Controlled society with local

governments

Civil service

Leveling

Trade Connections

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The Silk Road

Camels carried:

Jade

Silk

Glassware

Wool

Tea

Gold

Sugar

Chinese Philosophies

Confucius

Moral code of right behavior

Laozi

Daoism, “The Way”

Withdraw from the

world and think

about nature

Legalism

Strict control

through

punishment of

crime

Buddhism in China

MAHAYANA

VAJRAYANA

THERAVADA

Chinese Culture

Honor the spirits of your ancestors

Spirit Houses

Women have few

rights

Bear children, work in the home

Mostly farming communities and large trade cities

Chinese science and technology

“Five Classics”

Textbooks

Calendar based on the solar

system

Paper-making

Water Clock

Pottery (china)

Acupuncture

Seismograph