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wh10a-IDR-0207_P3 11/24/2003 3:46 PM Page 53 Name Date CHAPTER 7 GUIDED READING Han Emperors in China Section 3 A. Summarizing As you read about the Han Dynasty, take notes to fill in the charts. Ruler Objectives How objectives were accomplished Centralized government, __________ taxes, eased harsh punishments, brought stability and peace to ___________. Controlled the throne by naming one ______ after another as emperor and acted as __________ for each 1. Liu Bang • Destroy rivals’ power • Win popular support 2. Empress Lü • Keep control of throne 3. Wudi • Expand Chinese Empire • Appoint qualified people to government jobs Conquered lands and made ________ of the enemies of his enemies, set up __________ system of training and examinations. 4. Wang Mang • Restore order and bring the country under control _______ new money to relieve the treasury's shortage, established public ___________ to feed the poor, tried to _____________ the land from the rich to the poor. B. Analyzing Causes and Recognizing Effects Use information from Section 3 to identify some results of each situation or event. Situation or Event 6. Government makes techniques of silk production a closely guarded secret. increased ______________ of books, helped spread education, promoted ______________ of government bureaucracy by producing records. helped create a worldwide _____________ for silk and expanded Chinese commerce all the way to _______ 7. Territorial expansion brings people of many cultures under Chinese rule. Government recognizes the need to unify the empire and promotes various methods of assimilation. 8. Gap between rich and poor increases. Political instability _____________. Economic weaknesses and imbalance topple the empire. 5. Paper is invented. © McDougal Littell Inc. All rights reserved. Result(s) C. Clarifying On the back of this paper, define the following terms and explain how they relate to the Han Dynasty. centralized government civil service monopoly assimilation India and China Establish Empires 53