Download Ancient China Qin and Han Dynasties Student Notes

Ancient China: Great Wall/Fall of Qin/Han Dynasty
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Early emperors had built ___________ in the northern territories to protect their nation against attack
from outside forces. These walls were spread across the landscape, and not connected. Qin ordered his
people to __________________________________________________, and to expand them, eventually
covering a distance of over ____________miles.
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Over ____________________ peasants were forced to help build the Great Wall of China. Many of them
died during the construction. After working for several years, the Great Wall of China was completed, and
still stands today as one of the ________________________________________________ in human
history.
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Qin Achievements
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____________________________- connected the capital to all parts of the empire and made travel easier
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_________________- taking goods North to South made travel and trade easier and faster
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____________________________- kept invaders out
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The Han Dynasty
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In the year 207 B.C. a new dynasty began to rule China. This dynasty was led by a ________________
whose name was Liu Bang. Liu Bang had grown tired of the _____________________________________
of the Qin Dynasty. Many other people also were ___________________________________
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Liu Bang proclaimed that the Qin had lost the mandate of _____________________, or the right to rule
the nation. He was able to overthrow them, and establish himself as the
_________________________________________, and the first emperor of the
__________________________.
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The Han Dynasty would rule China for the next ____________________. During this time period they
would be one of the wealthiest and _________________________________________ nations on Earth.
Their achievements would only be surpassed by the Roman Empire.
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Han Achievements
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Arts and Literature:
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fu- a style of poetry which poets combined prose and poetry to create long works of literature
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_____- features short lines of verse that can be sung
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Inventions and Advances:
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seismograph
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By _________ C.E. the Han Dynasty had fallen into a _____________________ state. Warriors from
competing areas began fighting one another, throwing China into a period of ____________________
that would last for many years.
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Main Ideas:
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Trade ________________and ______________________ such as the _________________________
linked China with the Middle East and Rome
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_______________________ came to China from India and gained many followers