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Ancient China: Great Wall/Fall of Qin/Han Dynasty 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. 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. Qin Achievements ____________________________- connected the capital to all parts of the empire and made travel easier _________________- taking goods North to South made travel and trade easier and faster ____________________________- kept invaders out The Han Dynasty 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 ___________________________________ 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 __________________________. 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. Han Achievements Arts and Literature: fu- a style of poetry which poets combined prose and poetry to create long works of literature _____- features short lines of verse that can be sung Inventions and Advances: seismograph 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. Main Ideas: Trade ________________and ______________________ such as the _________________________ linked China with the Middle East and Rome _______________________ came to China from India and gained many followers