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By
Carly Suierveld &
Rachel Tamborski
 Ruled
from 206 B.C. to 220 A.D.
 Created
by Liu Bang eight years after he
overthrew the Qin Dynasty.
 Less strict policies than the previous
dynasty.
 Used
the Civil service system
• A government run by the most talented and
learned men.
• An examination system was used to choose civil
servants.
 The exam included Confucian teachings, Chinese law,
history and traditions.
• This system for choosing officials lasted until the
early 1900s
 They
were able to trade more than ever
using the Silk Road.
• They carried Chinese jade, bronzes and silk
westward for goods from the Mediterranean and
India.
• The silk road is around 7,000 miles.
 They
learned to make paper, which was
an invention that did not reach Europe
until another 1,000 years.
 The
dynasty was destroyed due to
invaders.
 Han
astronomers improved the calendar.
 Han scientists invented a seismograph.
 Medical colleges flourished.
 Found timing a patient’s pulse can detect
illness
 Invented acupuncture.
 Documented use of anesthetics and
about typhoid fever.
 Used
complex flood control systems
 Fertilized soil to aid the growth of crops.
 Developed the wheelbarrow, mill wheel,
water clock and sundial
 Improved stirrups to foot stirrups.