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THE HAN DYNASTY- IMPORTANT CONCEPTS
CLASS NOTES- Period 3
CONCEPT
DESCRIPTION
HOW DOES IT RELATE
TO THE HAN DYNASTY?
-
A single authority
that has power over
a country
-
Han Dynasty
officials ran
China directly
-
A monarchy where
power is passed
through a family
-
Government jobs
that citizens
obtained by taking
an examination
- Exams on
Confucianism is
how people of
the Han
qualified for
jobs
Centralized
government
Dynasty
-
Civil Service
-
Technological
Advances
Technology
included:
- Paper
- Silk- created
monopoly
- Plows
- Collar Harness
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WHICH OF THE HAN PEOPLE
DOES IT RELATE MOST TO?
HOW?
- Liu Bang established
centralized government
for the Han Dyansty
- Shi Huangdi was the
first to centralize
China’s government
The Han
Dynasty is an
early example
of a dynasty.
Improved life
for commoners
Helped improve
economy and
military
-
-
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Liu Bang started the
dynastic system among
the Han.
Confucius, because he
encouraged his follows
to enter government
jobs.
- All of the Han
Wudi- left technological
legacy that still exists
CONCEPT
DESCRIPTION
HOW DOES IT RELATE
TO THE HAN DYNASTY?
Monopoly
- When one group controls
money or
production/distribution of a
good or service
- The government
established
monopolies to cover
areas of production
Used silk monopoly to
gain economic power
WHICH OF THE HAN PEOPLE
DOES IT RELATE MOST TO?
HOW?
- China’s government
gained resources and
economic power.
Will be covered on
Thursday 1/20
Silk
-
Policy which a
nation encourages
people to adopt
standard customs
and institutions
-
Used to united
and expand the
Han Empire.
Poor couldn’t pay
back rich---rich take
control over poor
-
Created a gap
between rich
and poor in the
dynasty
Wudi- he expanded China the
most of any leader and
successfully integrated the
people into Chinese culture
Assimilation
-
Rich Take Power
Over the Poor
-
Wang Mang helps poor
until he is assassinated
by rich