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THE HAN DYNASTY- IMPORTANT CONCEPTS
CLASS NOTES- Period 1
CONCEPT
DESCRIPTION
HOW DOES IT RELATE
TO THE HAN DYNASTY?
- Han Dynasty
officials ran
China directly
-
A single authority
that has power over
a country
-
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
CONCEPT
Technology
included:
- Paper
- Silk- created
monopoly
- Plows
- Collar Harness
DESCRIPTION
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HOW DOES IT RELATE TO
TODAYS WORLD?
- Most countries around
the world today have
centralized
governments (USA,
China, etc.)
The Han
Dynasty is an
early example
of a dynasty.
Improved life
for commoners
Helped improve
economy and
military
HOW DOES IT RELATE
-
Many countries that
have monarchies still
have a dynastic system
(British Royal Family)
-
The USA still has a civil
service and a civil
service exam which is
needed to get certain
government jobs.
-
Paper is still very
important in today’s
world. China still
produces a great deal of
the world’s silk. Plows
and the collar harness
are still used by
farmers.
HOW DOES IT RELATE TO
Monopoly
TO THE HAN DYNASTY?
- When one group controls
- The government
money or
established
production/distribution of a
monopolies to cover
good or service
areas of production
Used silk monopoly to
gain economic power
-
Luxurious material
used in trade, for
clothing, and for
writing
Led to creation of
“Silk Road”
Silk
-
-
-
Biggest and
most important
export of the
Han Dynasty
Held monopoly
over the
material
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
TODAYS WORLD?
- Monopolies still exist in
today’s world and give
great power to whoever
has them. Monopolies
are illegal in the United
States.
-
Silk is still one of China’s
most important exports
today.
The United States assimilates
many new immigrants into
certain aspects of American
culture. (football, TV, etc.)
Assimilation
-
Rich Take Power
Over the Poor
-
Gaps between rich and
poor still exist all
around the world today.