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Please answer the handout provided by Mr. C titled “Ancient China”

vocabulary builder Chapter 6 Section 3.

Chapter 6 Section 4: Han Dynasty

Big Idea: The Han Dynasty created a new form of government that valued family, art, and learning.

Han Dynasty (4th dynasty)O After the fall of the Qin dynasty, Liu Bang (peasant) led

an army and won control. O Became 1st Han emperorO Lifted ban on booksO Lowered taxes

O Several years later (140BC) Emperor Wudi took the throneO Established Confucianism style rule

O Began University to teach Confucian ideasO Set up Civil Service exam

O Executed a law: If you disobey one’s parents it’s a crimeO If obeyed parents, would obey Emperor

Han contributionsO Paper

O BooksO Porcelain O During Han period,

became master ironworkersO Invented plow &

wheelbarrow

O Other Innovations O SundialO SeismographO Acupuncture

Han contacts other culturesO Mass produced Silk during this time

O Traded silk cloth for horses with people in western China lands

O Silk RoadO 4,000 mile long network that stretched from East

China to Mediterranean.O Traders did not travel entire length of road (only

sections)O Traveled in Caravans

O As the Han government became less stable Buddhism crept in & provided hope more than the traditional Chinese beliefs did.

O Chinese embrace Buddhism (example of Diffusion)

Silk Road (Brain Pop)

Homework OVocabulary on pages 178 & 186

OComprehension questions pg. 183 #2-3 & pg. 189 #1-3

ODue this Thursday