Do Now
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 emperor
O Lifted ban on books
O Lowered taxes
O Several years later (140BC) Emperor Wudi took the throne
O Established Confucianism style rule
O Began University to teach Confucian ideas
O Set up Civil Service exam
O Executed a law: If you disobey one’s parents it’s a crime
O If obeyed parents, would obey Emperor
Han contributions
O Paper
O Books
O Porcelain
O During Han period, became
master ironworkers
O Invented plow &
wheelbarrow
O Other Innovations
O Sundial
O Seismograph
O Acupuncture
Han contacts other cultures
O Mass produced Silk during this time
O Traded silk cloth for horses with people in western China lands
O Silk Road
O 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
O Vocabulary on pages 178 & 186
O Comprehension questions pg. 183
#2-3 & pg. 189 #1-3
ODue this Thursday