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The Qin and Han Dynasties
Qinandhandynasty.weebly.com
Trace and color the Qin Empire on the map below. Use the map provided on the website and
page 173 in your textbook.
1. What feature marked the northern boundary of the Qin dynasty?
Trace and color the Han Empire on the map below. Trace the silk road in green. Trace the
Great Wall in red. Use page 179 to help you.
2. What feature marked the northern boundary of the Han dynasty?
3. Now find, label, and color the Han dynasty on the smaller scale map below.
4. Look at the two maps that you have shaded. What is the difference between the two
empires? Is it in the same area? Is one empire larger than the other?
5. By using the resources provided complete the chart.
Who’s Who?
Related Dynasty
Notable
Features/Actions? (You
may want to come back to this at
the end)
Shi Huangdi
Liu Bang (see textbook pg.178)
Wudi
Qin Dynasty
6. Describe Standardization and explain the benefits of having this system.
7. What was the Emperor Qin’s attitude towards education and literature? What did he do to
every book? (Re-state your answer)
8. Read the blog entry, “Was Emperor Qin Cruel or Nice” and then read the last excerpt, “Qin
Did Not Think his Rule was Cruel.” from the Notable Features website. What do you think?
Do you believe the emperor was kind or cruel? Consider his contributions to China’s
development. Support your answer with examples. (Complete sentences)
The Han Dynasty
9. The country is called China, but what do the people call themselves today? (hint: See Han’s
History and features)
10. Explain emperor Wudi’s view on education? Was education offered to everyone? (Re-state
your answer)
11. The Han Dynasty has a three-tiered social system. (Hint: look at second paragraph)
a. At the top, were the _______________________
b. Followed by the _____________________(for ex. _____________________)
c. At the bottom, were the ______________ (for ex. _____________________)
12. What is the importance of the Yellow Turban Rebellion?
13.
What were the 2 causes that led to the rebellion? (Hint: see second paragraph)
Write down key features for each dynasty in the appropriate box.
Qin Dynasty
Government
(Taxes, political power, law code,
etc.)
Science Advancements
The Arts and Literature
(Hint: You may find the PowerPoint in “Other
Resources” helpful)
Han Dynasty
The Silk Road
Complete the following true/false statements. If the answer if false correct the
statement to make it true.
14. The Silk Road was a paved road that stretched from the Han dynasty to Athens. True/ False
15. Only a few merchants traveled the entire route. True/ False
16. Many traders sought to reach the Great Wall because it had a fertile stripe of land that ran at
the base of the mountains. True/ False
Complete the following questions.
17. What were some of the land barriers that the traders faced along the Silk Road trading route?
18. What were some of the good traded along the Silk Road?
19. Besides fabrics, spices and other goods, what else was spread across the route?
20. What is the term used to describe number 19?
The Silk Roadies
Traders used a series of overland routes to take goods to distant buyers. For example, Chinese
traders sold their goods in Central Asia to local traders who would take them the rest of the way to
Europe. As a result, many interactions happened across the Silk Road. Imagine you were a merchant
traveling along the Silk Road. What would you search for? What would you be willing to trade for the
prized silk?
Using the website, http://www.makebeliefscomix.com/Comix/ ,create a comic strip that shows a
bartering or interaction between a local vendor and traveling merchant.
In your comic strip, you need to include:
______ A destination (choose your city from the list provided on the Qin and Han
website)
______ At least 2 characters—1 local merchant and 1 traveling merchant
_____Trading of goods that are associated to the homeland of the merchants (i.e. a
merchant from Turfan would most likely trade spices because the area is known for
growing a variety of fruits, vegetables, and trading spices).
______ An account of the journey of the traveling merchant. Was it safe? How was it
traveling through the desert? Etc.
______ At least 4 frames in your comic
When you are finished, you may either e-mail me your comic or print it off and turn it in during class.
Hint: When you “preview” your comic, do not press the back arrow, click on the button “Go Back and
Edit” or you will lose all of your work and have to start over.