Achievements in chinese culture
-assimilation; the adoption of a conqueror's culture by conquered people
"Records of the Grand Historian"-book with China's history to unify Chinese culture (see pictures)
-gov. officials set up schools to train local people in confucian philosophy
-gov.sent chinese farmers to settle newly colonized areas
-women in aristocratic+landowning families pursued education and culture
-Monopoly; group's exclusive control over the production and distribution of certain goods
-silk roads; a system of ancient caravan routes across central asia,along which traders carried silk+other trade goods
"Records of the Grand Historian"-book with China's history to unify Chinese culture (see pictures)
-gov. officials set up schools to train local people in confucian philosophy
-gov.sent chinese farmers to settle newly colonized areas
-women in aristocratic+landowning families pursued education and culture
-Monopoly; group's exclusive control over the production and distribution of certain goods
-silk roads; a system of ancient caravan routes across central asia,along which traders carried silk+other trade goods
Han dynasty
- -Han Dynasty is a chinese dynasty that ruled from 202 B.C. to A.D. 9 and again from A.D. 23 to 220
-Power, wealth, cultural significance=what Han Dynasty brought to chinese empire
-Liu Bang is one of Xiang Yu's generals that declared himself first emperor of Han Dynasty
-First goal was to destroy the rival kings' power.
-He followed Shi Huangdi's policy of establishing chentralized government (a gov. in which power is concentrated in a central authority to which local governments are subject
-Liu lowered taxes and softened harsh punishments to win popular support
-People appreciated the peace and stability that he brought to China
Confucianism
- -Civil Service is the administrative departments of a government- especially those in which employees are hired on the basis of their scores on examinations
-Confucius had taught gentlemen respect, generosity, truthfulness, dilligence, and kindness.
-Qualities Wudi wanted his gov. officials to have
-Mandate of Heaven;In chinese history, the divine approval thought to be the basis of royal authority
Society
-highly structured society under Han Dynasty
-emperor at top (considered semidivine)
-2nd were kings+Governors-governed with help of state officials, nobles, scholars
-Peasants+farmers;third-production of food considered vital
-soldiers;near bottom- guarded empire's frontiers
-enslaved persons;bottom- conquered
-emperor at top (considered semidivine)
-2nd were kings+Governors-governed with help of state officials, nobles, scholars
-Peasants+farmers;third-production of food considered vital
-soldiers;near bottom- guarded empire's frontiers
-enslaved persons;bottom- conquered
Decline of dynasty
-rich taking advantage of the poor(economic imbalance caused by customs)
-gov. sent soldiers+merchants westward to regain control of posts along silk roads
-Wang Mang(a confucian scholar+member of court) tried to bring country under control
-large landowners=not required to pay taxes
-when landholdings increased, amount of land that was left for gov.to tax decreased
-gov. sent soldiers+merchants westward to regain control of posts along silk roads
-Wang Mang(a confucian scholar+member of court) tried to bring country under control
-large landowners=not required to pay taxes
-when landholdings increased, amount of land that was left for gov.to tax decreased