The Han Dynasty- Important Concepts

THE HAN DYNASTY- IMPORTANT CONCEPTS

CLASS NOTES- Period 3

CONCEPT / DESCRIPTION / HOW DOES IT RELATE TO THE HAN DYNASTY? / WHICH OF THE HAN PEOPLE DOES IT RELATE MOST TO? HOW?
Centralized government / -  A single authority that has power over a country / -  Han Dynasty officials ran China directly / -  Liu Bang established centralized government for the Han Dyansty
-  Shi Huangdi was the first to centralize China’s government
Dynasty / -  A monarchy where power is passed through a family / -  The Han Dynasty is an early example of a dynasty. / -  Liu Bang started the dynastic system among the Han.
Civil Service / -  Government jobs that citizens obtained by taking an examination / -  Exams on Confucianism is how people of the Han qualified for jobs / -  Confucius, because he encouraged his follows to enter government jobs.
Technological Advances / -  Technology included:
-  Paper
-  Silk- created monopoly
-  Plows
-  Collar Harness / -  Improved life for commoners
-  Helped improve economy and military / -  All of the Han
-  Wudi- left technological legacy that still exists
CONCEPT / DESCRIPTION / HOW DOES IT RELATE TO THE HAN DYNASTY? / WHICH OF THE HAN PEOPLE DOES IT RELATE MOST TO? HOW?
Monopoly / - When one group controls money or production/distribution of a good or service / - The government established monopolies to cover areas of production
Used silk monopoly to gain economic power / -  China’s government gained resources and economic power.
Silk / Will be covered on Thursday 1/20
Assimilation / -  Policy which a nation encourages people to adopt standard customs and institutions / -  Used to united and expand the Han Empire. / Wudi- he expanded China the most of any leader and successfully integrated the people into Chinese culture
Rich Take Power Over the Poor / -  Poor couldn’t pay back rich---rich take control over poor / -  Created a gap between rich and poor in the dynasty / -  Wang Mang helps poor until he is assassinated by rich