The+Han+dynasty

CHART: CHARACTERISTICS OF A CIVILIZATION OR CULTURE NAME: __David Saustad______________________ PERIOD: ____8______ DATE: 9/20/2010______________ · **Leaders, Elites** · **State Structure** · **War** · **Diplomacy, Treaties** · **Courts, Laws** || ** The Han developed an elaborate bureaucracy that held the empire together. An important leader was the emperor Wudi. He established an imperial academy that trained officials for the bureaucracy. The Han dynasty started in 206 B.C.E and fell in 220 C.E. The Han used most of the same laws as the Qin dynasty but didn’t have as harsh punishments. ** || · **Type of System** · **Technology, Industry** · **Trade, Commerce** · **Capital/Money** · **Types of Businesses** || ** They had a uniform system of weights, measures, and currency. Merchants were treated worse than peasants. The Han had advanced agriculture and metallurgy. ** || · **Holy Books** · **Beliefs, Teachings** · **Conversion** · **Sin/Salvation** · **Deities** || ** Buddhism was a small religion in China during the Han dynasty. It became better known once the Han dynasty fell. ** || · **Family** · **Gender Relations** · **Social Classes** · **Inequalities** · **Life Styles** || ** The Han dynasty was a patriarchal society. Women didn’t have many rights. The Han had a social hierarchy with bureaucrats higher than priests. There weren’t many slaves in Han China. Most people followed Daoism and Confucianism. ** || · **Art, Music** · **Writing, Literature** · **Philosophy** · **Math & Science** · **Education** || ** Confucianism was the main philosophy during the Han dynasty. It was the opposite of Legalism and believed that instead of laws and punishments that moral examples of leaders lead to social harmony. Another philosophy was Daoism. Daoist believe that everyone needed to be closer to nature and to be spontaneous. The philosophies came out of the warring states period. The Han dynasty was more interested in philosophy than it was in math and science. ** || · **Location** · **Physical** · **Movement** · **Human/Environment** · **Region** || ** The Han dynasty was in modern day eastern China, northern Vietnam, and Korea. ** ||
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