The Han Dynasty ruled China from 206 BC to 220 AD. It followed the Qin Dynasty and was a period of economic prosperity and territorial expansion. The Han emperors established a strong central government and bureaucracy. Society was organized into social classes, including scholars, peasants, artisans, and merchants. Families, Confucian values, and ancestor worship were important cultural aspects of Han Dynasty China.

1. Ancient
China – Han
Dynasty
By: Candice

2. Han Dynasty Map
• Han Dynasty is 206B.C. to 220A.D

3. Background
• The Han Dynasty is China third dynasty.
• The dynasty is found after death Shi Huang- ti, the first
emperor the Ch’ in Dynasty.
• Liu Bang, a government official, found the Han Dynasty in 206
B.C.
• The Han Dynasty is peaceful with few wars
• The people grew rich and China boundaries expanded
• The Han emperors understand the important a strong central
government.
• Chinese way of life change little from the Han time to the
twenty century
• Most Chinese people today are descendant of the Han.

4. Social Structure
• Han Social classes are well - defined.
• Emperor is high because he power from heaven.
• Upper class is under emperor. These is the palace court
people, royals , government officials and scholars
• Second large class is the peasants or farmers, grew the
food
• Third class is the artisans, or craftsman, who make the
goods
• Fourth class is the merchants or trades people who were
looked down on because of the way they made money
• At the bottom of the Han socials are the slaves

5. Housing
• The rich people house look • The poor people house look
beautiful and big small, simple and crude
• House built around a courtyard • Many people live crowded
• Many rooms with fireplaces together in one room
• Beautiful decoration e.g. carpets, • No sanitation
expensive furniture, drapery • Built with cheap materials
• High wall surround homes with only
one gateway

6. Wealthy lived <Extra>
• The announcement to the ancestors reminded
the infant of her duty to serve them
• Baby born in the home, have midwife help
• Child do present to ancestors on third day
• Child can be abandoned if the family could not
raise the child

7. Food
• The rich people in the Han Dynasty eat many
different kinds of food. They eat meat like ox,
pig, deer and dog. They cook the meat in stew
and have many course of small dishes. They
drink rice wine.
• The poor people have very little to eat and
they usually eat vegetable or cereal like millet
and rice. They also eat noodles, tofu and
bread. They used many spices to make the
food taste better.

8. Family Life
• Family was central to a healthy social
• Father is the family head
• Children must listen to parent and
grandparent
• Children must take care and respect old
parents
• Woman has few privilege and right
• In the family, woman must listen to the man
• Different family member have different level
respect

9. Marriage
• Fathers arranged the marriage of children
• The man receive marriage dowry from the girl
family
• Sons stay with parent after marriage to carry
family line
• Marry daughter lived with husband
• Poor people has one wife and rich people could
have many
• A man could divorce his wife if she broke one
have seven conditions

10. Extra

11. Childhood
• Parents are strict with children because all
children must listen to they parents
• Only boy go to school
• Girl learn to do housework and sew
• Small children played with simple toys for
example kites
• Boy are more important than girl because the
boys can carry on the family name

12. Childhood<Extra>
Han Dynasty Canada
• Parents are strict • parents are not strict and
children have a lot of free
• Simple toys
• Many electronic and
• Only boy have interesting toys
education • Both boys and girls have
• Do not go far from education
home • Children can travel to
different places and visit
playground and park

13. Education
• Education important for good government
• Many Chinese people could read and write
• Han dynasty have public schools every where in
China but only boys can go
• Rich children do not use public schools. Some study
in they home and other at they tutor’s home
• Students study science, math, literature, philosophy,
art, religion and music
• Book and official records are stored in libraries

14. Religion
• The Han people believe in many different gods and
spirits
• They offered sacrificed animals and foodstuffs to
gods, spirits and ancestors
• The emperor acts as the high priest because he is the
son of heaven
• Buddhism is introduced to China during the middle
of the Han dynasty
• They believe in being born again and again

15. Extra

16. Clothing
• the Han dynasty clothes that
look like a robe with long loose
sleeve
• Belts and sashes hold the robe
close at the waist
• Pants were worn under the
robe
• They wore white socks and
black cloth shoes
• Men wore hats and women had
hairpieces
• Rich people had heavy silk
robes with beautiful
embroidery
• Poor people used cloth of
vegetable fibres or mixed it
with silk
• Red was the most popular color
• Yellow color was only for the
emperor and his family

17. Art, Music
• The rich Han people music was important
• Musician played gongs, bells, drums, wind and string
instruments
• Musician, usually blind, played at great banquet and
feast
• Brush painting decorate pottery and bronze statues
• Landscape painting not realistic but soft colors show
the artist feeling
• Han artisan make beautiful jade, bronze and
terracotta work

18. Festival <Extra>
• Chinese New Year is the most important festival
because it marked the beginning of the farming year
• People offered thanks to gods for good harvest
• People celebrated with processions and dancing in
the streets
• People decorate their doors and windows with red
paper cutouts
• All the food eaten have symbolic meanings, for
example, noodles mean long life

19. Conclusion
• The Han dynasty was a rich and peaceful time in
China history
• It lasted from 206 B.C. to 220A.D.
• Many arts and crafts, such as jade carving, reached
its height at this time
• The Silk Road was started and many expeditions
were made to Central Asia
• After the fall of the Han dynasty, China was not
united again until 618 A.D.
• The Han dynasty was the best period in China’s
history so most Chinese people call themselves Han

20. Information bibliography
• Empires of China – Han Dynasty on Slideshare.net
http://www.slideshare.net/kkatz/han-dynasty-presentation-894040
• Han Dynasty of clothing – from wikipedia.org
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Han_Chinese_clothing
• Han Dynasty of education and housing – from mrdonn.org http://china.mrdonn.org/han.html
• Han Dynasty of education – from wikipedia.org http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Han_dynasty
• Han Dynasty of marriage – from wikipedia.org
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Han_dynasty#Marriage.2C_gender.2C_and_kinship
• Han Dynasty of clothing – from wikipedia.org
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Han_Chinese_clothing
• Han dynasty of Festival – from about,com
http://chinesefood.about.com/od/chinesenewyear/a/newyearlegends_2.htm
http://gochina.about.com/od/chinesenewyear/p/CNY_Origins.htm
http://www.squidoo.com/2011-chinese-new-year#module142110931
• Han Dynasty of wealthy lived – from asiafinest.com
http://www.asiafinest.com/forum/lofiversion/index.php/t214608.html

21. Picture bibliography
Slide 1: http://www.chinaassistor.com/FCKeditor/UserFiles/Image/20081218_135136_0.jpg
Slide 2: This picture is from Ancient China book page 4 by Robert Nicholson and Claire Watts
Slide 3: This picture is from Ancient Civilizations China book page 6 by chelseahouse.com
Slide 4: This picture is from Ancient China book page 10 by Robert Nicholson and Claire
Watts
Slide 5: http://www.trocadero.com/brianpage/items/991502/picture2.jpg and
http://history.cultural-china.com/chinaWH/upload/upfiles/2009 -
04/24/burial_objects_in_the_han_dynasty__house_and_its_facilitiesfef095bf32b0bc3b
a775.jpg
Slide 6: Extra
http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1000/20100125/001ec949f8470cc72eb705
.jpg
Slide 7: This picture is from Ancient China book page 22 by Robert Nicholson and Claire
Watts
Slide 8: This picture is from Ancient China book page 24 by Robert Nicholson and Claire
Watts
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abd623dec432_500.jpg

22. Picture bibliography2
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Slide 12: Extra http://blog.dgw.cc/images/upload/bokedm-
2720%2871%29.jpg
Slide 13: This picture is from Life in Ancient China book page 17 by Paul Challe
Slide 14: http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-oruO1LWqkCQ/TVqLmP-
F2QI/AAAAAAAAAAk/hk38NVaaYI0/s1600/yinyang.jpg
Slide 15: Extra
Slide16: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Han_Chinese_clothing
Slide 17: http://a.ooi1.com/usa/n3015.jpg
Slide 18: http://blog.huayuworld.org/gallery/7739/Moon%20festival-
%20moon%20lady.gif
Slide 19: http://www.bookchinaonline.com/blog/wp-
content/pushups/2010/11/Chinese-painting.jpg