The Han Dynasty came into power when Han Gaozou won support of nobles by giving them land and autonomy to rule. He lowered taxes significantly compared to the Qin Dynasty. Gaozou adopted Confucianism over Legalism and defended the capital when it was attacked, though he was wounded. Wu Di later established strategies to make peace with nomadic invaders rather than attack them, and paid them with goods. He also created a civil service system where officials earned positions through meritocratic testing open to all classes. The Han Dynasty saw many achievements including the first Chinese dictionary, historical records, support for philosophies, and inventions such as paper and the wheelbarrow. It established the Silk Road connecting China to

1. The Han Dynasty

2. Han Dynasty

3. The Han Comes into Power Han Gaozou won the support of the nobles giving them land and by allowing to rule their lands as they wished

4. What happened with the peasants? New policiy of lower taxes . Qin Dynasty taxes: $$$$$$$$. Han Dynasty taxes: $

5. Compare & contrast Han Dinasty Qin Dinasty

6. The Han view of Government In place of Legalism, Gaozu turned to Confucianism

7. Trouble appeared on the borders ! Invaders from the north attacked . Gaozu was wounded while defending the capital city.

8. 140 B.C: Wu Di came to the Han throne To guard against attacks by nomads he took different strategies

9. He paid nomads with silk, rice or money instead of attack them He sent out ambassadors to make peace with his enemies

10. Civil Service System Objective: to oversees the day-to day business of running a government

11. How people was recruited for Civil Service? Officials earned their jobs by scoring well on test They were open to people of different classes. Only those who made the highest grades earned government jobs

12. Golden Age Achievements 1. The First Chinese Dictionary 2. A scholar named Sima Qian recorded China’s history. 3. Confucianism and Daoism were supported

13. 4. Invention of paper 5. Wheelbarrow 5. Seismograph

14. The Silk Road ASIA CHINA INDIA ARABIA AFRICA PERSIA

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