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