1. IV. RISE AND FALL OF CHINESE EMPIRES BIG IDEA: THE QIN & HAN DYNASTIES ESTABLISHED STRONG CENTRAL GOVERNMENTS. HIGHLIGHTED VOCAB GET OUT A PIECE OF PAPER FOR 3.4 NOTES.

3. Qin [Ch’in] Dynasty 221B.C-206 B.C  Capital Xianyang  Shi Huangdi  First emperor  Centralized Gov.  Abolished Feudalism –aristocratic land control-gave to peasants  Burned Books-against legalism  Bury scholars alive who spoke against gov.  3 divisions of gov  Civil  Military  Censorate- checked on gov officials – could be killed  Officials did not inherit position- were appointed  Accomplishments  Monatary system  Forced labor  Heavy taxes  Great Wall  Terra Catta soldiers  Shihuangdi’s Tomb  Decline  Accidental Death  Revolts

4. The Great Wall with Towers

5. Shi Huangdi’s Terra Cotta Army

7. Han Dynasty 202 B.C. 220 A.D.  Capital Luoyang  Liu bang ( Han Gaozu)  Peasant upbringing  Strong central Gov.  Discard Qin Harsh Policies  Han Wudi  Expanded Territory  Civil service exam  Restored order  Lower taxes  Universities- confucian ideas Advancements – Technologies Rubber Compass Fishing reel Wheel barrow Paper Suspension bridge Steel Ships that sailed into the wind Decline – Corruption – rulers focus more on life's pleasures – Nomadic invasions

8. Section 3-4 Review What was the new dynasty created in 221 B.C.? Qin The system of walls linked by Qin Shihuangdi became what? The Great Wall of China What was the government in power called? regime

9. Section 3-4 Review What existed during the Han empire? Water mills, paper and iron casting What was the agency that checked on government officials? Censorate The Qin and Han dynasties both what kind of governments? Had strong central governments

10. Section 3-4 Review Who was the founder of the Han dynasty? Liu Pang In the Han Empire, land-owning farmers faced what? demands of forced labor Who were the nomadic people from the south of the Gobi? Xiongnu

11. Section 3-4 Review In 1974, farmers east of Xian discovered what? Terra-cotta statues