Write me a tweet!  If your birthday is between January and April, write as Confucius  If your birthday is between May and August, write as Han Feizi  If your birthday is between September and December, write as Laozi Be creative! Use hashtags, handles, whatever!

 Bell Ringer (nice job )  Notes – Qin and Han  Whiteboard activity

 In 221 BCE, the first Han Emperor named Shi Huangdi ended the period of Warring Sates  Shi Huangdi was a tough guy  Used cruel methods to control the people  Tortured, jailed, and killed those who did not support him.

 Shi Huangdi ordered the creation of a terra-cotta army to help him rule in the afterlife  8,000 warriors  520 horses  150 cavalry horses

 Created national coins  Built/repaired canals and roads  Built the Great Wall  used to protect China from invaders

 5,500 miles long  Only 9 feet wide at a maximum  Visible from SPACE!  Used watchtowers/signal towers to communicateUsed watchtowers/signal towers to communicate  feet in height

 Shi Huangdi died and people revolted against the harsh Qin rule  The Han family came into power  Remember the dynastic cycle!

 Han replaced harsh laws of Qin and reduced taxes  Created civil service exams to decide who was most qualified for government jobs  Liu Bang was the first Han Emperor  Wudi was the most famous Han Emperor  expanded the most, adopted Confucius’s principles

Liu BangWudi

 Made paper out of wood pulp  Invented the wheelbarrow, fishing reel, and boat rudder  Acupuncture  Built things…roads, temples, palaces  SILK ROAD: trade route that linked China to the Medeterranian

 Transported GOODS AND IDEAS  Goods  slaves, silk, satin, perfume, spices, medicine, jewels, glassware  Ideas  knowledge, ideas, culture, religion  Was dangerous  bandits, diseases

 Tell me the school of thought OR the dynasty that applies to the statement!

Worshiped their ancestors and were polytheistic. SHANG

Believed that rulers should have strict rules and harsh punishments. LEGALISM

Believed that there should not be a strong government force. DAOISM

Built the Great Wall! Qin

Their fall led to the period of “Warring States” Zhou

Had Civil Service exams to make sure only the best qualified got jobs. Han

Had Civil Service exams to make sure only the best qualified got jobs. Han

Gained the Mandate of Heaven by being harsh and keeping people in line. Qin

Were really good at working with Bronze SHANG

Built the Silk Road HAN

Believed that life should be ruled by a balance of relationships. CONFUCIANISM