Chapter 7 Section 5 Han Contacts with Other Cultures The Forbidden City Palace of the Emperors

During the Han dynasty, Chinese society returned its focus to Confucian ideas, and new inventions were developed. In addition, increased trade allowed other countries to learn about the rich culture of China.

Farming and Manufacturing Questions/Answers The iron plow and wheelbarrow allowed the Chinese to till more land and raise more crops. Farming and Manufacturing

Silk

Silk Worm Cycle

They eat Mulberry Tree leaves

Final Product Silk fibers ready to weave into cloth Raw silk

Ancient silk making Collecting silk Cleaning the silk cocoons

Silk extraction Spinning silk

Silk-making assembly line Silk production Weaving silk on a loom

Checking silk fabric for defects Ceremony to bless the silk

Silk threads woven together to make a beautiful tapestry Final product

Trade Routes Chinese goods, especially silk and fine pottery, were highly valued by people in other lands. During the Han period, the value of these goods to people outside China helped increase trade. Beautiful bronze lantern

Silk Road

Silk Road and other trade routes

Answers/Questions Caravans on The Silk Road

Check Your Facts about Chinese Trade and the Silk Road Chinese kept their procedure for making silk a secret. Revealing these secrets was punishable by death. If the “word” got out, the Chinese would no longer dominate the silk trade. The Silk Road began in China and ended at the Mediterranean Sea. Because of the popularity of Silk in Rome, China became wealthy.

Buddhism Comes To China Questions/answers Buddhism Comes To China

Check Your Important Facts About China and Buddhism Buddhism would not have caught on in China if the people there weren’t suffering so badly. There was great suffering in China, and Buddhism deals with human suffering. Diffusion is the spread of ideas from one culture to another.

Modern China Today

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