1. Life in Ancient China Notes Chapter 7, Section 2 Pages 232 - 234
Aristocrats
Classes in Chinese Society

2. Life in Ancient China Notes Chapter 7, Section 2 Pages 232 - 234
What was Life Like in a Chinese Family?
Family was the basic building block of Chinese Society
Chinese families practiced filial piety
Children had to respect their parents and older relatives
Individual family members placed their needs of the family before their own.
Men went to school, grew crops, ran the government, and fought in wars
Women raised children and managed the household.
Mulan Clip #1 Mulan Clip #2

3. Qin and Han Dynasty Notes Chapter 7, Section 3 Pages 240 - 248
Geography Review
1. Which geographic area did both empires include?
2. Which Empire expanded furthest west?

4. Qin and Han Dynasty Notes Chapter 7, Section 2 Pages 232 - 234
Emperor Qin Shihuandgdi
He was a ruler of a local state called Qin during the Zhou dynasty
He gradually took over neighboring states and declared himself Qin Shihuangdi, or First Qin Emperor.
Qin’s rule was based on Legalism
Qin abolished the officials’ authority to pass their posts on to their sons.
He became the only person authorized to fill empty posts.
Qin united China, created one type of currency, ordered the building of roads and buildings, and connected the Chang Jiang to central China by canal.

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Emperor Qin Shihuandgdi
The Great Wall of China was built to protect the Chinese from the Xiongnu (Mongols), a nomadic people living north of China.
Chinese people believed Qin Shihuangdi was a harsh ruler, and they overthrew his dynasty after his death.

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Liu Bang founded the Han dynasty in 202 B.C.
Civil service examinations began when Han Wudi started testing potential government employees.
Students prepared for many years to take the exams.

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The population tripled during the Han dynasty.
Farmers had to divide their land among more and more sons, which left them with very little land
Farmers sold their land to aristocrats and became tenant farmers to survive.
The Chinese invented many new products during the Han dynasty, such as the waterwheel, the rudder, drill bits, steel, and paper.
Chinese doctors began practicing acupuncture, the practice of easing pain by sticking needles into patients’ skin.

8. Han Dynasty Inventions

9. Qin and Han Dynasty Notes Chapter 7, Section 3 Pages 240 - 248
The Silk Road

10. Qin and Han Dynasty Notes Chapter 7, Section 3 Pages 240 - 248
The Silk Road
The Silk Road was an overland trade route extended from western China to southwest Asia
Silk was the most valuable product trade
Traders also carried spices, tea, and porcelain (china)
Merchants had to pay taxes to the kingdoms they travelled through and had to always be on the lookout for bandits and robbers
Emperor Han Wudi sent General Zhang Quin west to find allies to fight the Xiongnu (Mongols)
His trip took 13 years
He found people with strong horses in Central Asia
He visited the Roman Empire

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Major Changes in China
Buddhism spread from India to China.
The Han dynasty fell after wars, rebellions, and plots against the emperor.
Civil war began, and nomads invaded the country before the government collapsed.
Buddhism helped people cope with the chaotic times.

12. Qin and Han Dynasty Notes Chapter 7, Section 3 Pages 240 - 248
Chinese
Dynasty Review
- See page 247 in Glencoe Text