1. Rise and Fall of the Han Dynasty 汉朝
Andrew C.
Nicole H.
Sam E.

2. Han Dynasty Ruled from 206 B.C .- 220 A.D. Founded By Liu Bang
Golden Age
Capitals are Chang'an & Luoyang.
The Han Empire consisted of two dynasties
Western Han (206 B.C A.D.) & the Eastern Han (25 A.D A.D.) 2

3. Han's Effect on history Crossbow & weapon First invented paper
Able to revive economy after Qin Dynasty
Created silk road with the West
Arts, Science, & Literature became more advanced
Invented cast iron tools
»Lead to better weapons and household tools
6. The Loom ( A device for silk weaving )
Crossbow & weapon

4. Han's Dynasty Government
Was a Monarchy
Beheaded corrupt ruler
Combination of feudal structures and central bureaucracy
26 Different emporer's 1
Han Gaozu
Han Huidi
Han Lvhou
Han Wendi
Han Jingdi
Han Wudi
Han Zhaodi
Han Xuandi
Han Yuandi
Han Chengdi
Han Aidi
Han Pingdi
Ruzi
Wang Mang*
Guang Wudi
Mingdi
Zhangdi
Hedi
Shangdi
Andi
Shundi
Chongdi
Zhidi
Huandi
Lingdi
Xiandi

5. Hans Dynasty Population Increase
The population increase was due to a several things
Silkroad
Iron Casting
hand crafting industry
a money based economy

6. Society ; Resources After Before &
Shelter- Qin Dynasty had been boring, wooden or brick houses.
Shelter- Became cities, including watchtowers. Elaborate.

7. Society ; Social After Before &
The previous sociaty, the Qin Dynasty, previously had a population of 20,000,000
Where as they Han Dynasty got three times the amount of citizens, 60,000,000

8. Society ; Economy After Before &
The previous society, the Qin Dynasty, previously had used golden coins, that were valued high, and copper that was low value
But the Han Dynasty used gold, silver, and "wuzhu", a previously banned currency. Wuzhu was the middle value of these two

9. Society ; Social Structure
Before
After
&
Taxed less on landowners and more on merchants
Relied heavily on peasant class
Took land from nobles and gave to peasants

10. Differences Between U.S. and the Han
Usa works in everyone can become anything
Han uses social classes, with no social class movement.
Usa uses paper money
Han uses gold, copper, and "wuzhu"
Usa Population is 311,591,917
Han population is 60,000,000
Usa uses houses, lives in cities, suburbs, and farms
Han too lived in cities, and farms.

11. Bibliography https://www.totalhistory.com/han-dynasty/
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