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Growth of the Chinese Empire. Social Studies Chapter 12. Section 2. Expansion Under the Han Dynasty. Anticipatory Set. What would you do if you were the next emperor to ruler China after the Qin Dynasty was overthrown… - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Growth of the Chinese EmpireSocial Studies Chapter 12
Section 2Expansion Under the Han Dynasty
Anticipatory SetWhat would you do if you were the next emperor to ruler China after the Qin Dynasty was overthrown…
Which policies of the Qin Dynasty would you keep? Which would you change?
StandardsH-SS 6.6.6 –Detail the political contributions of the Han Dynasty to the development of the imperial bureaucratic state and the expansion of the empire
H-SS 6.6.7 –Cite the significance of the trans-Eurasian “silk roads” in the period of the Han Dynasty and Roman Empire and their locations
The Big Idea
The Han Dynasty built on Shi Huangdi’s success to create one of the most successful dynasties in Chinese history.
Key TermsLiu Bang (lee oo bahng)
Wudi (woo dee)
Zhang Qian (jahng chi ehn)
The Rise of the HanThe fighting that toppled the Qin
Dynasty lasted for several years
In 206 B.C. a rebel named Liu Bang gained control of China and founded the Han Dynasty
The First Han Emperor Unlike most Chinese rulers, the first Han
emperor came from a poor family
Liu Bang studied with Confucian scholars to learn how to govern
The result was a government that continued its efforts to standardize Chinese life, but also followed Confucian teachings
The Emperor Wudi In 140 B.C. a 16 year old boy named Liu
Che became the sixth Han Emperor (later known as Wudi)
Ruled for more than 50 years
During his reign he sent armies into Vietnam, Manchuria, Korean
The Rise of the Han
Read The Rise of the Han on pages 333 – 334 of your
textbook
War Against the XiongnuWudi’s most important military
goal was to destroy the nomads known as the Xiongnu (or Huns)
The Great Wall was built to stop Xiongnu’s raids, but it failed to keep the nomadic warriors from the region
War Against the Xiongnu Liu Bang tried to end the Xiongnu threat
through diplomacy (the art of reaching agreements between peoples and nations)
Wudi declared war against the Xiongnu, but fighting them was not easy
Zhang Qian’s Long Journey During the conflict, the emperor questioned
captured nomads
Wudi sent an official named Zhang Qian to see out the Yuezhi people
During his journey he learned that the enemy Xiongnu troops had great war horses
Also learned about new lands: India, Persia, and Mesopotamia
The “Silk Road” Zhang’s travels into Central Asia took
him as far as present day Kazakhstan and Afghanistan
His report led to the establishment of China’s first trade route to the West
View the map of the Silk Road on page 339 of your textbook
War Against Xiongnu
Read the War Against Xiongnu on pages 335 – 336 of your
textbook
The Imperial Bureaucratic State
Wudi did more than expand the Chinese Empire
He helped build an imperial bureaucracy to govern the vast lands of China
The Structure of Government
Emperor and chief
advisors
Counties and Provinces
Districts
Small towns and villages
Han government
was organized like
a pyramid
Civil Service The strength of the Han government lay
in its educated civil service People who work for the government
Included more than 130,000 officials
Wudi created exams to find the best people for the jobs
Civil Service Officials had great power
Collected taxes Organized labor Enforced laws Could force people to move
Were not allowed to serve in their home districts Helped keep them from favoring their family
and friends
The Imperial Bureaucratic State
Read The Imperial Bureaucratic State on pages 336 – 337 of
your textbook
Check for Understanding
Which Dynasty came to power after the Qin?
What was the significance of Emperor Wudi sending Zhang Qian on his journey?
Check for UnderstandingWhich Dynasty came to power after the Qin?
The Han Dynasty came to power after the Qin Dynasty.
What was the significance of Emperor Wudi sending Zhang Qian on his journey?
Zhang Qian’s journey gave him information about Central Asia that led to the creation of the trade route known as the “Silk Road.”
Modeling/Guided/Independent
Complete the Modeling, Guided Practice, and Independent Practice Sections of your China 12-2 Worksheet.