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information2.pptxHan Dynasty 206 BCE -220 CE
Formation of the Han
Confucianism
Chinese Society under the Han
Long Term Stresses [Start Here]
The Later Han Dynasty 25-220 CE
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World Civilization I
Films on Demand:
The Ancient World: Civilizations and Ideas
Ancient China
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Short Video Introduction to the Chinese Dynasties
Warring States Period in China
Period of wars between various regional states 481-221 BCE
New profession of trained diplomats/ political advisors
Period of economic growth
Period of the “Hundred Masters”
C. 221 BCE, the Qin become the most powerful state
202 BCE-220 CE: Han Dynasty
The Han Dynasty 206 BCE -220 CE
Liu Bang founded the Han Dynasty in 206 BCE after a series of rebellions overthrew the Qin Dynasty.
Kept much of the Qin bureaucratic system and legal system
Spread claim that the Qin had fallen due to a “lack of moral values”
Affirmed Confucian ideals
The Mandate of Heaven
Confucius (K’ung Chung-ni) (551-479 BCE) and Confucianism Below: From the Confucius Museum, Qufu, Shandong Province: A Song dynasty (960-1279) statue of Confucius and a portrait of Confucius from the Ming dynasty (1368-1644).
Born before the Han dynasty, during the Warring States period
Traveled to different states offering his services as an advisor
Wanted to reclaim lost ideals of the early Zhou (dynasty before the warring states period)
Emphasis on respect for traditions, family, and social order
Chinese Society, Culture, and Beliefs under the Han
Key period of change 141 - 87 BCE. Started under Emperor Wu,
Expansion of government control over localities
Development of centralized schools and universities to train bureaucrats and scholars
Civil service examination
Focus on Confucian classics
Long Term Stresses of the Han Dynasty
Long term stresses of controlling a large territory and maintaining a large army
Tensions between court officials (worked in the royal palace) and Confucian bureaucrats who worked outside the palace
Series of droughts during the last decades BCE and climate fluctuations c. 250 CE
Growth of large landowners and peasant rebellions
Tensions with nomadic groups to the North
http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/works-of-art/1984.397/
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Rebellion of peasants and rule of Wang Mang (regent) (r. 9-23 CE)
Confiscated gold from the elite to the poor
Had private estates divided up among the landless
Opposition from wealthy landowners, nomadic invasions, and natural disasters lead to end of Wang Mang’s rule in c. 23 CE
Formation of “new” Han dynasty c. 25 CE
The Later Han Dynasty (25-220 CE)
The Decline of the Han to 220 CE
More conservative ethos after the fall of Wang Mang, favoring elite
More hands off approach to the economy and more tax exceptions for the elite
Continued flooding
Resentment of growing social inequality
Yellow Turban Rebellion in 184 CE
Lead by Taoist clerics with a 360,000 peasant army
Yellow Turban Rebellion defeated, but showed divisions within Han society.
Break up of the Han empire c. 220 CE
