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The Han Dynasty 202 BCE- 220 CE - Coggle Diagram
The Han Dynasty 202 BCE- 220 CE
Liu Bang (Emperor Gaozu) (202-195) ~ bring back humanity,
Lower taxes, ends repression
Limits punishments~ no more group punishments
State monopoly on salt(preserve food) and iron(weapons)
Merchants are still considered low but have more freedom
Return of the aristocracy
The Early Han
Emperor Han Wudi (157-87 BCE) ~ was a really smart guy who have strong generals. went to the Korean peninsula
Korea, Vietnam, Central Asia
Eunuchs
and scholars
The imperial University
The Confucian Civil Service
~ they run the Chinese empire
The Imperial University
Official embrace of Confucianism
Experimental science: compass, paper
Anatomy, medicine
Confucian Classic: The Analects
"Scholar-gentry"~ wealthy enough to ensure that their children will also be a scholar; the only kingdom that allow scholars to run the bureaucracy instead of slaves
Jia Yi: political philosophy~ the mandate of heaven isn't the mandate of heaven but mandate of people, the agreement between the king and the people
The Silk Road
Problems in the Han Dynasty
Wang Mang 9 BCE - 23 CE