What are facts about the Han Dynasty?

Answer 1

Facts: 1122 BCE - 256 BCE

-Overthrew the Shang Dynasty

-Kings were called the "Sons of Heaven"

-One of the 1st dynasties to start collecting books

-Were able to excel in being efficient with their land and water resources

-Believed Heaven was their god

-Longest lasting dynasty in Chinese History (about 800 years)

-Emperor Wu was the 1st official Zhou emperor

-Zhou cities became religious centers and a place for public announcements

-NOT a Christian dynasty

-1st sections of the Great Wall were built

-Divided into 2 parts: Western Zhou and Eastern Zhou

-The massive size that the dynasty covered was TOO much for the Zhou leaders to handle

-Kings believed they were given a mandate from heaven to rule

-Kings prayed and sacrificed to Shang Ti (the Lord on High) now called Tien (Heaven) and to their ancestors

-The Lords prayed to nature gods, gods of agriculture, and to their ancestors

-Confucius was born during this dynasty

-People lived in mud huts around the city

-People thought that Tien was the most powerful god

-Chopsticks were thought to be invented in the Zhou Dynasty

-They called the Chinese New Year, the spring festival

Answer 2

Bronze horse The Han dynasty ruled China after the Qin dynasty was overthrown in 207 B.C. The Hans expanded the Chinese empire westward during their four centuries in power. [Source: Mike Edwards, National Geographic, February 2004]

The Han dynasty is broken into two eras: the Western Han period (206 B.C.-A.D. 9) and the Eastern Han period (A.D. 25- 220 B.C.). When the Western Han dynasty collapsed the same family behind it regrouped and established a new dynasty in a new capital as the Eastern Han dynasty.

The Han dynasty is regarded as one of the greatest and most successful Chinese dynasties. The Han emperors ruled with an emphasis on tradition and order, setting the tone for more than 2000 years of imperial rule. They were also pragmatic and ruled with a lighter touch than heavy-handed rulers like Emperor Qin. The Chinese people call themselves Han in honor of the Han dynasty, which in turn is named after a river.

The Hans were contemporaries of the Romans. Their empire was just as powerful, embraced as many people and was nearly as large as the Roman Empire. The world population was around 180 million in A.D. 100 Four fifths of the world's population at that time lived under the Roman, Chinese Han and Indian Gupta empires.

Answer 3

• Like the Xia Dynasty, the Shang Dynasty was once thought to be only a myth or legend.
• Unlike the Xia Dynasty, which is still being heavily debated, the Shang Dynasty is now considered by all historians as a true dynasty.
• Because some historian do not consider the Xia Dynasty a true dynasty, the Shang Dynasty is often called the first true Chinese dynasty.

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Answer 4

~ The last Shang king commited suicide after his army was defeated by Zhou, which then became the next dynasty of China.

~ The Shang Dynasty was once considered a myth

Answer 5

-ruled the part of northern and eastern of china

-created a great bronze age culture

-china's first dynasty of emperor

-was a hobo on the streets of hobo land

Answer 6

• The Zhou Dynasty contributed to the use of iron.
• said to have created the Mandate Heaven.
• Defeated the Shang Dynasty.
• Immortal at about 3000 BCE.