Houghton Mifflin Social Studies
Chapter 9, Lesson 4, The Han Dynasty (pp. 281-287)
I. Revival of Confucianism
B. The Han lifted the ban on books and encouraged the study of Confucianism.
C. The Han rulers combined Legalism with Confucianism to create a
strong government with strict laws led by an emperor who set a good example for his people.
II. Daily Life in the Empire
B.Cities were centers of government, education, entertainment, and trade.
III. Achievements of the Han Dynasty
B. Han writers increased the number of Chinese characters, and created the
first Chinese dictionary.
C. The Han civilization created important works in medicine, mathematics,
poetry, history, and art.
Lesson at a Glance Outline
A. The Qin government was harsh and was overthrown and replaced by the
Han dynasty in 206 B.C.
A. Only one in 10 Chinese people lived in a city. Most Chinese were
farmers, living in the country.
A. Under the Han Dynasty, China expanded the Silk Road trade, and invented
the seismograph and paper.
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