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The Han dynasty made several important contributions to the world, including advances in art, poetry, science, and technology. Specifically, the Han were experts in figure painting and portrait art. They also developed the poetic form known as "fu" which combined prose and poetry. Some of their key inventions included paper, the sundial for telling time, and the seismograph for measuring earthquakes. The Han also pioneered acupuncture and established the first civil service system based on Confucian teachings.

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The Han dynasty made several important contributions to the world, including advances in art, poetry, science, and technology. Specifically, the Han were experts in figure painting and portrait art. They also developed the poetic form known as "fu" which combined prose and poetry. Some of their key inventions included paper, the sundial for telling time, and the seismograph for measuring earthquakes. The Han also pioneered acupuncture and established the first civil service system based on Confucian teachings.

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What were some of the Han dynasty's contributions to the world?

Underline:
Han artists became experts at figure painting, including portraits. Han China is known for its poetry.
They developed the fu style, which combined prose and poetry. Han Chinese invented paper. Han
inventors created the sundial. The sundial told the time of day.Han inventors created the seismograph, a
device the measures the strength of an earthquake. Acupuncture or the practice of inserting needles
through the skin to relieve pain.

Innovations During the Han Dynasty

civil class Confucius dynasties


exam history innovations paper
poets seismograph shadows sundial

During the 400 years of the Han dynasty there were


many important technological __________. In
science, Chinese invented a _________, a machine
for telling people when an earthquake struck. Another
invention developed during the Han dynasty was the
Han Dynasty
Seismograph __________, a clock that told time by using
__________ cast by the sun.

Perhaps, the most important innovation during the Han dynasty was
__________. As papermaking spread, the art and writing also developed.
__________ began making new styles of poems. As well, the first
__________ of China was written by Sima Qian. He wrote about all of
the __________ that came before the Han dynasty.
In government, the emperor Wu Di set up the first __________ service, a
group of people whose job it is to run the day-to-day business of the
government. In order to become part of the civil service, a government
__________ system was created based on the teachings of
__________. Anybody from any __________ could take these tests,
but often it was the wealthy people who ended up with the government jobs.
When the Qin Dynasty What was the difference in the governing styles between Liu
collapsed, around 207 BC, Liu Bang and Shi Hungdi?
Bang (lee-oo-bang) won
control of China. He became
the first emperor of the Han
dynasty. Liu Bang wanted to
free people from harsh
government. He lowered taxes
for farmers and made
punishments less severe. He
relied on educated officials to
help him rule.

The upper class was made up Create a class pyramid


of the emperor
The second class was made up
of the peasants
The third class was made up of
the artisans
The fourth class was made up
of the merchants
People’s lifestyles varied
according to their wealth. Not
according to their social class.

To disobey a parent was a Do you think the same holds true for today?
crime. The father was the head
of the family and had absolute
power. Children were
encouraged to serve their
parents. Boys were valued
more than girls.

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