Han Dynasty

4 Pages 1066 Words

Tiffany Tran Han Dynasty 4/10/02
Pages 281-287
Read 281-282
· There is a seismograph in Ancient China called Han dragon-and-toad seismograph.
· Confucianism is popular once again.
· The first Han emperor, Han Gaozu was uneducated

Yin and Yang are two opposing forces
Yin Yang
Yin means “the dark side of the hill.” Yang means “the bright side of the hill.”

Darkness, calm, weakness, earth, Yang is active and strong. Heaven, summer,
winter, sorrow, and death are examples joy, and life are examples of Yang
and qualities of Yin.


Country Life City Life
Most of China’s people were farmers. By the time of the Han dynasty, perhaps
They lived in mud houses that one in ten Chinese people lived in a city.
stood on earthen platforms. The cities were laid out neatly according
Farmers had one-story or two story to compass directions.
houses. Some of the stone and earthen walls were
Barns and other buildings surrounded so strong that they still stand today!
the houses. The cities were centers of government,
Farm families often live together in education, and trade.
small villages to work the fields. Then, as now rich and poor shared city
A wealthy farmer could afford strong life.
oxen to pull his carts. He used The poor lived in house packed together
machines to carry water to the field. as tightly as teeth of a comb.
A poor farmer worked with wooden Some youngsters joined street gangs
hand tools to water his fields. where they roam the city, terrorizing its
Chinese farmers dressed in shirts people. They also wore special clothes and
and pants made of scratchy cloth, armor.
and sandals made of straw. Padded ...