Liu Bang
What did Liu Bang want for China
What is he wanted to control China
What did the Han emperor do concerning how to rule China?
What is he made sure that his government was different than Shi Huangdi.
How did Gaozo gain the support of the nobles?
What is by giving them land and allowing them to rule their lands as they wished.
What did the name Wu Di mean?
What was invented during the Han dynasty to help workers?
What is the wheel barrow, It helps transport stuff.
What dynasty did Liu Bang establish?
He established the Han dynasty
Explain the Han idea of how China is like a boat and water
What is the water can support the boat, or the water can capsize the boat.
How did Gaozu gain support of the peasants?
What is by lowering taxes.
Why did Wu Di create a large army?
What is he paid some nomads not to attack China.
What was the most important invention of the Han dynasty?
What is paper.
Give the new name that Liu Bang took as emperor of China; what did the name mean?
What is High Ancestor
What did later Han emperors change concerning government?
What is, he is using both Confucian and Legalist ideas.
Despite being an effective ruler, how did Gaozu die?
What is he died from his wounds in 195 B.C.
Why did Wu Di pay nomadic tribes?
What is, he paid some nomads not to attack China.
What is the basic idea of Daoism?
What is, accepting life as it happens, and live simply nature has control over life than we do, and do not be too worried about things.
What is a caravan?
What is groups of traders.
What is the Pax Sinica?
What is, a long period of peace.
What was the main difference between how the Han emperor gave out government jobs as compared to earlier dynasties.
The Zhou dynasty
What is, confucius started in the Zhou dynasty. Under the Zhou and the dynasties that followed, China became large and powerful. These dynasties left a heritage that has lasted for thousands of years.
The Han dynasty
What is, Liu Bang was the founder of the Han dynasty. Liu Bang came from a peasent background. Liu Bang wanted the kingdoms of China to be wanted the kingdoms of China to be united under one government. The dynasty he founded lasted for more that 400 years, from 206 B.C. until A.D. 220.
What was the most important good that China got in the Silk Road trade from the West.
Why the time of the Han dynasty is considered to be China's Golden Age?
What is, not at war.
The role of an ambassador
What is, people who represented him to other groups; they offered things to keep peace.
The Qin dynasty
What is, the Qi, Chu, and Qin fought each other for control of China. The Qin eventually won and united China under their rule.