Han China

Don't forget to hit the Like and Subscribe videos to make sure you receive notifications about upcoming Literature, Grammar, Reading, Writing, and World History lessons from MrBrayman.Info. This lecture covers the Han Dynasty of China, particularly the SPICE factors and the rise and fall of the dynasty. Below is the outline of the slides used in the lesson: Han China Pre-Classical China Decline of Zhou Dynasty (1100-221BCE) Warring States Period (475-221BCE) Confucius (551-479BCE) Development and Codification of Confucianism as a Spiritual and Social Edifice Filial Piety and Ancestor Worship Defined Roles and Harmony between the Roles Political Legitimacy Mandate of Heaven Mencius (372-289BCE) and Xun Zi (312-230BCE) Is Man Good or Evil? Governance Development of Taoism Lao Zi (ca.700-ca. 300BCE) Harmony with Nature Cultural Influence Shi Huangdi (259-210BCE) Megalomaniac Strongman Responsible for Great Empire Dictator Standardized Coinage and Weights and Measures Great Wall Clay Army Centralization Book Burning Qin Ascendancy Free Peasantry Low Taxes Nomadic Background (Hardiness and Innovativeness) STEM (Iron, Crossbow, Military Tactics) Centralization of Government Continuity in Chinese Governance Empire Scholar-Gentry Bureaucracy Patterns of Chinese Governance Warrior Rulers (Zhou, Warring States, Shi Huangdi) versus Enlightened Han Dynasty Confucian Emperors (Liu Bhang, Han Wudi) Han Ascendency Quick success of Liu Bang, Emperor Han Gaozu (255-195BCE) Shi Huangdi's legacy: Good Infrastructure Central Currency Defensive Fortifications Han Dynasty Imperialism 400 years (207BCE-220CE) Subjugated The Huns Koreans Vietnamese T'ai (Thai) Social Mobility Importance of Meritocracy Intellectual meritocracy—Shi, Scholar-Gentry, Exams Education as the Means to Social Mobility Governmental Technique Trade and client- or buffer-state building with the northern barbarians Road and Canal Building Diffusion of Han Chinese Japan Korea Vietnam Indo-China (Sphere of influence) Economic Character Strong Agricultural Surplus Limited Import Trade Insular Harmonious Economy Economically Elitist with Solicitous Attitude towards the peasantry (harmoniousness) Literacy Chinese Characters—Logographic with Some Phonetic Values Economic STEM Horse Collar Improved Crop Patterns Iron Tools—Boosted Agricultural Output Paper and Brush Pen Watermill Sternpost Rudder Compass Silk Irrigation Canals Medicine (Agriculture) Standardized Weights and Measures Economics and Population Agricultural Base—20% of world's population throughout world history Declines Ossification of Shi Scholar-Gentry Class Cost Of Exam Prep Hereditary Titles Loss of Meritocracy Interactions Silk Road Trades, especially Camel Caravanserai Disease along the Silk Road Crisis of Political Legitimacy Eunuchs Concubines Breakaway Warlords Lack of Infrastructure Investment Religious Revolts—Daoist Yellow Turbans Thanks for Watching Remember to complete your study guide and the online quiz