China Part 2

Who was Shi Huangdi?

• The first emperor

• The first official

What is the Great Wall?

• set rules that make things more similar

• a long wall running east and west along his empire’s northern border

Standardization

• set rules that make things more similar

• a central governing system 

Legalism

• a long wall running east and west along his empire’s northern border

• a strong leader and a strong legal system will create social order

Centralization

• a central governing system

• the first Han emperor

Wudi

• what Han based his society on

• the first Han emperor

Civil Service

• a system of government employees mainly selected for their skills and knowledge

• a route created for trade and ideas that created success for the Han dynasty

Silk Road

• a route created for trade and ideas that created success for the Han dynasty

• a strong leader and a strong legal system will create social order

Confucian Values

• what Han based his society on

• made up to 90% of the Han population

Lacquer Wave

•  a "glowing" art form created during the Han period

• made up to 90% of the Han population