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Qin and Han
-state ideology -corvee-unification -reasons of its demise-terracotta army
The Qin Dynasty
Qin shi huang -300 years unity -1st imperial period
The first emperor
State ideology- legalist philosophy -based on the idea that humans are selfish-Emphasized harsh rules (law of Qin /200/quin
dai lianzuo )-the disobedient should be harshly punished
Legalism
Example :
Anyone caught outside their village without a passport should have his ears or nose chopped off!
Unpaid compulsory labour service
Corvee (yaoyi)
陈琳《饮马长城窟行》 生男慎勿举,生女哺用脯,君不见,长城下,死人骸骨相撑柱。
Unification Codifying lawsRazing city wallsConfiscating weaponsWeights and measuresCoinage Axle-lengthChinese scriptThe burning of books
Terracotta Army
Han
From legalism to Confucianism -Qin suppressed Confucianism -and burned Confucius’ books-Han adopted Confucianism-Han Wu Di declared China as a Confucian
state-Core concept :subordination
Ideology
Han High Ancestor: Liu Bang-peasant origin -not very virtuous-great leadership abilities
-Laid firm foundation for Imperial exam system in later dynasties
- The ability of an office-holder = knowledge of Confucian classics
- written exams were given to determine the best one for the government positions
- Led to a Confucianism state ideology
Civil service examination
Positive effects: -Emphasized morals and ethics-promoted respect to the authorities, parents,
elders-Chose people based on their merits and abilities Negative effects:-discrimination against women-absolutely obeying fathers, husbands, sons ----no freedom for children and women
eunuchs
Expansion
Han Wu Di
Alliance with the Huns
Sima Qian
The Records of the Grand Historian,
known by its Chinese name Shiji (Chinese: 史記 ; pinyin: Shǐjì;
literally "Historical Records"),
recounted Chinese history from the time of the Yellow Emperor until his own time. covers a history of 3,000 years altogether 103 articles, totaling more than
500,000 Chinese characters. a faithful documenting of history but also
possesses high literary value