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and Taoism (Daoism). Confucianism and Taoism were the two main religions during the Han Dynasty. The governmental methods used in the Han Dynasty revolved around giving power to multiple leaders as opposed to giving power to one supreme leader. This form of government was adopted from the Qin Dynasty. Innovation in China spiked when the Han Dynasty began, giving great advances in science and technology. This was made possible by the governmental structure and values which fostered new, useful ideas. Overall, the Han Dynasty remained stable for a great period of time, thanks to these thriving components. The Han Dynasty began when the Qin Dynasty fell after the death of their leader Qin Shi Huang. Peasant born leader Liu Bang, defeated Xiang Yu and took over the old Dynasty and renamed it the Han Dynasty, named after his old region of rule, the Hanzhong region. Liu Bang was soon known as Emperor Gaozu of Han. Liu Bang was a devout Confucian and Confucianism eventually became the main religion, replacing Legalism, the main belief during the Qin Dynasty. Confucianism led Liu Bang to loosen the tight rule of the Qin, who governed with strict and cruel law. Emperor Gaozu’s methods of punishment became less server and the new way of which he ruled seemed to revolve around morality. Liu Bang kept the same form of government as the Qin, which was a strict bureaucracy. In the bureaucracy, the highest leader was the emperor, and the other leaders served in their own territory.…

Qin Shi Huangdi, the first Qin emperor, envisioned a central bureaucratic structure headed by royalty to rule China under his name. Though it came at the severe cost of public sentiment, Qin was an extremely proactive emperor who implemented much of what he had envisioned before. It’s agreed upon that the Qin Dynasty laid the foundation for the massive cultural and economic development of China that took place during the Han Dynasty. Although the Qin Dynasty is easily considered among the most…

Between 200 BCE and 200 CE the Roman republic used advanced military strategy, weapons and training to conquer the known world, roughly five thousand miles away the Han Dynasty conquered and controlled most of China using their advancements of military strategy, weapons and training. By the time 200 BCE rolled around for the Roman empire they were at their pinnacle. Having already conquered all of Italy, surrounding island, and parts of Spain, they were becoming the strongest military power…

Xia was born into a horrible breeding facility in the Himalayas along side her beloved brother Xiu. The two were nothing special really, they didn't come from notable bloodlines like some of the other hounds being housed there but they were beautiful little fluff balls. They never knew their sire and only knew their mother until they were old enough to be plucked from her to start their training. Right from the start little Xia had a strong dependency on her brother finding it hard to be…

Word of Hua Tuo’s achievements in science and medicine would go on to become popular theme in East Asian literature and art, particularly in Japan. Kuniyoshi, a disciple of the Utagawa school, and one of the most renowned Ukiyo-e printmakers during the time of the Edo period illustrates the scene of Hua Tuo treating the shoulder wound of the famous Han general Guan Yu while conscious- a popular scene in in Luo Guanzhong’s 1522 novel, ‘The Romance of the Three Kingdoms’. The novel is considered…

Han Dynasty By: Ayoub In the Han dynasty there were many importants people and historical events. Before the Han Dynasty there was the Qin dynasty and it was ruled by the Qin emperor. Liu Bang led a revolt against him and he was overthrown and this was the start of the Han Dynasty. First, was the founder of the dynasty Liu Bang. Liu Bang came from a peasant family. His name was originally Liu Bang but he was given the name Emperor Gaozu. Liu Bang became emperor in 206 B.C.E. One was Liu…

In 202 BCE, Emperor Gaozu, whose given name was Liu Bang, became the first Han emperor after defeating the last rebellion against him. He had already been king of Han since 206 BCE (the formal beginning of the Han dynasty). During the previous dynasty, the Qin, Liu Bang had been a minor official. The Qin dynasty (221-206 BCE) was very short and cruel; by the time it collapsed, Liu Bang had raised an army and claimed the vacant throne. He was not the only one in the quest for power, and one of…

Alexandria itself. Augustus decided instead of taking the direct sea route to Alexandria to take the land route causing Mark Antony to not be able to get support from some of the Roman client states that were loyal to him. Mark Antony was forced to wait until Augustus Caesar showed up to kill him shortly after Mark Antony’s death Augustus was named the Pharaoh of Egypt. Liu Bang was one of the rebel leaders who opposed the legalistic rule of the Qin Dynasty. Liu Bang eventually defeated the Qin…

The construction of the tomb was described by historian Sima Qian (145–90 BCE) in his most noted work Shiji, written a century after the mausoleum's completion. Work on the mausoleum began in 246 BCE soon after Emperor Qin (then aged 13) ascended the throne, and the project eventually involved 700,000 workers.[3] Geographer Li Daoyuan, writing six centuries after the First Emperor's death, recorded in Shui Jing Zhu that Mount Li was a favoured location due to its auspicious geology, "famed for…

It is believed that some of the best evidence of common beliefs in Han China were founded in the writings of Wang Chong (27 C.E. 100 C.E.) (1), an early Chinese philosopher who believed that the “world operated by spontaneous, natural development” (2) and that the idea of “lucky and unlucky days” was irrational. During his time, Wang had written a published book titled “Luheng,” which contained a series of critical essays with one being that of “Lucky and Unlucky Days.” Wang wrote this…