Achievements Of The Han Dynasty

Under the rule of Liu Bang, the Han dynasty (202B.C.E. - 220 C.E.) was one of the world’s largest and wealthiest empires. Among its achievements were improvements to the imperial administration, urban culture, technology and commerce. The dynasty was so successful that the people began to call themselves the Han people. Emperor Gaozu formerly known as Liu Bang , changed the bureaucracy and strict laws by lowering taxes, implementing less severe punishments and allowed Confucian scholars to serve as state officials. At first government officials were asked to recommend young men to join the government but eventually the emperor started an imperial university in order to pick better candidates for the job. These candidates

The Qin Dynasty ended with the death of Shihuangdi and was followed by the Han Dynasty after Lui Bang’s army conquered the Qin Dynasty.. The Han Dynasty is known as one of the greatest eras recognized in China. Lui Bang founded the Han dynasty in 206 BCE; it was the second dynasty of China. He started a bureaucracy founded on intellect (Gill). Confucianism was the main philosophy at this time, “confucianism deals primarily with moral conduct and ethical living and is often categorized as an ethical system. It emphasizes the earthly, not the heavenly” (What). Once paper was invented literature became very popular. This prompted Sima Olan to write the Book of History. This book contains the first record of Chinese history. Porcelain was also new at this time and became a very popular (Western).

Although the foundation of both empires was built upon political integration, their organization of government differed. The Han Dynasty’s centralized power and administration was based on a bureaucratic system while the Roman Empire’s imperial power was based on a one-man sovereign. In order to improve Chinese society, which was under tyrannical rule under the Qin Dynasty, the Han Empire centralized their government with the synthesis between an imperial family and the new scholar-gentry class under a bureaucratic system. By securing power to overthrow the Qin Dynasty, Liu Bang provided lands to those military supporters who helped with the task. From the land grants given, the royal families and supporters were entitled

First, the Han Dynasty was more important to the development of China because it created the idea of a Civil Service Exam. The Han Dynasty readopted the idea of having families rulers after the Qin Dynasty strayed from the tradition; however, they kept the idea of bureaucrats from the Qin Dynasty. They used appointed government officials to oversee the day-to-day work of their government. This lead them to implement the Civil Service Exam. The exam was meant to help chose the bureaucrats for the government. It was a test centered around the ideas of Confucius and how to apply them to everyday life. By making this a normal part of Chinese society, the Han Dynasty was able to extend government official job opportunities to people of all social classes. In addition, because the exam gave these opportunities to all people, all people put more emphasis on

There was many dynasties and empires to come about between 200 BCE and 600 CE. One specific dynasty was the Han dynasty. This dynasty was involved in the unification of China. This dynasty was formed by Lia Bang and lasted from 206 BCE to 220 CE, with an interruption phase from 9 CE to 23 CE.The Han dynasty was between decentralized and centralized. Han Wudi was the greatest emperor of this dynasty, who pursued centralization and expansion. There was constant attacks from Xiongnu nomads of C. Asia; however, Han Wudi briefly came to control Xiongnu. Wang Mang, the regent for a two year old emperor, took power himself. He tried to redistribute land, but the wealthier people that did not want to get some of their land taken away assassinated him. In the later Han dynasty, emperors manage with struggles to control resentment. Another succession to come about was the Roman empire. The Roman empire started out as a republic, but soon Julius Caesar Seized Rome in 49 B.C.E. Julius Caesar centralized control but was eventually assassinated in 44 B.C.E. After Julius came Octavian, who ran a monarchy that was disguised as a republic. Octavian continued expansion and integration of the empire. There was an extreme amount of poor people; in fact, one third of the population was in slavery. One of the only things that was attempted was giving them bread and circuses to distract them. There was no policy developed for them. The Roman empire went through many rulers. Although these

The Han dynasty, instead, viewed their government bureaucracy in more high esteem. The origins of the Han dynasty bureaucracy were in the preceding Qin dynasty. This is described in one passage by Sima Qian, a Han historian, where he describes the first emperor of the Qin dynasty. In these writings he describes the first emperor, Qin Shihuangdi, as a very cruel despot who burned important writings, imposed cruel penalties, and was very arrogant.(FOOTNOTE). However, even Sima Qian acknowledges that he unified China through the appointment of officials to rule provinces, and standardizing their measurements and writing system.(FOOTNOTE). When the Qin dynasty ended in 202 BCE, however their bureaucratic system survived through the Han dynasty.(FOOTNOTE). This is significant because even though the Han viewed the Qin dynasty very poorly, they still enacted a bureaucracy that was very similar. The unique attributes of this bureaucracy was that it was more centralized, and cohesive then that of the Roman empire. Also, as mentioned earlier, it was better staffed and more equipped.

Humans have made huge accomplishments throughout history. Many of these accomplishments have changed the world. Some of these accomplishments have come from dynasties and empires that wanted to expand their knowledge and ideas. Some of these things have affected other civilizations after them and some didn’t have that much of an impact. A lot of these achievements and accomplishments are basic things in our everyday lives that these civilizations have took time and effort to come up with. Ancient China has been one of the numerous places that have made accomplishments. Many ancient Chinese dynasties have accomplished many things that have affected the world. The Tang dynasty’s accomplishments in art, farming, gunpowder, and literature have

The Han dynasty tried to interpret confucian thoughts to fit the needs of the elite and even raising their status. The Han dynasty bureaucracy was far more sophisticated bureaucracy then Imperial Rome’s it relied heavily on the elites and slave labour. It was founded on Roman Law. It had a much greater emphasis on law codes even the emperors were follow to the law code. An example would be an emperor wanting to marry his niece so he changed the law so everyone can marry their nieces.

The Han dynasty was a golden era for China. It saw the greatest land confiscation of the nation’s history and economic success. In this paper I will be focusing on the structure of the national government, the monopolizing of iron and salt, the Yumen Pass and the Yellow Turban rebellion. Join me as we take a trip back in time to visit a time in Chinas history that is highly revered.

Han Dynasty (206 BC-220 AD) expanded much like the Roman Republic (509 BC- 27 AD) and both profitable in the process. Both relied on taxes levied and slaves for manual labor to support the economy. The Roman Republic did not have lineage when it came how to “rule” like the Hans and their predecessors. The Hans ruled with an aristocracy and the Roman Republic had a bureaucracy, but both focused on having a strong military. The two empires were both affected by religion, the Hans with Confucianism, which they would adapt in order the reaffirm their “hold” on their people. The Roman Republic was affected by Christianity, however its communication amongst its believers challenged Roman authority.

The Roman empire had an effective system of government through civil service. He paid workers to manage the affairs of government, such as the grain supply, tax collection, and the postal system. They had an organized way of carrying out day to day operations and controlled an entire empire through this. This also gave the common people jobs too, “Although the senate still functioned, civil servants drawn from plebeians and even former slaves actually administered the empire” (162). The Han had a similar system but ultimately, the common people weren't accounted for and the poor couldn't have government jobs. Wudi set up a school where hopeful job applicants from all over China could come to study Confucius’s works…. In practice, few peasants could afford to educate their sons. So only sons of wealthy landowners had a chance at a government career (203). The Han’s system was effective but not as effective and proactive as the Roman empires because the Roman’s system involved all people and gave all people

The two great civilizations of Imperial Rome (31 B.C.E. - 476 C.E.) and Han China (206 B.C.E.- 220 C.E.) were two of the most successful dynasties that ever ruled. Although there were major differences in the methods of political control employed by Han China and Imperial Rome, it is apparent that the two dynasties also shared strategies for maintaining political authority. Despite the use of a centralized government and a military being similar aspects of political control among both civilizations. Han China based its rule on Confucianism, which emphasized the family unit and order, while Imperial Rome based their system upon law and order.

In the beginning of the Han empire, there was significant compromise with the aristocratic groups who helped to overthrow the Qin. Liu Bang handed out land grants to his military supporters as well as his relatives. The bureaucracy of the Qin was adopted as the basis for the Han empire; it was highly centralized, and all were affected. All males were required to register, pay taxes, and serve in the military. Former regional princes were removed from power and rebellions were crushed, in their places regional officials took over. A civilian official and military commandant were responsible for each commandery, which were the provinces of the new empire. They shared an enormous responsibility to collect taxes and maintain political stability of a vast region, which contained millions of people who belong to many ethic groups.

Days, months, and years go by, but who "invented" or promoted the usage of this time doing system used worldwide? During the Shang Dynasty (1000 B.C. - 1100 B.C.) a calendar was created. Although, this was not the first calendar invented, this is the one most like our adapted calendar we have used around the world for years and still use currently. For us, a calendar year consists of 365 days, 12 months, and 7 days in the week. For the Chinese, it was 365 1/4 days, 12 months, and 7 days in the week. A very minuscule difference but a notable one. In the year, we have many celebratory and commemorative annual holidays such as Christmas and Valentine's Day added into our calendars. Factually,

The Han dynasty was a time for peace and prosperity. It is often dubbed the Golden Age of China and it is where China was able to grow into a major power. However it wasn’t always like that, the dynasty itself began with a revolt against the Qin empire in 206 BC. However, due to a change in ideals and government, the Han dynasty was able to survive until 220 AD. A major reason why the Han Dynasty was able to survive over 400 years is due to the change in ideals from Legalism to Confucianism. Emperor Wudi played huge part in why this dynasty was able to last so long as he chose this change when he came into power. In order to understand why this change was so effective in revolutionizing the country, we have to look at what other options were available at this time and then we can see why Confucianism was the better choice than Daoism and Legalism.