Golden Ages Han/Gupta Flashcards
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Han Dynasty - 3 Facts
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- One of the greatest and long lasting empire in Chinese history
- Founded by Lou Bang
- Followed the rule of Qin Dynasty
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Han Advancements 8 facts
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- Silk, valued, used by wealthy powerful and religious people
- Paper - Increased literacy, efficient education
- Compass - made sea passage more accurate, increased trade, and better naval ability
- Gunpowder - revolutionized military tech
- Civil Service Exam - increased stability in governments by making sure the workers were qualified
- Junk - Chinese sailing vessel, used for trade, travel and military
- Sail - allows ship s to sail with the wind allowing ships to travel farther
- Rudder - used to steer
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Han - Silk Road 4 Facts
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- Trade and Communication routes across land and sea
- Connected Europe, Asia, and Africa
- Ideas and goods were spread/exchanged
- Cultural Diffusion occurred
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Han Dynastic Cycle
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- When the old dynasty loses the mandate of heaven and a revolt occurs (natural disaster, crop shortage, war)
- new Dynasty claims the mandate(power) then rules and the cycle continues
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Mandate of Heaven (Han)
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- The divine source of authority and the right to rule for Chinas early emperors.
- God choose who rules
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Gupta Empire - 4 Facts
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- Located in India in 320-550 CE
- Hindu based society
- Religious toleration throughout Empire
- Strong leaders - Chandragupta and Chandragupta II
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Gupta geography - 2 Facts
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- Smaller than the Mauryan Empire which they inherited
- Located on the subcontinent under the Himalayas
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Gupta Achievements - 4 facts
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- concept of zero - advancement of technology and innovation
- stepwells allowed the Gupta to adapt to their environment and allowed for access to groundwater during the dry seasons
- Numbers 1-9, contributed to ease of trade, calculations, collection of taxes
- Money standardization - unified the empire and allowed for the collection of taxes, efficient trade dealings
