Han Dynasty and Inventions Flashcards
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Han dynasty
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- 202 B.C. - 220 A.D.
- based on Confucius’s teachings
- Grand school
2
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government
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- Wudi- first great emperor of Han
- positions earned by education
- acted to care for the people
3
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inventions
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- paper from mulberry
- seismograph
- traditional medicine
- dictionary
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paper
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- c. 104 AD
- mulberry bark and bamboo
- mixed with water and pounded out
- poured onto cloth
5
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paper making
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- along the silk road
- process kept secret
- song dynasty uses paper money
- few modern towns still make it
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seismograph
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- seismic waves from earth
- ball drops from dragon’s mouth to frog’s
7
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traditional Chinese medicine
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- collection written during warring states
- details of anatomy, diagnosis, treatment, etc.
- Han perfects practices
