By: Cristina and Haley

P. 1

P. 2Key: =

Han Dynasty

The Han dynasty lasted from206 BC until 220 AD. The Handynasty is a timeline when theHan family were the rulers ofChina.

The Han dynasty is famous for the silk road. It was famous becausethe silk road is the route that the Chinese took when they were tradingwith the Romans. The Han dynasty is also famous for burying smallclay models of their homes and personal belongings and this has helpedus learn a lot about them. The Han dynasty was also famous for theirart. This was a good time for the Chinese empire because the culturewas similar all across China. Als0 the Han dynasty lasted around450 years. Only 10% lived in the cities. Each city was surrounded bya strong wall made of earth and stone.

P. 3

In the Han dynasty the social structure stayed the same as all of the other Ancient Chinese Dynasties. The Soldiers and Servants wherealways at thebottom.

The Emperor always in the top. Civil Servants where the closest to the

Emperor. Peasants were the second closest to the top.

P. 4

The housing in the Han dynasty would differ fromplace to place, most commonly it would be an entirefamily living in one large rectangular house called a sihe yuan. A si he yuan had eight rooms. There were fourbed rooms, a kitchen, a lavatory, two rooms forworshiping the gods. There were three wings in everyhouse, each wing had a veranda, a sunroom made fromcloth and bamboo. Each wing of the house also had a

court yard used for study, exercise and nature viewing.

P. 5

The rich rushed to imitate the imperial palace. Theybuilt elaborate homes, decorated with drapery. They hadstone lions to furnished the family tombs. They alwayscharred how much the sculpture or lion cost to put in topof the tombs. The rich lived in comfortable, large houseswith many rooms and fireplaces. They decorated therehouse with furniture from Greek and Rome. Dinner wasvery decorated. Kids were tutored in science, math,math, literature, art, religion, and music. The rich didnot go to public schools. When it was cold, they hadcoats created with squirrel and fox skins and leatherslippers.

P. 6

When you think of Chinese food you think of rice.In fact, rice was the first grain that was farmed inChina. There is archaeological evidence of rice farmingalong the Yang-tse River as early as about 5000 BC.People cooked rice by boiling it in water, the way they dotoday. Or they made it into wine. Rice wine has beenpopular in China since prehistory. During the HanDynasty, millet wine became very popular and was evenmore popular to drink than tea. Also beginning in theHan Dynasty, about 100 AD, Chinese people began tomake their wheat and rice into long noodles.

Food

P. 7

Most Chinese, both rich and poor, lived in large families.Grandparents, parents, aunts, uncles, and children all lived together.Family was extremely important in Han China. Most Chinese believed in theancient tradition of ancestor worship. They believed that the spirits of deadmen and women influenced what happened to them. The way to pleaseancestors was to pray to them and to offer them food and drink. As youprobably know, Confucianism was based on the teaching of Kongfuzi(called Confucius by westerners).Recall that Confucius believed that societyworked best when people acted properly based on their roles and theirrelationships with others. Confucius believed that there were five basicrelationships: ruler and subject, husband and wife, father and son, oldersibling and younger sibling, friend and friend. Confucius taught that allpeople must respect and obey those above them. In return, those above mustbehave properly to those below. Confucianism, then, emphasized respect,obedience, and responsibility. Along with the ancient tradition of closefamily ties, these teachings helped to strengthen Chinese families. In turn,strong families helped to strengthen the entire social structure of the Han.

Family Life

P. 8

There were a few different ways to get married in theHan Dynasty one of them was a marriage with proposal.That is when the male will give a gift to the female'sfamily, and both parents must agree to the marriage. Adifferent form of marriage is called succeeding marriage,a succeeding marriage is when a girl is widowed theyounger brother can marry her, he can also do the samefor his step mother. It was believed that men should marryaround the age of 30 and girls around 20 you cannot getmarried however if you are above these ages. There was nodivorce in ancient china. Once married a girl must move

in with her husbands family.

Marriage

P. 9

Chinese women will often drink a strong herbalpotion which apparently would help to ease the strainof labor. Custom dictates that women not fear thelaboring process, since birth is considered a women'scareer to the ancient Chinese. Chinese womentraditionally would go through labor in an armchairor futon. Once the baby is born they will often pray tothe goddess who helped them conceive with an offeringof sweet meats and incense.

Childbirth

P. 10

In ancient china most children were not given an

education only the boys of a very rich family. Mostchildren worked at home on the farms planting cropsand picking weeds. Girls were never given an educationand had to do whatever their husbands mother tells themto do. If a girl is part of a very poor family sometimesbecause of poverty a family must sell their daughter toa rich family. In ancient china having a son was muchmore important than having a daughter so life was

much harder for females.

Childhood

P. 11

Here in Canada we have a opportunity to become thebest we can but in the Han Dynasty the teachers weremore strict and they expected more from children. In theHan Dynasty there was no public schools only the richboys were allowed to have a tutor. Instead here inCanada all kids have equal rights and there is publicschools for anyone paid from HST. In the Han Dynastythey didn´t have universities and they only worked fortheir families. Here in Canada we have universities andare able to work for those who will hire us. In Canadagirls have equal rights.

P. 12

Only boys from rich families were given aneducation and boys had to work very hard for politicalrights. You did not learn math or science in school buthow to read and write. School started at 6 am and endedat 4 pm. The student would sit on stools and the teacherhad the only chair. Test scores were the only thing thatmattered if you wanted to get a job, not how muchmoney you had or the family that you came from.Schools normally took place in a temple and if therewas no school in your village you would go and stay

with your relatives or strangers.

Education

P. 13

Under the Han Dynasty (about 200 BC to 200 AD), scholarsworking for the emperors tried to find a way to combine Taoismand Confucianism. They believed that the emperors should followthe Tao, or the way, and help people to be good by rewarding gooddeeds. In this way, people would naturally want to be good, andwouldn't have to be forced into it. Around 500 AD, in the period ofthe Three Kingdoms, Buddhism first came to China from India,where the Buddha had lived and where Buddhism got started.Actually there were Buddhists in China even during the HanDynasty, starting about 50 AD, but there got to be a lot more ofthem under the Three Kingdoms. Some Buddhists were persecutedby the emperors, but generally Buddhism was popular andaccepted. The T'ang Dynasty Empress Wu, for example, was aBuddhist. But Taoism was still very strong in China too.

Religion

P. 14

The greatest God in the Han Dynasty is Dha-shi-zhi, she broke the cycle of reincarnation with her greatlove, and now welcomes souls to Heaven in the form offlowers. Di-Cang is a great Buddhist who releases thesouls of the dead from the underworld. She is abodhisattva of Chinese Buddhism, whose name means"the Strongest".

God

P. 15

People in China generally wore tunics ( long t-shirts). Women wore long tunics that went down to theground, with belts. Men wore shorter ones down to theirknees. Sometimes they wore jackets over their tunics. Inthe winter, when it was cold, people wore padded jacketson top of their tunics, and sometimes pants under them.In early China, poor people made their clothes of hemp orramie. Rich people wore silk. Most people in China, bothmen and women, wore their hair long. It was believedthat you got your hair from your parents, so it wasdisrespectful to cut it.

Clothing

P. 16

When Chinese people learned about Buddhism, under the Han Dynasty, they also learned about Buddhist art styles in India, and these new styles had a huge effect on Chinese art. Chinese sculptors learned to make life-size stone statues. About the same time, traders on the Silk Road began to bring Roman blown glass to China. Chinese potters, perhaps trying to imitate blown glass, soon created porcelain. Around the same time, Chinese artists invented paper and began to use it for painting on. They created new works of literature and music. Beautiful murals were painted on the walls of palaces. Scroll painting began. Craftsmen made jade jewellery and carvings, gold ornaments and belt hooks, delicate paintings with wire thin brush strokes. Iron was used for making plows and other cast iron objects. Glazed pottery was brightly painted with lively hunting scenes, mountains, trees, clouds, dragons, tigers, and bears. Their medicine was advanced. They invented acupuncture.

Art and Music

P. 17

By the time of Han Dynasty, the major traditionalChinese festivals had become large public events. TheHan Dynasty had many large festivals to celebratecultural and social reasons. One of the most importantfestivals was Chinese new year. You would commonlysee the people dressed in red and gold because those arelucky colors to the Chinese. In this festival there will bedragon costumes, lots of lights, and fireworks. Thegifts were usually money that you keep safe till the restof the year for good luck.

Festivals

P. 18

The Han Dynasty was one of China’s most famousdynasties of all. The Han Dynasty lasted from 206 BCuntil 220 AD. During the four centuries that the HanDynasty remained unified, they brought forth severalmajor cultural and scientific achievements to China.One of these achievements were the establishment of theSilk Road. One of the most well known achievements ofthe Han Dynasty was the establishment of the SilkRoad, a road system that made it possible for a person togo from Beijing to Guangzhan on foot in 56 days.

Conclusion

P. 19

Books:

Exploring Daily Life During the Han Dynasty

Ancient China

Websites:

http://file.pokok.edu.hk/~cyberfair/cf2006/eng/chapter1.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_marriage

http://www.ancientchinalife.com/ancient-china-children.html

http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/179408/education/47455/Ancient-China

http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/china/people/school.htm

http://www.chinaknowledge.de/History/Han/han-religion.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Han_Dynasty

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Han_Chinese

http://china.mrdonn.org/han.html

http://teachergenius.teachtci.com/exploring-daily-life-during-the-han-dynasty/

http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/china/

Information Bibliography

P. 20

Great Wall of CHINA:

http://www.uen.org/utahlink/activities/view_activity.cgi?activity_id=6482

Han Dynasty Map:

http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archivo:Han_Dynasty_Plain_map.PNG

Han Dynasty Painting:

http://www.ask.com/wiki/History_of_Chinese_art

Clay model art:

http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/hand/hd_hand.htm

Social structure:

http://regentsprep.org/Regents/global/themes/goldenages/china.cfm

Emperor:

http://www.longtochinatravel.com/chinese-history/default.aspx

Civil Servants:

http://jspivey.wikispaces.com/Compare+the+development+of+traditions+and+institutions+in+major+civilizations,+Indian,+Chinese,+and+Greek,Roman+Sun+Hong+Jeffrey+Ahn+B+Block

Peasant:

http://aldworthapworld.wikispaces.com/D5.+Describe+social+problems+faced+by+working+class+in+western+Europe,+Russia+and+China

Merchants:

http://aldworthapworld.wikispaces.com/D5.+Describe+social+problems+faced+by+working+class+in+western+Europe,+Russia+and+China

Soldiers and Servants:

http://www.qwiki.com/q/#!/History_of_the_Han_Dynasty

P. 21

Dha-shi-zhi God:

http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/china/religion/gods.htm

Music:

http://www.chinaexploration.com/TopAttractions/The-Art-of-Guqin-Music.html

Housing:

http://structuralarchaeology.blogspot.com/2009/11/notes-queries-chou-literature-iron-age.html

Wealthy:

http://www.beazley.ox.ac.uk/world/tours/china/china30.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Han_Dynasty

Food:

http://my.opera.com/SandraChina/blog/index.dml/tag/Food

Family Life:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/7893054@N02/

Marriage:

http://www.dreamweddingguide.com/general/han-dynasty-marriage/

Clothing:

http://www.starferrymusings.com/?p=974

Childhood:

http://www.goodorient.com/blog/?p=408

Childbirth:

http://kaleidoscope.cultural-china.com/en/118Kaleidoscope8185.html

P. 22

Canada vs China:

http://kyleshewfeltgymfest.com/2010/12/20/china-vs-canada-mar-25th/

Education:

http://china.chinaa2z.com/china/html/history%20and%20culture/2008/20081201/20081201164121838765/20081201165621323495_1.html

Religion:

http://www.xiantangdynasty.com/lao/doce/6the-10.htm

Festivals:

http://www.smh.com.au/news/china/happy-as-a-pig/2007/02/22/1171733954178.html

Conclusion:

http://mariahmeador.edu.glogster.com/false/

P. 23