Nat Geo Chp 7 Sect 2.4-2.5

After Shi Huangdi's death, what brought about the collapse of the Qin dynasty?

Liu Bang , a _____ from the Han kingdom, began the Han dynasty in 202 B.C.

Compared to Shi Huangdi and the Qin dynasty, the Han dynasty introduced practices that were _____ _____.

What did the Han dynasty do differently than the Qin dynasty?

The Han had peasants work for only _____ _____ per year to build roads, canals, and irrigation systems.

The Han rulers also replaced Legalism with _____.

The rulers established their government based on a _____, in which these appointed officials ran the bureaus, or offices.

Later Han rulers included Liu Bang’s wife, who came to be known as _____ _____. Unfortunately, after she died, all of her relatives were executed by a group of rival court officials. They made sure that no other member of her family could rule again.

Many merchants, government workers, and craftspeople lived in large houses in the cities. Peasants, however, lived in small _____ _____ in villages close to their farms

Today, many Chinese call themselves “_____ ___ ___ _____” in recognition of the dynasty’s great achievements.

The Chinese are credited with inventing the following:

What was China's most traded good?

The Han dynasty is sometimes referred to as China's first _____ _____.

The silk road connected China to the _____ _____.

_____ spread to China from India.

Match the post-Han states with their location. This was known as "The Three Kingdoms."