Picture Collage

  http://ed101.bu.edu/StudentDoc/Archives/ED101sp07/barborek/handynasty.htm

 

The Han dynasty was a very large empire. It was locacted in China Proper, where most of the Chinese population lived. People lived in China Proper becasue of it flat lands and rivers. these rivers allowed people to build camps around water so water was a plentiful source. This also allowed trade to run and people would go on the rivers to trade. The flat lands allowed people to build without the problem of moutains.

 

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

This mortuary vessel, known as a hu, is decorated with the animated drama of a blue beast with bared fangs lunging at a mounted archer. Roaming the other side of the hu is a long, striding tiger. Executed with brilliant pigments and confident black brushstrokes, the decoration on this vessel perfectly expresses the boldly assertive character of the Western Han dynasty and is, moreover, one of the finest known examples of Han painting.

 

 

http://www.crystalinks.com/chinahistory.html

 

This is a picture of the rounder of the han dyanasty, Emperor Wu Han Wudi. he was the one who pushed back the attack of the Xiongnu. They were also known as the Huns. This  enabled the first opening of trading connections between China and the West, the Silk Road. the silk road was a huge contribution and if not ad been invented, trade would had never been able to trade far countries

 

 

http://www.history-of-china.com/han-dynasty/invention-of-paper.html

 

 In its beginning age, paper was used as the the tool for recording the important events and data. Before the invention of paper, the turtle shell, animal bone, golden stone, bamboo slips, wood and cloth were used for recording and remembering things.The supply of cheap paper meant that great thoughts could be written on the paper and read by people. Advanced and new ideas could be passed quickly and widely to the majority of people. It has promoted and quickened the steps of human civilization and development.

http://totallyhistory.com/han-dynasty-government/

This is a picture of a pottery model of the Han dyanasty government. Pottery was very comman and popular in the Han dyanstyThe Han dynasty followed the Qin dynasty to become the second imperial dynasty of China. It consisted of two sides, the Western Han and the Eastern Han. The Han dynasty was a product of a rebellion that began after the death of the First Emperor. The Han dynasty government was largely characterized by a combination of feudal structures and central bureaucracy. The emperor was the head of the government. He was responsible for creating laws, heading the armed forces as its commander-in-chief and serving as the chief executive official.