Transcript 7.05 Silk Road - Florida Virtual School

Lesson 7.05
Silk Road
and the
Han Dynasty
Borders expand, trade routes expand
Chin Dynasty
Han Dynasty
Emperors of the Han
Dynasty
• Liu Pang rose to power. This is the beginning of the Han dynasty.
• Under the Han emperors, there was a system of meritocracy. People
were given jobs based on their abilities.. Government leaders followed
the teaching of Confucius. These officials were supposed to be welleducated gentlemen with manners. Knowledge of history, music, and
poetry was important.
• Emperor Wu-Ti brought change. Trade, education, and government
thrived. He improved the economy by repairing and building canals
and roads. With better canals and roads, people could travel easier.
Goods could be delivered faster. Trade improved. Wu-Ti ordered that
granaries be built across the empire.
What was the Silk Road?
• Begun by Emperor Wu-Ti of the Han Dynasty
• 4000 miles of trade routes, not just one road
• Carried foods like grapes, figs, cucumbers and
walnuts
• Furs, Muslin, glass, silk
• Exchange of ideas, religions, technology
• Used by merchants, migrants, pilgrims and
soldiers
• Plagues and diseases traveled the route too!
• Land and sea routes to and from China
Where was the Silk Road?
Lots of sea routes!
What purpose did the Silk Road serve?
• For example- It linked civilizations with each
other.
Contributions of the Han Dynasty
• Plow—a farm tool that increased food
production
• Wheelbarrow
• Rudder
• Suspension bridges
• Seismograph
• Paper
• Buddhism spreads across China
Why were these built?
Assignment 7_05
• Complete sense chart using template on
announcement page.
• list at least three details for each of the five
senses
• include one image for each of the five
categories
• include factual information from the lesson to
support what you are sensing or experiencing
See
I would see camels carrying
merchandise from China to Europe!
I would see men trading textiles in
the market place to use for clothing.
I would also see the vast ocean
during my travel along the sea trade
routes of the Silk Road