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If you were the ruler of a Dynaty what kind of rules would you have? Why?

If you could choose any job in the Han Dynasty which one would it be? Why?

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What was the Han Dynasty daily life like?

Most of the Han society lived or worked on farmers. Farmers lived in villages near the farms were they work. their homes were usually made of mud brick and were one or two storeys tall. Only a few rich farmers had an ox or two to pull the plows, but the poor farmers had to pull the plows themselves.I couldn't imagine how tiring it would have been to pull a plow all day, Could you? 


Han Dynasty farmer



                                                     

                                      

                            

Where did people in the Han Dynasty live?

People in the Han Dynasty lived mostly in the city, although a few lived in the country. The cities were center of trade, education, and government. many people lived there including merchants, crafts people and government officials. Their cities were not too different from our cities today.
                           
                              Ancient china village

What kind of clothing did people in thef han dynasty wear?

Farmers in China would often wear simple clothing and  sandals that was much like clothing today. I would have never thought people today would be wearing the same type of clothes as farmers from 202 B.C.! For China's warmer months peoples clothing would be stuffed like a quilt for warmth and made it look like they were wrapped in blankets, I wonder if that type of clothing looked like a coat. Most women would were long dress like clothing that looks like it wraps around their body.

Han Dynasty Woman

What was the Han Dynastys goverment like?

Liu Bang kept the Qin policies strong Central Government, but lowered taxes which probably made a lot of people happier. In order to work for the government the citizens would have to pass a test they were required to take, much like the U.S. today. He also made punishments less harsh. One rule Liu had was, peasant men owed the government a month of labor per year on the emperors public projects. There were many types of  labor Liu Bang would put people to work at included, building roads and canals and irrigation projects. In my opinion I would rather live in the Han Dynasty than the Qin Dynasty.
Citizens of the Han Dynasty taking there test

When did the Han Dynasty start and how?

                        
                     
                 Han Dynasty founder Liu Bang



The Han Dynasty started in about 202 B.C. by a military general named Liu Bang. It all started when Shi Huandis died and his son who was a very less effective ruler than his father, took over. So when the Civil war broke out during the last years of his reign causing the Qin Dynasty to end, and the Han Dynasty to Begin.