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What might your life be like?\nExplain how the civil service system both was and was not a merit-based system.\nDescribe Chinese technological advances under the Han.\nAgriculture under the Han\nPopulation of 60,000,000 to be fed\nFarming thought to be a pivotal and honored occupation\nBut in reality small farmers were burdened by government taxes and became heavily indebted to the rich\nAncient Chinese wheelbarrow\nCommerce and Trade under the Han\nTrade and commerce were not respected but were still very important\nGovernment had monopolies\nSalt mining\nIron forging\nCoin minting\nAlcohol brewing\nGovernment engaged in industry\nSilk weaving\nGrowth of trade along the Silk Roads\nSilk Roads under the Han\nTrade routes across Asia\nTo Mediterranean (access to Europe) in the west\nChinese silks were sold in the marketplaces of the ancient Roman empire\nTo Yellow Sea and China Sea (access to Japan) in the east\nTraded silk and other goods\nCultural diffusion\nTrade goods refl","cbCailBzueOEN53R","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCailBzueOEN53R","pptx",1679701,26,"English","# Historical Setting of the Han\n## Qin to Han Transition\n## Two Periods of the Han Dynasty\n# Government and Society\n## Government Structure and Capitals\n## Empress Lu and Court Politics\n## Social Classes and Inheritance\n## Bureaucracy and Civil Service Exams\n## Roles of Women\n# Wudi and Expansion\n## Wudi - The Martial Emperor\n## Xiongnu and Northern Conflicts\n## Conquest, Colonization, and Borders\n# Economy, Technology, and Trade\n## Agriculture under the Han\n## Technology under the Han\n## Commerce and Trade under the Han\n## Silk Roads under the Han\n# Wang Mang and the Xin Dynasty\n## Changes under Wang Mang\n## Fall of the Xin Dynasty\n# Review Questions","[{\"question\":\"What were the two main periods of the Han Dynasty, and how do they differ?\",\"answer\":\"The Han is divided into Former Han (Western Han, 206 BCE–9 CE) and Later Han (Eastern Han, 25–220 CE). 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