Describe the rise of the Han dynasty in China
What will be an ideal response?
ANSWER:
Students should recognize the fragmented nature of China and the initial regional resistance to unification and to Qin brutality. The Han Empire assumed control from the quickly declining Qin and created traditions of cultural and political unity that drew the warring states together. The Han portrayed themselves as more benevolent than the Qin and subscribed to a Confucian code of responsibility. Overcoming geographic obstacles, the Han dynasty was built on an agricultural foundation. The Han cleared forests and constructed canals, dikes, and terraces to expand the arable land. Agriculture supplied the wealth and taxes to support the Chinese people and the Han government. The population grew, supplying labor to further expand the empire. The government required all males to donate one month every year to government projects and to serve two years in the military. The labor and taxes of the growing population of free peasants expanded the size and power of the Han dynasty.
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