Chapter 7 Section 5 Han Contacts with Other Cultures The Forbidden City Palace of the Emperors.
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Chapter 7 Section 5Han Contacts with Other Cultures
The ForbiddenCity
Palace of theEmperors
• During the Han dynasty, Chinese society returned its focus to Confucian ideas, and new inventions were developed. In addition, increased trade allowed other countries to learn about the rich culture of China.
Farming and Manufacturing
• Questions/Answers• The iron plow and
wheelbarrow allowed the Chinese to till more land and raise more crops.
Silk
Silk Worm Cycle
They eatMulberry Tree
leaves
Final Product
Raw silkSilk fibersready to
weave intocloth
Ancient silk
making
Cleaningthe silk
cocoons
Collectingsilk
Silkextraction
Spinningsilk
SilkproductionWeavingsilk on a
loom
Silk-makingassembly
line
Checking silk fabric
fordefects
Ceremony tobless the silk
Silk threadswoven together tomake a beautiful
tapestry
Finalproduct
Trade Routes• Chinese goods,
especially silk and fine pottery, were highly valued by people in other lands. During the Han period, the value of these goods to people outside China helped increase trade.
Beautifulbronze lantern
Silk Road
Silk Road and other trade routes
• Answers/Questions
Caravans onThe
Silk Road
Check Your Facts about Chinese Tradeand the Silk Road
Chinese kept their procedure
for making silk a secret.
Revealing these secrets was
punishable by death. If the
“word” got out, the Chinese
would no longer dominate the
silk trade.
The Silk Road began in
China and ended at the
Mediterranean Sea.
Because of the popularity of
Silk in Rome, China became
wealthy.
Buddhism Comes To China• Questions/answers
Check Your Important FactsAbout China and Buddhism
• Buddhism would not have caught on in China if the people there weren’t suffering so badly.
• There was great suffering in China, and Buddhism deals with human suffering.
• Diffusion is the spread of ideas from one culture to another.
Modern China Today
Summary