MMW 12 Chapter Notes - Chapter Chian: Emperor Gaozu Of Han, Qin Dynasty, Sinicization

• School: UCSD
• Department: Making of the Modern World
• Course: MMW 12
• Professor: Janet Smarr

Document Summary

Liu bang won as victor after the fall of the qin dynasty. Chinese expanded because of peaceful times, and lui bang"s policies. Han government supported by taxes and forced labor. Revenue fell short, partially because of military campaigns. Government had monopoly on iron, salt, and liquor. Also took over large scale grain dealing. Buy where plentiful and sell where it isn"t. China era of division - after the fall of the han. Warlords: sinicized barbarians or sons of mixed marriages. Love of horses and swords and military honor. South china - yangi and yangtze river. Came in with merchants along the han trade routes. First noticed in 1st c. ad as the religion of foreigners in china. Began attracting chinese after the collapse of han dynasty. Because there was no longer a confucian imperial court. Era of increasing chaos and violence buddhism creates communities that exempt themselves from secular rule. Some northern kings got interested in buddhism.