History Of China

The people of china would build settlements along the Huang He river. This later grew to be the first city in Chinese culture. Their leader Yu delivered a way to control floods and made farming projects to tame the river so that crops can grow.

In this dynasty there was a family who became the first to have a written records. With that they made beautiful buildings and artifacts , including the first capital and city called Anyang

During their 400 year rule, the Han had great improvements in education, technology and manufacturing. For instance, The invention of made record keeping more efficient and education more accessible

Confucius was born in a poor family but longed to advise political leaders with his principles. Later, he became a minister and that's when he put his ideas to the test. Even after his death his philosophy is still taught throughout China

After the Zhou rose to power they brought many new ideas, one of which established Mandate of Heaven if approved by the all kinds of gods. They also introduced all kinds of inventions like cast iron. This production would develop weapons for battle and tools for farming

Since the population has grown to 60 million and people needed to be fed, scholars and average civilians considered agriculture to be the most important job anyone could have. So, an edict was written to explain this philosophy

Sima Quin was a writer and known as the grand historian for his work. He complied china's history from ancient dynasties to wudi

After Sima Quin's death his daughter Ban Zhao wrote a book called Lessons for Women. This was a guide to teach women to be humble, obedient and industrious in their lives.

Wang Mang tried to take control of the throne. That is until a flood left thousands homeless and starving. Soon after rebels assassinated Wang Mang in A.D23, as a result the second part of the Han started.

Even though peace has been restored, the later Han years were quite prosperous. Within a century they divided into three rival kingdoms due to economic imbalance, political problems and social unrest