Traditions and Encounters, AP Edition (Bentley), 5th EditionChapter 8:
The Unification of ChinaLearning Objectives
When you have finished studying this chapter, you should be able to do the following:
- Compare and contrast the emergence of belief systems designed to restore political and social order in China.
- Explain and discuss the unification of China through the efforts of the Qin dynasty.
- Explain the rise and success of the early Han dynasty.
- Discuss the reasons behind productivity and prosperity during the Former Han era.
- Identify the social and economic difficulties that led to the decline of the Former Han dynasty.
- Discuss important features of the Later Han dynasty.
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