HISTORY
ANCIENT CHINA
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The Silk Road
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Farming
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Fishing
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The Civil Service
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Detailed explanation-1: -Emperor Wu created an imperial academy of letters, built for the express purpose of training young men for government jobs.
Detailed explanation-2: -Wudi made prospective civil servants take civil service jobs. The invention of paper helped the Han Dynasty by spreading education in China and the availability of readible books. The inventions of collar harnesses, plows, and the wheel barrow were introduced to the Han Dynasty.
Detailed explanation-3: -One of the most exalted Han emperors was Emperor Wu. He made Confucianism the official philosophy, encouraged reciprocity between the state and its people, reformed the economy and agriculture, made contact with India, defended China from the Huns, and doubled the size of the empire.
Detailed explanation-4: -He was famous for many far-reaching accomplishments. He set up Confucian academies throughout the country and made Confucianism the state philosophy. His campaigns usually succeeded in expanding the empire. He kept the Xiongnu out and established Silk Road trade by sending Zhang Qian to the Yuezhi in 139 BC.
Detailed explanation-5: -The civil service was started during the Han Dynasty in 207 BC by the first Han Emperor, Gaozu.
Detailed explanation-6: -In 140 BC, Emperor Wudi took the throne and shifted the country’s focus back to a strong central government. Confucianism became the official government philosophy.