Similarities Between China And Han Dynasty

The age which is known for China’s formation of dynasties. In the span between 200 BCE and 300 CE, there were two dynasties; the Qin and Han dynasty. Over the span of two dynasties, they continued and developed new economic changes, social structures, and cultural interactions. Economically, the Qin dynasty had developed a successful economic source in silk. Silk was found in multiple parts of China; there were evident with the emperor, warriors, in temples, and at a time even replaced the currency. The textile even became part of Chinese culture. They see silk as an art piece that has sentimental value, which were used in religious events and funerals. After the fall of Qin dynasty, the Han dynasty kept up with Qin’s economic reputation,

The first and highest of them all were the Gentry, consist of the wealthy landowners, then the Peasants, next were the farmers. Farmers make up 90% of the population, as farming was the most common job as the wealthymen owned land. Then comes the craftsmen and the merchants, are the lowest social class as their income comes from other wealth. With the different social classes , it come with an Emperor, who controls and maintain all citizens privileges. In addition, like other past empires, men were seen as the more dominant gender than women. Now come the Han dynasty’s social structure. They also consist of four groups, however, the positions are changed. The upper class was filled with the emperor, the military, his court, and scholars who are represented as the government. Next are the largest of them all, the peasants. They were tenant farmers who were used for military services and abused by nobles such as the aristocrats. Then the artisans who produces goods and luxury goods for the daily life. Lastly, the merchants were the lowest class, they were the ones who buys and sells goods that other people produced. The change in social structure was expressed by the Emperor of Han, who sought to take a different perspective in ruling, mainly the cruel laws and policies of the previous dynasty, Qin dynasty. He reintroduced the ideas of Confucianism, mainly the importance of family, which has been spread throughout the world and is used in today’s modern