Inventions in the Han Dynasty

               Paper was invented in China during the Han Dynasty.  This was an important invention of the time period because paper was used from peasants to emperors. Making paper was a great invention because now people can write on thin, light of weight  and easily portable paper were they can write powerful messages. These messages could of been a letter or a  note the emperor used.

             Paper was created by Cai Lun and first used to write messages. Prior to the invention, people began using it frequently. It was used for recording the important events and data. Before the use of paper stones and animal skins were hard to get for writing down the important events and data. Paper was a big inprovment.

                Paper has really changed people's lives in many ways. For example, before the creation of paper the people used cloth and wood to recorded their important events and data.With the creation of paper it was easy and cheap to write the things you had to remember. The invention of paper helped the Han dynasty and all of China it also helped almost every single country in the world.

Main Religion/Beliefs During The Han

        
          During the Han Dynasty, the most common religion was Taoism. Taoism was based upon making less rules/laws and being apart of nature and also living a balanced life.This religion is important to the Han Dynasty because they wanted to live a life were they don't have to fight for what they need. They can live a well life doing whatever they want to do without many rules to follow in their Dynasty  The ruler or emperor can be less strict and have less stress with rules and laws in his Dynasty. This helps the emperor because his people will love him even more because they don't follow that many rules.

          The other belief/ philosophy was Confucianism. Confucianism made people feel trusted and secure. Confucianism is based on if people with authority behave well, then people bellow them would follow their example. If the government let people have freedom, the people would more likely trust the government. This practice is good because it does not have many rules/laws. But on the other hand this practice was not as popular as Taoism and Buddhism. For this Dynasty they both were okay.  But all these beliefs or religions helped build the Dynasty more then before.

The Han Dynasty's Culture

                The Han Dynasty. What did you think of when you read that? Paper, Silk Road? Both of those are correct but those are the common facts about the Han Dynasty. This Dynasty was also known for unification and expansion of China. Pottery was huge in this Dynasty. Emperors from this Dynasty would decorate their tombs with warriors,servants, and furniture using pottery. Literature was a part of this culture because during this Dynasty paper was invented. Trading was big in this Dynasty. The Silk Road allowed people to travel and export goods and come back with goods.

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