3. Han Contributions
The Han were great inventors.
They invented many new technologies.
In 132 AD, a Han inventor invented the
world’s first seismograph, an instrument
that measures earthquakes.
8. Han Art
The Han also developed the arts.
Landscape and portrait paintings were
advanced.
Han authors wrote many essays and
plays.
Han authors also wrote history, which is
why we know about them.
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10. Han Religions
The Han made Confucianism the official
religion of China.
Han rulers also supported Daoism
which teachers the key to happiness is
accepting life as it is.
11. Chinese Trade
The Chinese product most in demand
by other people was silk.
The trade route from China to Arabia
and Europe takes its name from silk. It
was called the Silk Road.
Traders traveled from China with silk.
They returned with lumber, horses, and
other products the Chinese people
needed.
13. The Silk Road
The Chinese used the Silk Road to export
their silk.
Export means that they sent their goods to
other lands to be sold.
The Chinese also imported what they needed
from other countries.
Import means goods that are brought in.
The Chinese made profits, or money gained,
from their exporting on the Silk Road.