LibGuides: Year 7: Ancient China: Han Dynasty

Web Links - Ducksters website

The Ducksters website is an educational site especially for kids and is a great source of introductory information for a topic. You can also opt to have the page read aloud to you, and do a quick quiz to check your understanding.

The Han Dynasty - Duckers website
Overview of the Han Dynasty and its major advances
The Silk Road - Ducksters website
Overview of The Silk Road which was expanded and promoted during the Han Dynasty

Web Links

10 Inventions From China's Han Dynasty That Changed the World - History.com
Outlines ten of the major technological advances made during the Han Dynasty
The Han Dynasty - Lumen
Comprehensive article on the rise and fall of Han Dynasty, with focus on its structure of government, and highlighting the invention of paper and The Silk Road.
Introduction to the Han Dynasty - Khan Academy
Introduction to the Han Dynasty, and noting what art and artefacts of the time tell us about daily life and customs of the time.
Invention of Paper - Boundless
Paper-making materials and process invented by Cai Lun during the Han Dynasty.
Han Dynasty - New World Encyclopedia
The emergence of the Han dynasty, Daosim and the feudal system, Emperor Wu and Confucianism, and the Silk Road.
The Silk Road - Boundless
The establishment of the Silk Road and Chinese control of it during the Han period.

Links to Example Library Articles

Han Dynasty - Britannica School
Overview of the Han Dynasty rule and culture.
Han Dynasty, 206 b.c.e.-220 c.e. - Gale World History
Overview of the Han Dynasty
Wudi, Emperor of Han Dynasty - Britannica School
Biography of Wudi (also called Wu, Liu Che, Wu-ti) and his achievements, including making Confucianism the state religion of China

The Han Dynasty - China's First Golden Age

The Han Dynasty - China's First Golden Age 2012. Online video, September 18 2012. Duration: 3 mins.

The Han Dynasty [the many inventions that changed your world]

Garner It 2018. The Han Dynasty. Online video, 2 August 2018. Duration: 5 mins.