Wednesday, October 20, 2010

Han Dynasty

The Han Dynasty is starting to bother me.  It started in 206 BC and now its 220 AD.  They've been ruling for as long as anyone can remember and I'm tired of it.  The Chin dynasty was overthrown by peasants and now the government they've created is crumbling down.  It is said that in the beginning of the empire, life was easy.  Taxes were lowered, extreme punishment ceased and merchants were given new freedoms.  China's borders expanded past the Yangtze and Yellow rivers.  The government made Confucianism the official state philosophy and used civil service tests to select government officials.  Unfortunatly, quick developement comes with a price.  Now we just want something better.  Our resources are becoming scarce and the governement knows the people are angry about him now foreseeing this.  He's replaced the army of peasants and transformed it into a trained military.  He knows rebellion is coming.  Everyone has been migrating recently.  18 million in the last millenium.  Ontop of all this, the Yellow river has once again flooded, threatening out way of life.  Maybe I will migrate, too.  Or should I join the rising rebellion?  I'm not sure what to do. 
http://homepages.stmartin.edu/Fac_Staff/rlangill/HIS%20217%20maps/Han%20dynasty%20map.JPG

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