The Legacy of Ancient China The Han Dynasty (202 B. C. - 220 A. D.)

Overview of the Dynasty

Han Dynasty (from the eMuseum at Minnesota State University) Han Dynasty (from the Society for Anglo-Chinese Understanding) Han Dynasty (from the Montgomery County Public Schools) The Imperial Era (from the University of Maryland) Han Dynasty (from China-Window.com) Han Dynasty (from TravelChina Guide) Early Han Dynasty ,the Xin Dynasty, and the Later Han Dynasty (from ThinkQuest) Han Dynasty (from Wikipedia) The Former Han (from Washington State University)

	Developments/Contributions/Achievements
	Silk Road History of the Silk Road Silk Road Index Han Dynasty (scroll down to Trade Expands) The Geography of the Silk Road The Silk Road (scroll down on Xian page)
	Papermaking Ancient Chinese Technology: Paper The Papermaking Process - Historical development History of Chinese Paper Invention Chinese Inventions Inventors and Inventions from China and Taiwan (scroll down to Paper section) Who Invented It? When? (scroll down to Paper section - #11)
	Iron technology (cast iron) and iron plow and moldboard plow (kuan) Iron plow Who Invented It? When? (scroll down to paragraph about plow) China - Tools and Techniques History of Metal Casting History of Chinese Invention - Iron Plow Iron Plow Chinese Inventions (scroll down to paragraphs about iron casting, iron plows, and moldboard plows) Who Invented It? When? (scroll down to paragraph about cast iron and moldboard plow)
	Glazed pottery China in China: A Brief History A History of Pottery Exhibition Artifacts - facts on pottery throughout page East Asian and Southeast Asian pottery - scroll down to "the development of glazing in China" paragraph
	Wheelbarrow History of Engineering: Wheelbarrow Who Invented It? When? (scroll down to paragraph about wheelbarrow) Chinese Inventions (scroll down to paragraph about the wheel barrow) The Wheelbarrow
	Seismograph (Chang Heng) The Seismograph - Dragon Head & Toad Mouths (enter site, then click on Physic on left hand side) The First Simple Seismograph. - scroll down to information on Han Dynasty Chinese Inventions (scroll down to paragraph about the seismograph) Who Invented It? When? (scroll down to paragraph about seismograph) Zang Heng The Houfeng Seismograph
	Compass Chinese Inventions (scroll down to paragraph about the compass) Invention of the Magnetic Compass Compass Knowing Your Way - Compass Compass Compass, China, 220 BCE The Impact of China on the History of Technology (scroll down to bottom of page)
	Ship's rudder Rudder (from ThinkQuest) Chinese Inventions (scroll down to paragraph about the maritime discoveries) The Rudder (from hyperhistory.com)
	Stirrups (horse) Stirrup for horses Chinese Inventions (scroll down to paragraph about the stirrup)
	Drawloom (weaving) Weaving - scroll down to weaving Chinese Inventions (scroll down to paragraph about the weaving)
	Embroidery Chinese Inventions (scroll down to section on Crafts to paragraph about Chinese Embroidery) Chinese Embroidery
	Hot Air Balloon Ancient Chinese Technology: Mini Hot Air Balloon
	Chinese Examination System Han Dynasty