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) 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)

	Developments/Contributions/Achievements
	Silk Road History of the Silk Road Silk Road Index
	Papermaking Ancient Chinese Technology: Paper The Papermaking Process - Historical development History of Chinese Paper Invention 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 Chinese Invention - Iron Plow Iron Plow
	Glazed pottery 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 The Wheelbarrow
	Seismograph (Chang Heng) Zang Heng The Houfeng Seismograph
	Compass Invention of the Magnetic Compass 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) The Rudder (from hyperhistory.com)
	Stirrups (horse) Stirrup for horses
	Drawloom (weaving) Weaving - scroll down to weaving
	Embroidery Chinese Embroidery
	Hot Air Balloon Ancient Chinese Technology: Mini Hot Air Balloon
	Chinese Examination System Han Dynasty