Han

Qin Political Harsh rule Legalism Stressed central control Appointed governors that were loyal Specialized minister Economic Uniform tax system High taxing for military Religious Daoism favored by upperclass None defined Social Recquired estates to be broken up and distributed to several heirs and equal inheritance Abolished slavery and primogeniture Intellectual/Art Calligraphy Great wall Geography Bordered great wall on north and south China sea Zhou Political Weak government Ruled through alliances Vulnerable treason Focused central government Economic Production of rice and wheat Religious Banned sacrifice Social Distinction of social classes Nobels and bureaucrats to mean people and merchants Intellectual/Art Astronomy Calendars Math/music Geography Expanded to yangtze r.