Compare And Contrast The Qin Dynasty And The Han Dynasty

The Qin dynasty was founded in 221 B.C. by Qin Shihuangdi. Both the Qin and the Han dynasty are located in present day China in the continent of Asia. Similar to the Han Dynasty, the Qin dynasty was also ruled by an emperor who divided the land into provinces to be run by government officials. In contrast to the Han dynasty, the Qin dynasty was divided into 36 provinces. The Qin dynasty was ruled under a strict government with lots of rules. The Qin dynasty too was responsible for contributions to the Chinese society. They build the first great wall of China which was intended to keep invaders out. The social structure of both the Han and the Qin dynasty were the same – the emperor was at the top, then his nobles, then the warriors and at the
very bottom were the peasants. The peasants got tired of the harsh treatment they received in the Qin dynasty from the emperor, so out of rebellion they formed the Han dynasty.

The Han Dynasty was founded by Liu Bang in 202 B.C. Due to the increasing population in the Han dynasty, the emperor divided the land into 12 provinces to be ran by government officials. Although the emperor was in charge and created laws which had to be abided by, the Han dynasty had a much more lose government than the Qin Dynasty. The Han dynasty was responsible for many contributions to the Chinese society. Waterwheels, steel and paper were invented and this dynasty contributed the Silk Road to Chinese culture which opened China to trade and commerce, thus importing and deporting more goods. By 220 A.D., China plunged into the civil war, eventually causing the empire to collapse in government.