Background Information on Asia

​The Han Dynasty (206 BCE - 220 CE)

• The Han Dynasty was one of the longest of China’s major dynasties.
• This was a period of progress and prosperity in China.
• The Han Dynasty expanded the Chinese empire using a very strong army.
• They were best known for their development of modern paper.
• They fell because of growing population, financial difficulties and instability.

Sui Dynasty (581–618 CE)

• Sui Wendy was father-in-law of the last emperor of Northern Zhou
• After the emperor died, he established the Sui Dynasty
• Sui Yangdi, second son of Sui Wendi led the dynasty to decline
• Sui Dynasty finally surrendered to Tang Dynasty
• Major Accomplishments were re-united China and built Grand Canal