Han Dynasty Inventions

     The Han dynasty invented many things. All inventions were advancements in warfare, government, agriculture, industry, art, medicine, and science (Ed101). When the Han dynasty had to go to war several thousands of men had to go to war. The Han started producing iron. The production of iron led to weapons and shields of better quality. Kites were also invented by the Hans. The kites were used to send messages from one part of the army to another(Ed101). Advancements in government happened after changes were made. The emperor now began to have government officials rule with him.

     This style of government is called Bureaucracy. Government officials were assigned to do different jobs and were chosen on ability and knowledge. Servants had to get evaluated every three years and would either get promoted to a higher placement or demoted to a lower placement (Ed101).

     The Hans also made advancements in farming to make it easier to do farming. The Hans created the chain pump helped carry water from irrigation systems up and onto the fields. Production of iron was able to help the Hans to create an iron plow. The Hans also made the wheelbarrow which was able to carry heavy loads from one place to another (Ed101).

     In industry, the Hans were able to make many advancements. Their two biggest industries were salt and silk. Those two industries were able to make many technological  advancements. Foot powered machines were able to make larger productions of silk. The Hans also used salt to preserve food so that it was able to not spoil as easily. The Hans were also able to mine salt using bamboo drills. Salt water was heated causing the water to evaporate only leaving the salt (Ed101).

     Art advancements were also made during the Han dynasty. Chinese created calligraphy to write on paper. Brush and ink was used to draw and write more things as paper. Silk used as paper but it was way too expensive so they created bamboo rolls. Paper was then invented and much more efficient to use and better to bind into books (Ed101).

     The Hans also made medicine to help heal wounds and cure sickness. The created acupuncture which is when you put needles that are put in specific parts of the body. This was used to help cure headaches and was used to cure quick illnesses. The Hans also created moxibustion which was a cone filled with sticks or dried leaves and set on fire to reduce pain and help with healing. The Hans were able to use pulse and heartbeat to determine illnesses and formed a great knowledge of the circulatory system. The Hans also discovered a wine that was used as an  anesthetic (Ed101).

     Advancements in science were also made by the Hans. They created a seismograph which helped determine where the center of an earthquake was located and they also created the first magnetic compass was able to detect the iron ore in the earth's magnetism (Ed101). Many of the Han dynasty's inventions we still use today without them, we would not be where we are with technology today.