Map of the Han Dynasty



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The Han dynasty is located in modern day China Proper. This land was great for farming. It had fertile soil and was surrounded by many rivers to help water crops. These rivers were the Yellow, Wei, Yangtze, and Xi rivers. With good farming, the population was able to grow and was able to feed many people. This dynasty also had many useful borders to help protect from invaders. The Great Wall Of China was to the north. This helped protect the Han dynasty from invaders. The Pacific ocean is to the east and the Himalayas are to the southwest. There are two major cities located on this map. Chang'an and Lo Yang. Chang'an was located in what is modern day Xi'an. These cities were two major trading cities. They were also the largest cities of that time period which included size and population.