Persia-China-Economic

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Qin Dynasty
 * Helped Qin conquer/unify China
 * boosted agricultural production by granting land to peasant farmers
 * weakened control of aristocracy
 * let Qin rulers establish a centralized bureaucracy
 * wealth gained from increased productivity allowed for large army
 * standardized coinage
 * Qin Shihuangdi built lots of walls, which kept bandits from stealing quite so much

Han Dynasty
 * Taxes on agriculture, trade, craft industries to finance government
 * Monopolized iron and salt
 * Xiongnu started raiding
 * Tried to pay Xiongnu to leave them alone
 * Great agricultural production supports craft industries
 * Rapid development of iron industry
 * Pots, stoves, knives, needles, axes, hammers, saws, weapons, armor
 * Silk production grew
 * Economic problems as land concentrated with wealthy elites
 * Large military expenditures
 * Higher taxes and land seizure discouraged investors
 * Greater distinctions between rich and poor