Han Dynasty Print Materials at HHS Library Allan, Tony. Ancient China. New York: Chelsea House, 2007. Print. Brief chapter on the Han contains two good primary source images. Other chapters on culture elements may be useful as long as reader is aware of when in ancient China the information pertains to. Empires Ascendant. Alexandria: Time Life Books, 1988. Print. Contains great primary source images. Greenblatt, Miriam. Han Wu Di and Ancient China. New York: Marshall Cavendish, 2006. Print. This is a very accessible book with clearly organized chapters. Includes a section of “in their own words” primary source texts. Hollihan‐Elliot, Sheila. Ancient History of China. Philadelphia: Mason Crest, 2005. Print. This overview of Chinese history contains one chapter focusing on the Han Dynasty. Accessible text and several good quality primary source images. Kleeman, Terry and Tracy Barrett. The Ancient Chinese World. New York: Oxford, 2005. Print. Slightly more difficult text; contains a few chapters relevant to the Han Dynasty. “The March of Progress: China During the Han Dynasty.” The History of the Ancient and Medieval World. Ed. Henk Dijkstra. 10 vols. New York: Marshall Cavendish, 1996. Print. Encyclopedia article. Schafer, Edward F. Ancient China. New York: Time Life, 1967. Print. Slightly more difficult text; use the Index to direct you to information on a variety of cultural elements related to the Han Dynasty. Schomp, Virginia. The Ancient Chinese. New York: Franklin Watts, 2004. Print. Use the Index to direct you to information on a variety of cultural elements related to the Han Dynasty. Schomp, Virginia. The Ancient Chinese. New York: Marshall Cavendish, 2010. Myths of the World. Print. If your focus is on Chinese mythology this would be a good resource for you. Sherman, Josepha. Your Travel Guide to Ancient China. Minneapolis: Lerner, 2004. Print. This book is formatted as if the reader were traveling in China during the Han Dynasty. It contains information relevant to daily life during this time as well as some primary source images. Spencer, Cornelia. Ancient China. New York: John Day, 1965. Print. Slightly more difficult text; use Table of Contents and sidebar descriptions to help navigate to relevant information. Databases Ancient and Medieval World and Exploring Ancient Civilizations www.marshallcavendishdigital.com Username = highline, Password = pirates Daily Life Through History Available at http://www.kcls.org/databases/ You need a King County Library card in order to access this database. This resource contains a variety of articles from broad overview of the time period to specific cultural elements. World History Reference Collection Available at http://www.kcls.org/databases/ You need a King County Library card in order to access this database. This resource contains a variety of encyclopedia articles related to people and events of the Han Dynasty. Websites “Ancient China” http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/china/ Website uses clearly organized sections for easy searching. Articles contain hyperlinks that will quickly take you to other relevant sections. Contains information on several ancient Chinese dynasties so make sure you are reading the parts pertinent to the Han Dynasty. “Buddhism” http://depts.washington.edu/chinaciv/bud/5budhism.htm Information and images about Buddhism related to the Han Dynasty. “Han Dynasty” http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/prehistory/china/early_imperial_china/han.html Short article contains overview of dynasty and what culture areas were particularly important during this time. Han Dynasty (206 B.C. – 220 A.D.) http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/hand/hd_hand.htm Short overview of dynasty. This site is particularly good if you are looking at art from this period because it contains primary source images with caption descriptions. “Han Emperor Wu‐ti's Interest in Central Asia and Chang Chien's Expeditions” http://www.silk‐road.com/artl/wuti.shtml Brief article with focus on Wu‐ti government and celestial horses. “The Han Empire” http://acc6.its.brooklyn.cuny.edu/~phalsall/texts/chinhist.html Scroll down the page to find a brief but content rich overview of the Han Dynasty. Internet East Asian History Sourcebook http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/eastasia/eastasiasbook.html#Imperial%20China Links to a few different primary source items related to the Han Dynasty.