Han Wu Di and ancient China
By: by Miriam Greenblatt.
Series: Rulers and their times
Publisher: Marshall Cavendish Benchmark
Published: 2005
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Subjects: Han Wudi, Emperor of China, 156-87 B.C. -- Juvenile literature.; China -- Social life and customs -- 221 B.C.-960 A.D. -- Juvenile literature.; China -- Kings and rulers -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Genres: Juvenile literature.; Biography
Notes: Ages 11+.
Grades 7-8.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Part One: The martial emperor; title: A distinctive lifestyle; title: Domestic changes; title: Writing history; title: Expanding borders; title: The last years; title: Part Two: Everyday life in ancient China; title: The three ways; title: Life in the city: Chang'an; title: Life on the farm; title: Family traditions; title: Food and drink; title: Clothing and adornment; title: Important inventions; title: Scientific advances; title: Fighting the enemy; title: Cultivating the arts; title: Having fun; title: Part Three: The Chinese in their own words.