Answer: Paper was invented in 105 AD by Cai Lun.
Question: How did the invention of paper impact the scholars?
Answer: Well, the earliest books were made of either bamboo strips or silk. These were very bulky and awkwardly shaped making them hard to grasp. When we had paper, it was great becuase it was cheap and portable.
Question: How did the Silk Road improve your trade system and your culture?
Answer: We were exchanging many different and new products we've never even heard of before. We recieved exotic fruits, expensive jewelry, and also important metals. It improved our culture becuase we would be trading with people who weren't from China so they would tell us about their culture and we would tell them about ours.
Question: When music was invented, who was it used for and why was it important?
Answer: There were four different types of melodies and all of them used for certain people. One form was for me (the emperor), another form was for lords, another form for ministers, and finally a form for lower officials. Music was very relaxing and you needed to listen to it. Some even said that listening to music was just as important as food for your body.
Question: What made your dynasty want to change from having Legalism to having Confucianism?
Answer: We thought that Emperor Qin's Legalism's consequences were way to harsh. For example, beheading people or people beeing buried alive. We felt that we should live off our morals and it's only fair to hire people in certain jobs if their good at it, not becuase you like a certain person.
Question: Lastly, how does it feel wearing very expensive jewls (like jade) all over you all the time? Why don't others have the ability to wear this? What is so special about jade?
Answer: Well, it feels great becuase it feels like people are showing me how great or how loved i really am. It shows that people care for me. Other people don't get to wear it unless they buy it for themselves becuase I am the highest person in heirarchy and I am emperor. Jade has an elegent green color to it and is one of the most durrable stones. It is the hardest stone other than diamond.
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