10. The Han Dynasty - The First Empire in Flames

CA 9+ 10. The Han Dynasty - The First Empire in Flames 1,240,451 views Dec 5, 2020 15K 779 Share Save Fall of Civilizations 538K subscribers WATCH AD-FREE: https://www.patreon.com/fallofciviliz... A city in ruins. A dynasty in tatters. An empire in ashes... This episode, we look at the remarkable story of the first empire of ancient China, the Han dynasty. With ancient Chinese poetry, songs and folk music, we look back at the first empire's rise, its remarkable technological advances, and its first, tentative attempts to make contact with the empires of the west. Finally, we look at all the reasons behind the first age of Imperial China's final, dramatic fall. Support Fall of Civilizations on Patreon: http://patreon.com/fallofcivilization... Credits: Sound engineering by Thomas Ntinas Voice Actors: Claire Hynes Jake Barrett-Mills Shem Jacobs Alex Peattie Music by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: incompetech.com/ Title theme: Home At Last by John Bartmann. https://johnbartmann.com/ Illustration of Qin Shi Huang's tomb by Richard Holmgren: arcdoc.se 1,298 Comments Auggie Giuseppe Add a public comment... Joy Thompson Joy Thompson 2 months ago In my 80's and this is the most enjoyable history lesson ever. Cheers 48 Damo Pryor Damo Pryor 6 months ago The saddest part of all these series is the book burning every civilization has a book Burner 😢 285 Shawn Bliss Shawn Bliss 5 months ago Who else has to keep rewatching these because they're super interesting but his voice is so relaxing that it puts you to sleep? 657 Truth N Time Truth N Time 6 months ago (edited) All of these episodes are masterpieces. national geographic can't hold a candle to These productions. The cinematography, audio & Presentation are all very well done. Very thorough research as well. All of these factors combined with very clear And pleasing to the ear Narration equals Documentary excellence. 439 Viet Anh Do Viet Anh Do 6 months ago I like how the narrator include deep geological history in this video. It is like about finding The First Cause and how everything is interconnected, especially geology and geography, which have been shaping the fates of many empires and societies. 129 Zhu Dandan Zhu Dandan 3 months ago In case some viewers would like to visit, the abandoned village with walls covered with ivy at 2:23 doesn't locate in Luoyang. The village is called Houtouwan (后头湾村), located on Shengshan Island (嵊山岛), Zhejiang Province. You may reach there with a boat departing from Shanghai about twice a day. 63 Steve G Steve G 6 months ago Maaaaaan if high-school history classes were taught in this manner, I'd have been much MUCH more attentive. 167 Bo Han Bo Han 7 months ago The Uighurs would not have been in the northwestern area at the time of the Han Dynasty. The Turkic migrations into that area and Central Asia in general happened much later. 13 Dean Chen Dean Chen 6 months ago imagine all ancient books of China were to survive....i cant even imagine. 67 Elliot James Elliot James 7 months ago This is literally one of the best documentaries I have ever seen