This era was the first whose imperial regalia were red to indicate affinity with the element fire. It began after Xiang Yu lost a civil war to Liu Bang, who took the name Gaozu and then faced the Xiongnu horde. The Records of the Grand Historian end during this dynasty, for which Sima Qian wrote them. The Yellow Turbans helped end this dynasty, which was usurped in the middle by Wang Mang. The Three Kingdoms era followed this dynasty, whose name now refers to the majority Chinese ethnicity. For 10 points, name this dynasty whose goods got to imperial Rome by the Silk Road until 220 CE, which succeeded the Qin ("CHIN").
This era was the first whose imperial regalia were red to indicate affinity with the element fire. It began after Xiang Yu lost a civil war to Liu Bang, who took the name Gaozu and then faced the Xiongnu horde. The Records of the Grand Historian end during this dynasty, for which Sima Qian wrote them. The Yellow Turbans helped end this dynasty, which was usurped in the middle by Wang Mang. The Three Kingdoms era followed this dynasty, whose name now refers to the majority Chinese ethnicity. For 10 points, name this dynasty whose goods got to imperial Rome by the Silk Road until 220 CE, which succeeded the Qin ("CHIN").
This era was the first whose imperial regalia were red to indicate affinity with the element fire.
Han dynasty