Before the Han dynasty, Confucius’s ideas were widely accepted among the Chinese.

false

Explanation:

i learned this in 6th grade and Im now an 8th grader so might not be compleatly accurate sorry!

nothing certain is known about what happened, but it seems that the country declined gradually, perhaps due to bad government, or, more likely, due to a series of bad harvests, which resulted in widespread and recurrent famine.

this is a good question! i'll do some research and come back when i have the answer!