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CHINA DYNASTIES

Events Outside of China at the Same Time

Outside Dynasty

Egypt Neolithic, Shang

Assyria Zhou

Greece Qin

Roman Empire Han

Dark Ages Three Kingdoms ,Jin, Sui

Charlemagne Tang, Five Dynasties

Feudalism Song, Yuan

Renaissance Ming

Industrial Revolution Qing

Qin Dynasty 221-207bc• First dynasty to rule/create “China”• First Emperor of China-Shi Huangdi

• United China together

• Strong central government• Start of bureaucracy

• Military expansion• Starts the construction of the Great Wall

• Actually made of 4 connected walls

Qin Inventions?

• Legalism • Standardized writing and language • Standardized money • Standardized system of measurement • Irrigation projects • Building of the Great Wall • Terra cotta army • Expanded Network of Roads and Canals • Multiplication Table

Han Dynasty206 b.c.e -220 c.e.

• Confucian style government

• Rise of Scholar Class

• Introduce Civil Service Examination

• Invent paper and porcelain

End of the Han Dynasty

• Patronage caused people to make bad decisions.

• The taxes were extremely high and the farmers revolted.

• The Han Dynasty lost the Mandate of Heaven and was torn apart.

Han Inventions?• Silk Road • Papermaking • Iron technology (cast iron)

plowshares;Moldboard plow (kuan) • Glazed pottery • Wheelbarrow • Seismograph (Chang Heng) • Compass • Ship's rudder • Stirrups • Drawloom weaving • Embroidery for decorating garments • Hot Air Balloon • Chinese Examination System

3 kingdoms

• Complete chaos….• Lots of death and destruction…

Confucianism

• Respect for elders• Good conduct• Completing duties to the family• Attaining virtue by studying the

classics (scholarship)• or serving the government (public

service)

Daoism

• Based on the teachings of Laozi (a Chinese Philosopher)

• Emphasized living in harmony with nature

• Being content with life

Tang Dynasty

• Period of peace and stability

• Expansion of Silk Road to increase trade

• Buddhism

• Many new inventions

Tang Inventions• Tea • Block Printing• Scroll painting • Three Doctrines (Buddhism, Confucianism,

Taoism) • Gunpowder • Porcelain• Brandy and whiskey • Flame-thrower • Matches, Odometer, Umbrella, Paddle

Wheel Ship

5 Dynasties

• Death and Chaos….

Song Dynasty

• Period of peace and stability

• Buddhism + Confucianism = Neo-Confucianism

• Tons of new inventions

Song Inventions

• Magnetic compass • Rocket and multi-stage rockets • Printing (movable type) • Guns and Cannons • Winemaking • Chain Drive Mechanism • Mechanical Clock

Yuan Dynasty

• China falls to the Mongolians/Khans• Genghis Khan

• Government was extremely cruel to the Chinese

• Lots of trade with foreigners and the West• Marco Polo – 1st European account of

China

Yuan Inventions

• Decimal Numbers• Chairs

Ming Dynasty

• Expansionist and Isolationist

• Fear of foreign influence