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Chinese Dynasty Overview

Shang to Qing

AP World History



Shang (1700 - 1027 C!"

# $irst re%orded Dynasty (&ia -no written re%ords"

# 'led )y aristo%ra%y# $irst Chinese %ities* %enter o+

%ort li+e

# Develo,ed writing* wored

with )ron.e* %reated sil# Honored an%estors* sed

ora%le )ones

# Shang tyrant e/,eror

overthrown



ho (1027 - 20 C!"

# ongest lasting Chinese Dynasty

# eginning o+ 3andate o+ Heaven

# !arly4 $edal syste/* lords had total

athority

# ater4 City-states

# ilt roads* e5,anded trade* /ade

agri%ltral advan%e/ents



ho (1027 - 20 C!"

# 6aois/ and Con+%ianis/ introd%ed

# De%line4 ne++i%ient rlers %an8t %ontrol

+ighting )etween %ity-states

# Period o+ Warring States



Qin (221 - 207 C!"

# Qin She Hanshi - onlye/,eror

# Ado,ted egalis/# Develo,ed highly %entrali.edgov8t with )rea%rati%ad/inistration

# Standardi.ed %rren%y*langage* /easre/ents*laws

# ilt +irst 9reat Wall



Qin (221 - 207 C!"

# rtal rler -

e5e%ted dissenters*

)rned )oos# 3any ene/ies*

dynasty +alls a+ter his

death



Han (202 C! - 221 C!"

# egalis/ re,la%ed )y Con+%ianis/

# ntrod%ed %ivil servi%e e5a/ination

(s%holar gentry"

# Sil 'oads

develo,ed*

o,ens trade



Han (202 C! - 221 C!"

# ddhis/ introd%ed* ,a,er invented

# 9reat in%rease in ,o,lation* land

holdings

De%line

# :o/adi% raiders

# Corr,tion* wea leaders

# Colla,se o+ )rea%ra%y



221 - ;1 (C!"

# Warlords %ontrol %hina - no %entrali.ed

gov8t

# :on-Chinese no/ads %ontrol /%h o+China

# ddhis/ )e%o/es ,o,lar -

Con+%ianis/ +ailed



Si (;1 - <1; C!"

# Co/,leted 9randCanal

# High ta5es* +or%edla)or

# 3ilitary +ailres

(%oldn8t %on=er>orea"

# Assassination endsdynasty



6ang (<1; - ?07 C!"

# High ,oint o+ Chinese %ltre

# 'e)ilt )rea%ra%y

@ !5a/ination syste/ @ Con+%ian ed%ation

@ i/ited so%ial /o)ility

# ddhis/ s,,orted* then o,,ressed# nvention o+ /ova)le ,rint* ,or%elain*

gn ,owder



6ang (<1; - ?07 C!"

# W etian - Only !/,ress in Chinese

history

De%line

# Wea e/,erors* no/adi% in%rsions*

e%ono/i% di++i%lties

# Warlords tae %ontrol



Song (?<? - 127? C!"

# arge %entrali.ed )rea%ra%y (:eo-

Con+%ian"

# 3er%antile %lass grows* in%reased trade

# 3agneti% %o/,ass* growing sea ,ower

# Wea /ilitary



an (127? - 1B<; C!"

# 3ongol >h)ilai >han %on=ers China

# !%ono/i% sta)ility and ,ros,erity

# China /ore o,en to trade and travel (3ar%oPolo"

# gnored Chinese traditions* re,la%ed)rea%rats with non-Chinese

# ns%%ess+l atta%s on a,an* %orr,tionweaens dynasty

# Peasant re)ellion ends an



3ing (1B<; - 1<EE C!"

# 6ried to erase all signs o+ 3ongols

# 'einstated %ivil servi%e* Con+%ian

s%holars

# !n%hs ,lay growing role (heng He" -

resented )y s%holar gentry

# 'e)ilt and e5tended 9reat Wall

# Colla,sed a+ter +a/ines and riots



Qing (1<EE - 1?11 C!"

# 3an%hs (+ro/ 3an%hria" /ove soth

# 6ae >orea* a,an* then China

# 3an%hs hold to, ,osts* )t relied ,ons%holar gentry

# FSon o+ HeavenG %on%e,t e/,hasi.ed

# Wold )e +inal Chinese Dynasty# !ventally wold )e weaened )y

!ro,ean A/eri%an interventions



Chinese Dynasty Song

Shang* ho* Qin* Han shang, joe, chin, hahn

Shang* ho* Qin* Han

Si* 6ang* Song sway, tang, soong Si* 6ang* Song

an* 3ing* Qing* 'e,)li% yooan, ming, ching, Republic

an* 3ing* Qing* 'e,)li%

3ao edong mou dzu dong

3ao edong

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