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Dynasties
By: Sasha Baysara & Michael Banastey
Introduction
There were many dynasties in Ancient China a long time ago.
There were about 10 of them, and each one has its own
fascinating history. This project will tell you about 3 dynasties
in Ancient China.
The Xia Dynasty
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This dynasty also had really good
architectures. These architectures
designed Emperor Qin Shihuang’s tomb,
The Xia dynasty is described as the
which became famous when it was
first dynast. This dynasty was
discovered that it contained more than
established by Yu The Great. It
7,000 life-sized soldiers.
belonged to the feudal age about four
thousand years ago. This dynasty ruled •
Some 20 years before there was a debate
from 2205 and 1767 B.C. Xia’s capital
about the Xia existing. However, it was
was Yangchuan. Yangchuan had a fresh
proved to exist 2 years after that.
water lake nearby. This helped poor
people living there.
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Before this dynasty evolved, the Xia
tribe and the Chi You tribe often fought
battles. But the Xia slowly developed
into a dynasty and defeated the Chi You.
The Ming
Dynasty
Ming dynasty ruled China from A.D. 1368 to 1644.
This dynasty belonged to the Modern Age. The word
Ming means brilliant in Chinese, and this Dynasty
really was brilliant. It made many great restorations of
old structures including The Great Wall of China, and
The Grand Canal. This dynasty also established The
Forbidden City in Beijing, which is the capital of
Modern China.
Zhu Yuan Zhang founded the Ming.
The Ming dynasty was really progressive in trading
goods with different countries: it was already trading
with the Portuguese by the sixteenth century.
The Qin Dynasty
Conclusion
During all of these dynasties important inventions were made, trade centers
were opened, and strong enemies were defeated. Also important cities and
structures such as The Great Wall and The Grand Canal were built . Many
important people were born in Ancient Chinese dynasties such as Confucius.