Download Chinese Dynasties

Chinese Dynasties
Chapter 15, Section 4
Dynasties
 Shang (1750-1050
BC)
Animism
Bureaucracy
Writing
Oracle Bones
 Zhou (1050-221
BC)
Mandate of
Heaven
Warring states
 Qin (221 BC – 206 BC)
 Legalism
 Destroyed Confucian
writings
 Began Great Wall
 Han (206 BC-220 AD)
 Civil Service
 Silk Road
 Paper
 Confucianism
 Buddhism
Dynasties
 Sui (581-618 AD)
 Grand Canal
 Join North & South
 Tang (618-907 AD)
 Daoism
 Golden Age
 Empress Wu
 Zen Buddhism
 Sung (960-1126
AD)
Paid Mongols
Foot binding
More civil service
 Yuan (1271-1368
AD)
Mongol takeover
Kublai Khan
Carrier System
Marco Polo
Dynasties
 Ming (1368-1644 AD)
 Naval advancement
Junks
 Social Classes
Scholar/gentry
Farmer
Artisan
Merchant
 Beijing
 Forbidden City
 Confucianism
Qing (16441911 AD)
Manchus
Queues
Strong
Economy
White Lotus
Rebellion
The Dynasties Song
This "dynasties song," sung to the tune of "Frère Jacques,"
can help students remember the major Chinese dynasties in chronological order.
Shang, Zhou, Qin, Han
Shang, Zhou, Qin, Han
Sui, Tang, Song
Sui, Tang, Song
Yuan, Ming, Qing, Republic
Yuan, Ming, Qing, Republic
Mao Zedong
Mao Zedong
— Courtesy of the teachers on the College Board AP-World History Listserv