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Chinese
Dynasties
1/15/2014
Chapter 10 Lesson 1
Chapter 15 Lesson 1
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answer on page…
1. What are the two main rivers of China called?
2. Describe on the map where most of the first Chinese cities
were located.
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 Name
four countries that border China.
 Name one thing I can learn about Ancient
Chinese history from the map.
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Zhou kings governed China much as Shang rulers
had. The king led the government, ruling with the
help of a bureaucracy. A bureaucracy is made up
of officials who carry out the tasks of government.
The king also put together a strong army to bring
weaker kingdoms under Zhou rule.
Soon the Zhou kingdom was larger than that of the
Shang. To govern effectively, the king divided the
kingdom into territories. He assigned loyal aristocrats
to govern each of the territories. The positions the
aristocrats held were hereditary. This meant that
when an aristocrat died, a son or another member
of his family governed the territory.
Questions:
1. What exactly is a bureaucracy?
2. What did the king do to his kingdom to help him rule it effectively?
3. The positions the aristocrats held were hereditary. In this sentence,
what does the word hereditary mean?
Bell work
answer on page…
1. What do you think the tools on the desks were used for?
2. What is the author’s purpose of creating this cartoon?
3. Is this a primary or secondary source? Why?
The Shang Dynasty
1750 B.C.- 1045B.C.
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check question (PCQ): Why did
Shang kings have questions scratched on
oracle bones?
 To
get help from the gods and there
ancestors in making important decisions.
 What
types of goods did artisans of the
Shang Dynasty create?
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Spoked wheel, pottery and silk
Shang China rose in the Hang He River Valley (also
known as the Yellow River Valley)…and like other
river-basin communities, used its stable agricultural
surplus to build a trade-centered civilization.
…and like other riverbasin communities,
used its stable
agricultural surplus
to build a tradecentered
civilization.
At its height, Shang controlled large parts of northern
China and was militarily quite powerful.
The Shang certainly had reasons to be proud. Not only
were they accomplished bronze workers, but they
also used horse-drawn chariots…
Thousands of its workers built walls around the towns
and cities along the river; its warriors used chariots
to defeat their enemies.
This belief contributed to the Shang’s ethnocentric
attitude, which means they considered
themselves superior to all others.
… developed the spoked wheel, and became
experts in the production of pottery and silk.
What’s more, they devised a decimal system and a
highly accurate calendar.
Zhou Dynasty
1045 B.C. – 221B.C.
 PCQ:
What technology was developed in
China during the Zhou dynasty?
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New irrigation systems, Saddles and stirrups.
Zhou Dynasty (Joh Dynasty)
• What is the Mandate of Heaven?
• heaven would grant the Zhou power only as
long as its rulers governed justly and wisely
• Describe the biggest change for the Chinese
people during the Zhou Dynasty. _____________
__The first dynasty to rule all the nations______
Around 1100 B.C.E., the Shang were ousted by Wu
Wang, who established the Zhou Dynasty (Jou
Dynasty), though the Zhou maintained many of the
traditions and customs developed under the Shang
Dynasty.
The Zhou ruled China for nearly 800 years, longer
than any other dynasty.
The Zhou Dynasty believed in what was called the
Mandate of Heaven, meaning that heaven would
grant the Zhou power only as long as its rulers
governed justly and wisely.
Put another way, the Zhou Dynasty would remain in
power only as long as it had the blessing of
heaven.
Qin dynasty
221B.C. – 202B.C.
 How
would you describe Qin Shihuangdi
(Chin Shee-hwahng-dee) as a ruler?
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Qin was a harsh ruler. He was ambitious and
had a vision of China that he was
determined to achieve- a vision of
greatness.
Why did Qin build
the Great Wall?
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The Qin Dynasty
 China
was divided into 7 warring states
until Qin Shihuangdi conquered them all
and united them.
 The name Qin Shihuangdi means “first
emperor”, which he was China’s first.
 Qin is sometimes spelled chin. The name
China comes from the Qin dynasty.
Strengthening the
Empire
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Qin had to protect his
new empire from
enemies.
China was constantly
under attack from
nomads to the North, so
Qin ordered the
construction of the Great
Wall of China.
The Great Wall has
different sections built by
different emperors.
Unifying Economy and Culture
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The first emperor declared that China would
use one form of currency, or money,
throughout China.
Qin tried to unify the culture of China by
restricting how they think. He outlawed
Confucius thoughts and other thinkers other
than the Qin philosophers.
Shin commanded all books besides the Qin
philosophers books be burned. If you
disagreed with Qin, he would have you killed.
Han Dynasty
202 B.C. – A.D. 220
 Why
did the Han rulers create civil service
examinations?
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The examinations made it so ordinary
people with talent and ability could work in
government, not just aristocrats and people
who had connections.
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The Han Dynasty
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After Qin died, the Qin dynasty fell apart until
a new ruler named Liu Bang took over.
Liu Bang was born a peasant and became
emperor in 202 B. C.
Bang was less harsh than Qin and this resulted
in the Han Dynasty lasting for 400 years.
Bang’s grandson, Han Wudi, the “Warrior
Emperor”, became emperor after Bang died.
Wudi strengthened the army and expanded
China in central Asia.
The End of the Han Empire
 After
Wudi died, the Han Dynasty lasted
until warlords challenged the Emperor.
 The warlords finally succeeded in
overthrowing the Han Dynasty and China
fell back into warring states.
Sui A.D.589-619
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Why did Yangdi work to repair the Great
Wall and the city of Changan?
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They had started to fall apart and needed to be
repaired in order to be effective. And bring
back glory to China.
How did the Grand Canal help China’s
economy?
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The Grand Canal connected two important
rivers and allowed trade and travel that moved
goods through China that improved the
economy.
Tang A.D. 618 – 907
 How
did Empress Wu gain the support
from the people?
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She enlarged the armies and was a good
ruler.
 What
was unique about the city Tang
capital of Changan?
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The capital city and the largest city in the
world.
Song Dynasty A.D. 960-1279
 At
the bottom of your note page please
include 1 interesting fact presented by
the Song Dynasty
Fact