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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 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 Dynasty 206 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
