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Timeline practice: China
Name: ______________________________
1. We will be studying four ancient dynasties. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
Number them in chronological order from oldest to newest, then place them on the timeline.
Han 206 BCE – 200 CE
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Qin 221-207 BCE
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Shang 1700-1027 BCE
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Zhou 1027 – 221 BCE
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We don’t know when the Shang began for sure, but historians place its beginning around 1,700 BCE.
2. How many years ago did the Shang begin? ________________________ years ago.
3. How many centuries ago did it begin? ____________________________ centuries ago.
The Shang lasted from 1,700 BCE until around 1027 BCE.
4. How long did the Shang dynasty last? ______________________ years.
5. Which dynasty was the longest? __________________________________
6. Which was the shortest in duration? _______________________________________
7. How long did the Han dynasty last? ___________________________ years.
8. In what century did the Han dynasty begin? _____________________________
9. In what century did the Qin dynasty end? ______________________________
10. In what century did the Zhou dynasty begin? _______________________________
Ancient Sumer was settled between 3,500 and 3,000 BCE.
11. How much earlier was the beginning of Sumer than the beginning of the Shang dynasty?
_____________________________ years; __________________________ centuries
12. The Chinese claim to have 4,000 of continuous culture. How many millennia is this? ____
Place the following events on the timeline:
A. Construction of Ur-Nammu’s ziggurat at Ur
early 22nd century BCE
B. Sargon of Akkad creates first empire in Mesopotamia 2371 BCE
C. Hammurabi’s reign
1795-1750 BCE
D. Upper and Lower Egypt united
around 3100 BCE
E. King Tut reigns during Egypt’s New Kingdom
1361-1352 BCE
F. Egypt’s Old Kingdom
2686-2160 BCE
G. Pyramid of Khufu at Gizeh begun
2613 BCE
H. King David unites Israel
1,000 BCE
I. Alexander the Great conquers Persia
332 BCE
J. Chandragupta Maurya unites India
327 BCE
K. Confucius is born
551 BCE
L. Trojan War
1194-1184 BCE
Final timeline project:
Due June
At least 25 events total.
At least 5 each for the following cultures:
MESOPOTAMIA (any empire: Sumer, Akkad, Babylonia, Assyria)
1. _______________________________________
2. _______________________________________
3. _______________________________________
4. ________________________________________
5. ________________________________________
EGYPT
HEBREWS
INDIA
CHINA
Color code the events according to culture.
Optional: Develop another coding system (shapes) for characteristics of civilization.
Have specific dates and date ranges (like the reign of a ruler).
Cite your sources (NOTE: dates from different sources will vary).
List the events and have 1-2 sentences each for
You must have at least