Chinese Dynasties Shang 1600-1046 B.C.E Zhou 1046-771 B.C.E Qin 221-206 B.C.E. Han 206 B.C.E- 9 C.E. Sui 581-618 Tang 618-907 Song 960-1127 Yuan (Mongols)1271-1368 Ming 1368-1644 Qing 1644-1911

Shang 1600-1046 B.C.E First Chinese Dynasty to leave written records Shang kings built elaborate palaces and tombs Anyong- Major city built of wood Nobles lived inside city wall while peasants lived outside Family was central to society Oracle Bones- Communicated with dead ancestors and gods

Overthrew the Shang and set up their own dynasty Zhou 1027 B.C.E-221 B.C.E Overthrew the Shang and set up their own dynasty Told people that the gods had become angry at Shang cruelty and now had chosen the Zhou to rule Mandate of Heaven- Divine approval to rule Dynastic Cycle Coined money, used iron to make tools/weapons, new roads, canals Made the first books

Qin Dynasty 221 B.C.E- 206 B.C.E Shi Huangdi- Legalist- Autocratic ruler Doubled the size of China- Wanted to Unify China Burned books and murdered hundreds of Confucian scholars Set standards for laws, writing, currency and weights Connected empire with roads- Trade blossomed Great Wall- Work on the Wall or DIE! Terra-cotta Army

Han 206 B.C.E- 9 C.E. Centralized government Built impressive roads compared to the Roman Empire Expanded Great Wall and built canals- (Sui Dynasty Grand Canal) Filled government jobs with civil service exams Conquered many different groups of people-Encouraged Assimilation Invented paper and Collar Harness for horses.

Tang (618-907) Song (960-1127) China became the most advanced and richest country in the world during the Golden Ages of the Tang and Song Relied on civil service exams and revival of Confucianism Inventions: Movable type, porcelain, paper money, magnetic compass, explosive powder Foot Binding for women video

Ming Expanded Great Wall Emperor Yonglo built the Forbidden City in Beijing Supported voyages of Zheng He Limited Foreign Trade to only 3 coastal ports

Qing The Manchus from Manchuria took over the Ming Qing was their Chinese name just like Mongols used Yuan Expanded China’s border to include Taiwan, Mongolia and Tibet If foreigners wanted to trade with China they had to trade at special ports, pay tribute and kowtow. Dutch Agreed British did not- Opium Wars

Ethnocentric- My culture is better than yours Ethnocentric- My culture is better than yours! Middle Kingdom- We are the best, everyone else is a barbarian

Mao Zedong Communist claim the New Mandate of Heaven Great Leap Forward- People were forced to live on Communes

Cultural Revolution Red Guards (1966)- Left the classroom and formed militia units Goals: Establish a society of peasants and workers in which all were equal Intellectual and artistic people were useless, so kill them RESULTS: Chaos. Even Mao said it needed to stop in 1968