1. Chinese Dynasties
Do Now: Explain what the timeline tells us about technology in China and Europe

2. Chinese Dynasties
Ming Dynasty
1368–1644
1644–1912
Qing/Manchu Dynasty

3. Chinese Dynasties I. China: Key Point to Remember
a. Mandate of heaven:
* political power comes from a Supreme Being
b. Religious Cultural diffusion
* spread of Buddhist ideas and customs to China 
c. Natural Barriers
* Himalaya Mountains
d. Belief System
* Daoism
* Confucianism
- civil service examinations
- filial piety

4. Chinese Dynasties: II. Qin DynastyBC
Modern Day
China
a. Shi Huangdi: Unified China
Legalism: Harsh punishment
Orderly society
c. tomb of terra cotta soldiers

5. Chinese Dynasties: III. Han Dynasty
Qin Dynasty BC
Modern Day
China
Han Dynasty
202BC-9AD
a. Lui Bang: Re-unified China
Centralizes Government
Han Dynasty
202BC-9AD
c. Civil service jobs
* Must take exam for job

6. Chinese Dynasties: IV. Fall of Han Dynasty
d. Inability to keep invaders out.

7. How might patterns of trade and cultural diffusion have differed if Rome, not China, had learned the secret of making silk?
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8. What are some achievements of the Han Dynasty?
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9. Chinese Society
Under the Han Dynasty, the structure of Chinese society was clearly defined. At the top was the emperor, who was considered semi divine. Next came kings and governors, both appointed by the emperor. They governed with the help of state officials, nobles, and scholars. Peasant farmers came next. Their production of food was considered vital to the existence of the empire. Artisans and merchants were below them. Near the bottom were the soldiers, who guarded the empire’s frontiers. At the bottom were enslaved persons,
Compare the class systems of China and India and list 3 differences or similarities.