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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
• Actually made of 4 connected walls
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 Dynasty206 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
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
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