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14 Cards in this Set
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Xia |
~2070-1500 BC ~considered China's first dynasty ~bronze technology, enters bronze age :) |
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Shang |
~1500-1045 BC ~writing system ~oracle bones ~concept of "Di" (Supreme Being) ~state controlled industries, bronze, silk
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Zhou |
~1045-256 ~China's longest dynasty ~Mandate of Heaven & Son of Heaven ~Three philosophies, Confucianism, Taoism, Legalism |
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Warring States Period |
~480-222 BC ~7 Mega States {Qi, Qin, Shao, Han, Wei, Chu, Yan) ~crossbow invented ~Sun Tzu "Art of War" |
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Qin |
~221-206 BC ~Unification in China ~Shi Huangdi first emperor ~China's first empire ~Legalism ~Great Wall |
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Han |
206-220 ~Golden Age ~paper ~"original Chinese people" ~Silk Road ~Changan model capital ~civil service system Confucius Scholar Class public schools expand empire Emperor Wudi 147-87 BC |
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Period of Disunion |
265-581 Han Dynasty collapsed Broke up Empire to 3 rival kingdoms |
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Sui |
581-618 China reunified Emperor Wen Di-Buddhists Great canal |
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Tang |
618-906 CE Golden Age moveable type porcelain gunpowder clocks imperial examination Empress Wu Zetian 624-705 only female empress |
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Song |
960-1279 creation of merchant class civil service exam perfected magnetic compass |
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Mongol Invasion |
1206-1337 |
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Yuan |
1280-1365 China ruled by Mongols Kublai Khan Pax Mongolia Marco Polo |
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Ming |
1368-1644 last native imperial dynasty Forbidden City Golden Age Art, literature, ceramics, opera Admiral Zhenghe |
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Qing |
1644-1912 Ruled by Manchu Expanded borders Tibet, Mongolia, Taiwan |
