AP World: Chinese Dynasties
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Created by:
jackbandy on April 23, 2011
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ap world history, world history
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Dates and major accomplishments of the main Chinese dynasties.
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Shang | 1750-1027 BC |
| Shang | First to produce bronze |
| Shang | Built extensive tombs for emperors |
| Shang | Practiced ancestor worship |
| Zhou | Began Mandate of Heaven |
| Zhou | "Book of Songs" preserved its early literature |
| Zhou | Adopted Shang customs and culture |
| Zhou | Allied with Shang, only to overthrow Shang king |
| Qin | 221-207 BC |
| Qin | Used Legalist philosophy in restoring order |
| Qin | Ended the Warring States period |
| Qin | Short-lived due to strict laws and harsh punishments |
| Qin | Standardized weights and measures |
| Qin | Started construction of the Great Wall |
| Han | 206 BC-220 CE |
| Han | Longest lasting Chinese dynasty |
| Han | Emperors ruled from Chang'an |
| Han | Demand for Chinese silk led to development of the silk roads |
| Han | Eventually moved capital from Chang'an (east) to Luoyang |
| Han | Yellow Turban Rebellion weakens government |
| Sui | 581-617 CE |
| Sui | Public work projects (granaries, palaces, repair of defensive walls) |
| Sui | Build Grand Canal connecting Hangzhou to Chang'an |
| Tang | 618-907 CE |
| Tang | Emperor "(name of dynasty) Taizong" builds impressive capital at Chang'an |
| Tang | Military conquests of Manchuria, Tibet, Korea, northern Vietnam |
| Tang | Maintains empire with system of roads with horses, human runners, inns, postal stations, and stables |
| Tang | Foot binding begins |
| Tang | Height of Buddhist influence until repression in 845 |
| Song | 960-1279 CE |
| Song | Large bureaucracy caused financial problems |
| Song | Limited military experience (of scholar-bureaucrats) caused military experience |
| Song | Northern Capital at Bianjing, Southern Capital at Lin'an |
| Song | Scholars combine studies of Confucian beliefs with writings of Buddhism |
| Song | Foot binding spreads to upper class |
| Yuan | 1279-1368 CE |
| Yuan | Mongols rule empire |
| Yuan | Capital at Dadu (present-day Beijing) |
| Ming | 1368-1644 CE |
| Ming | Emperor Hongwu attempts to remove all signs of Mongol rule |
| Ming | Economic recovery included rebuilding irrigation systems, promoting production of manufactured goods like porcelain, silk, and cotton |
| Ming | Revival of civil service exams encouraged creation of extensive scholar-bureaucrat class which governed much of the empire |
| Ming | Economic recovery led to a rise in wealth and power of the merchant class |
| Ming | Finished the Great Wall |
| Ming | Implemented single whip tax system: pay a single national tax with silver |
| Qing | 1644-1911 CE |
| Qing | Manchus invade China and claim Mandate of Heaven |
| Qing | Followed Qing system of ruling through a highly centralized system of scholar-bureaucrats |
| Qing | Expanded Chinese empire to roughly its current size |
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