12 Chinese dynasties
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HISchild379 on July 1, 2011
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Xia | 2205-1766BC a mostly mythological dynasty because there is not written record of its existence |
| Shang | 1523-1027BC dates vary but it was a very superstitions society. They were famous for reading the future through cracked turtle shells and making special use of "dragon bones". They also were the first to start using bronze. |
| Zhou | 1027-221BC Zhou dynasty shook the ancient monarchy system and was also the period in which Confucius was born (551BC). They also started the "mandate of Heaven" idea and the meritocracy idea. |
| Qin | 221-206BC This dynasty is famous for all the stereotypical things like Terra Cotta soldiers and standardized the Chinese script. It could also be spelled "Chin" which lead to this being called "China". |
| Han | 206BC-221AD Origin of the Han people (followed by the 6 dynasty period from 222-589) |
| Sui | 589-618AD They started the civil service examinations from the meritocracy idea of the Zhou people. |
| Tang | 618-907AD Famous for poetry and globalization |
| Song | 960-1126AD Famous for a very refined culture but they totally ignored the military which resulted in their last emperor being taken hostage by the mongol people. |
| Yuan | 1280-1368 Mongol people that dominated the Song |
| Ming | 1368-1644 Made the Forbidden City but the second Emperor chose a grandson instead of a son and this angered one of the sons so much that he started a rebellion and won. This moved the capital from Nanjing to Beijing. |
| Qing | 1644-1911 Last dynasty:( |
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