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Chinese DynastiesBy: Noah Gilly
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The Shang Dynasty (1600-1046 BC)
• First Chinese Dynasty attested from written records
• Discovered through archaeological excavations at the “ruins of Yin”
• Writings found on “oracle bones”, heated, cracks foretold future
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The Zhou (“Joe”) Dynasty (1046-256 BC)
• Zhou=Name of chariot warriors that overthrew the Shang Dynasty
• Most of power held in hands of feudal lords
• Spring and Autumn Period: Hundred Schools of thought flourished, Sun Tzu’s art of war
• End of Zhou: Warring States, seven total, Qin state eventually won/unified
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The Qin (“chin”) Dynasty (221-206 BC)
• Origin of many institutions of imperial China
• Emperor Qin Shi Huangdi: Founding Emperor• Destroyed many Confucian texts • Standardized weight measurement• Unified Chinese script• Constructed the Great Wall
• Suicide of crown prince lead to period of revolts/incompetent rule, fall of the dynasty
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The Han Dynasty (206 BC-220 AD)
• Golden age of China
• Majority ethnic group in China is still the Han
• Liu Bang (Emperor Gaozu) was founder
• Emperor Wu: One of China’s greatest rulers, exploits successful, but lead to toppling of dynasty by Wang family
• Wang Mang lost power because the yellow river changed course, causing peasant protests
• Dynasty Reestablished by Liu Xiu
• Dynasty fell to Yellow Turbans and Five Pecks of Rice rebellions
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Period of the Three Kingdoms (184-280 AD)
• Lands of Han Dynasty formed three kingdoms• Cao Wei, Eastern Wu, and Shu Han
• Cultural significance because Romance of the Three Kingdoms
• Brief unification due to The Battle of Red Cliffs and Cao Wei conquering
• Southern and Northern Dynasty period after brief unification
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The Tang Dynasty (618-907 AD)
• Another Golden Age
• Printing press invented, Li Bai and Du Fu (poets)
• Ruled by Li family, Emperor Gaozu founder
• Taizong forced Emperor Gaozu to abdicate, was a great ruler
• Empress Wu (Wu Zetian) came to power after Taizong died
• Emperor Xuanzong ruled after Wu, An Lushan Rebellion lead to end of Tang Dynasty and beginning of Five Dynasty and Ten Kingdom periods
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The Song Dynasty (960-1279 AD)
• Devoted to cultural activities
• Imperial examination became primary way to recruit talent
• Gunpowder and compass discovered
• Taizu was the first ruler, feared being overthrown by his generals, placed more power in hands of scholarly elite
• Northern Liao Dynasty overthrown by the Jin, Song court fled after two emperors captured, paid tribute to Jin for peace
• Song helped mongol’s crush the Jin, song destroyed by mongols 40 years later
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The Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368)
• Established by invading mongols
• Most notable ruler was Kublai Khan• Invasions of Japan thwarted by typhoons (called Kamikaze or Divine
Wind)
• Received little support from Chinese elites, so fell quickly
• The Red Turban Rebellion was the beginning of the end
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The Ming Dynasty (1368-1644)
• Last native Chinese dynasty • Rulers from Zhu family
• Founder: Zhu Yuanzhang (Emperor Hongwu)
• Grandson succeeded Hongwu, lost power to Zhu Di (Emperor Yongle)
• Yongle moved capital to Bejing, after his death, maritime commerce was banned
• Rebellion of Li Zicheng (because of poor governmental response to inflation, famine, and floods) ended the Ming• Manchus (tributataries of the Ming) then took power for themselves
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Qing (cheeng) Dynasty (1644-1911 AD)
• Banner system impletemented, welfare for manchus
• Foundations Established under the Kangxi Emperor• Put down the Revolt of the Three Feudatories
• China weakened during last century of rule: Opium Wars, Taiping Rebellion
• Attempts to modernize Qing rule were unsuccessful: Self-Strengthening movement and the Hundred Days’ Reform
• Xinhai Revolution ended the Qing Dynasty, republic of china was created