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Page 1: Early Dynasties of China. Shang Dynasty Earliest accepted Dynasty. 1700 – 1027 BC. Ancestor worship. Developed the earliest forms of Chinese writing.

Early Dynasties of Early Dynasties of ChinaChina

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Shang DynastyShang Dynasty

• Earliest accepted Dynasty.

• 1700 – 1027 BC.• Ancestor worship.• Developed the

earliest forms of Chinese writing. (Oracle Bones)

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Zhou DynastyZhou Dynasty• Over threw the Shang

Dynasty around 1040 B.C. and lasted till 256 B.C.

• Introduced the “Mandate of Heaven”

• Longest Dynasty in Chinese history

• Society extremely Feudalistic and aristocratic.

• Strong Family Ties– Patriarchal– Ancestor Worship

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Zhou Continued…Zhou Continued…

• This was the period of the philosophical schools.– Confucianism– Taoism– Legalism

Confucius

Lao Tzu

Legalism

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Qin DynastyQin Dynasty

• 221 – 202 BC• Unified China and

created the first Chinese “Empire”

• Very legalist & Centralized.

• Shi Haungdi: First Emperor

• Anti-Scholar

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The Tomb of the First Emperor Is famous for the hundreds of Terra Cotta soldier buried with the Emperor

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The Qin added to the construction of the Great Wall

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Han DynastyHan Dynasty

• 206 BC – 200ish AD• Combined Both

Legalism & returned to Confucian ideals.

• Scholarship & the Arts flourish under the Han