Chinese%20Dynasties

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HISTORY ?? li shi
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What is History?

• History is the study of the past
• It looks at things that have happened, and why
• Because this happened, this happened

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The Four Great Chinese Inventions????sì dà fa
míng

• Compass ??? zhi nán che
• Gunpowder?? huo yào
• Paper? zhi
• Printing??? yìn shua shù

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COMPASS
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GUN POWDER
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PAPER
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PRINTING PRESS
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Chinese Dynasties

• Most of Chinese history take place in a thing
  called a Dynasty
• A Dynasty is a family that rules for many years
• There are 13 major Dynasties in Chinese history

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Ancient History

• ????
• lì shi jiu yuan
• ancient history
• China is one of the oldest places in the world

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Xia Dynasty??
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Xia Dynasty 2100-1600 BC
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Xia Dynasty

• The Xia Dynasty was in a small area of land

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Shang Dynasty ??
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Shang Dynasty 1600-1046 BC
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Shang Dynasty ??

• The Shang Dynasty moved out from where the Xia
  Dynasty started
• The Shang began using Oracle Bones to make the
  first Chinese characters

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Zhou Dynasty??
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Zhou Dynasty 1046-256 BC
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Zhou Dynasty??

• The Zhou Dynasty began to live by the Yellow
  River
• Their Capital was Xian
• They went as far south as the Yangtze River

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Spring and Autumn Period????

• After the Zhou Dynasty the Spring and Autumn
  Period Began
• Confucianism and Taoism begin
• The Capital is moved to Luoyang

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Qin Dynasty??
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Qin Dynasty 221-206 BC
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Qin Dynasty??

• The Qin began the Great Wall
• They began to write down laws, and set down a
  common written language
• They had common currency (money) and standard
  weights and measurements

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Han Dynasty??
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Han Dynasty 206 BC-220 AD
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Han Dynasty??

• First meeting with the West because of the Silk
  Road

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Xia Dynasty??
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Shang Dynasty ??
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Zhou Dynasty??
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Qin Dynasty??
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Han Dynasty??
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Modern History

• ???
• jìn dài shi
• History that is not as old, but still old

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Three Kingdoms?? San guó
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Three Kingdoms 220-280
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The Three Kingdoms??

• Bloodiest part of Chinese History
• Lots of wars
• Battle of Red Cliffs

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Jin Dynasty?? Jìn cháo
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Jin Dynasty 265-420
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Jin Dynasty??

• Peace after war

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North South Dynasty ????
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North South Dynasty 420-581
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North South Dynasty ???

• Times of civil war
• Lots of art

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Sui Dynasty ??
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Sui Dynasty 581-618
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Sui Dynasty ??

• Country came back together after 400 years of war

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Tang Dynasty ??
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Tang Dynasty 618-907
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Tang Dynasty??

• Capital city of Xian was the largest in the
  world
• Families given fields based on need, not wealth

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Song Dynasty ??
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Song Dynasty 960-1279
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Song Dynasty??

• First in world to use paper money
• Education important

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Three Kingdoms
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Jin Dynasty
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North South Dynasty
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Sui Dynasty
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Tang Dynasty
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Song Dynasty
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Recent History

• This is history that is not very old

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Yuan Dynasty ??
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Yuan Dynasty 1271-1368
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Yuan Dynasty??

• Marco Polo came from the West
• Beijing became Capital

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Ming Dynasty ??
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Ming Dynasty 1368-1644
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Ming Dynasty??

• Lots of trade, especially with Japan
• Large navy of ships built
• Last building of Great Wall

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Qing Dynasty ??
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Qing Dynasty 1644-1911
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Qing Dynasty??

• First complete dictionary
• West began to occupy China
• Opium wars
• After 4,000 years, no more dynasties

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Republic of China ??
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Republic of China 1912-1949
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Republic of China

• Sun Yatsen
• Slavery ended
• Chiang Kai-shek and KMT
• Long March begins

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Peoples Republic of China (PRC) ???????
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Peoples Republic of China (PRC) 1949-Present