Chinese Dynasties

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  • The Shang Dynasty

    The Shang Dynasty
    From 1600 BC- 1050 BC
    Important Rulers are KIng Tan who was also the first ruler and King Pan Geng who was the first ruler of the Golden Age and KIng Wu Ding who was a ruler for 59 years (who was the longest ruler).
    Inventions such as China's first writing system, bronze container, axes, knives, and a calender based on the cycles of the moon.
    Inventions were bronze containers, axes, and knives. They also created a calender based on the cycles of the moon.
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    Chinese Dynasties

  • The Zhou Dynasty

    The Zhou Dynasty
    From 1100 BC - 221 BC
    Important Kings such as KIng Wu who was the first Zhou king.
    Inventions
    First dynatsy to use the mandate of heaven which is when heaven chooses the ruler of heaven. They interduced the use of iron to China(replacing bronze as the most popular metal).

  • The Qin Dynasty

    The Qin Dynasty
    From 221 BC - 206 BC
    Important Leaders are Emperor Shi Hugangdi.
    Great Inventions such as the laws that applied to all of China and created a new system of money that everyone(chinese)uesed, and built large roads and canals.

  • The Han Dynasty

    The Han Dynasty
    From 205 BC - 220 AD
    Important rulers are Emperor Liu Bang who was also the the first emperor to be a peasent, and he was the first ruler of the Han Dynasty.
    Inventions that were varities of art, literature, and history. They invented paper, a sundial, a seismograph, and accupunture.

  • They Sui Dynasty

    They Sui Dynasty
    From 589 AD - 618 AD
    Important leaders such as emperor Yang Jain who was the first emperor of the Sui Dynasty and emperor Wen.
    Inventions such as the Grand Canal which is a canal connected to Northern and Southern China and they also made Buddhism what is is today!

  • The Tang Dynasty

    The Tang Dynasty
    From 618 AD - 907 AD
    Important leaders are Empress Wu who was the first and only women to become a emperor!
    Inventions are that the reformed the military, conquered many lands, and created a new set of uniform laws.

  • The Song Dynasty

    The Song Dynasty
    From 960 AD - 1279 AD
    Important leaders are Emperor Taizu who was the first emperor.
    Inventions such as gunpowder and helped create vibrant social life with the spread of litertaure, paper money, and created first permanent navy.