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The Shang Dynasty rose to power by defeating the Xia Dynasty with their unique military style. The Shang Dynasty went into decline because of very oppresive government and fell after the Battle of Muye which led to the Zhou Dynasty rise to power. King Tang was their ruler.
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The Shang Dynasty developed a writing system first by writing on tortoise shells and cattle bones.
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The Shang Dynasty discovered bronze items in the tomb of queen Fuhao.
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The Shang Dynasty Created the Chinese war chariots which were used for attack and pursuit.
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The Zhou Dynasty was the first dynasty to manufacture glass in China sometime in between 1046 BCE - 256 BCE.
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The Zhou Dynasty rose to power by the people of the Shang Dynasty went to Zhou for protection from the cruel leader. The Zhou Dynasty went into decline by having very strict laws and harsh punishments. King Wu was their ruler.
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The Zhou Dynasty invented the kite by using silk as the fabric and string and bamboo as the frame work.
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The Zhou Dynasty created iron tools to make it easier and was a more advanced way to do things with then than bronze.
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The Qin Dynasty came to power by their extensive military campaigns and their political maneuvering.The Qin Dynasty went into decline because Qin Sha Huang died and his son took over and became a bad leader. Qin She Huang was their ruler.
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The Qin Dynasty invented the crossbow so that they could have more power and aim then a regular longbow.
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The Qin Dynasty part of the Great Wall Of China to prevent northern raiders from coming into China.
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The Qin Dynasty created the Terracotta Army which is a group of terracotta sculptures showing the armies of Qin Shi Huang who is the ruler of the Qin Dynasty.
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The Han Dynasty created the first Compass by using a metal spoon and a deep basin and the spoon would spin into the direction of the magnet.
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The Han Dynasty rose to power because of emperor Qin from the Qin Dynasty who passed away. The Han Dynasty went into decline because of taxation. Liu Bang was their ruler.
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The Han Dynasty created paper out of warn fishnet, bark and cloth.
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They came up with the idea to make a hot air balloon with an oil lamp inside a big paper bag and the hot air got trapped inside the bag which made it float. That gave them the idea later on to make it bigger and that could fit people.
