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Han Dynasty
Probably one of the greatest advancements created by the Han Dyansaty was paper. -
Period: 100 to 220
Han Dynasty
206 BC- 220 AD
This was considered the "Era of Disunity" for China because there were many rivalries within the country (this aided in their downfall). They established the age of technology, expanded the Great Wall, invented paper, compass, porcelain, world’s first wheelbarrow, a simple seismograph and created the Silk Route (a trade route that ran through China and was protected to ensure safe and fair trade). -
Jan 1, 1368
Ming Dynasty
This dynasty moved the Capitol to Beijing -
Period: Jan 1, 1368 to
Ming Dynasty
Zhu Yuanzhang was the emperor during this dynasty and the Capitol moved from Nanjing to Beijing. They traded with India, Japan, the Persian Guld and the South Pacific. Their downfall started with wars with the Mongols and then the Manchus invaded and overthrew the Ming dynasty for good. -
Qing Dynasty
Empress Cixi was the most powerful empress in the history of China. -
Period: to
Manchu/Qing Dynasty (Cont)
(I created another due to a word limit)
Empress Cixi was the most powerful empress ever because she was basically the Emperor as she ruled in place of her son who was not quite old enough to rule yet. This dynasty created a treaty with Russia to protect them from Russia. th last emperor of this dynasty was also the last emperor in China. He, Henry, ruled from Dec. 2nd 1908- Feb 12th 1917. The downfall of Dyanasties in China was caused by European powers interfereing. -
Period: to
Manchu/ Qing Dynasty
Surprisingly, China did not get its name until this Dynasty and when they talked about "Chinese" they were refering to the Han people. The Qing really wanted to prevent the Manchus, whom they had just overthrown, from being absorbed into the Han group. This dynasty boasts the largest area controlled by any of the dynasties and a large 80,000 troops led by emperor Kangxi. This was the largest dynasty in history. Also in this Dynasty was Empress Cixi, the most powerful empress of China. -
Song Dyansty
This Dynasty was known for ther refined art and writings -
Sui Dynasty
The grand canal is one of the greatest feats of this Dynasty -
Period: to Jan 1, 1279
Song/ Sung Dynasty
960-1279 AD
The creation of this Dynasty unified 5 northern and 10 southern dynasties. This Dynasty really sought for cultural refinement and valued the "Universal Man." There are a lot of writings and art work from this time period because of that.They believed in Neo-Confucianism, which is similar to confuciansim, but it includes buddhist and Taoist ideas.The dynasty, like the others had an established social higherarchy but unlike some of the others, it was very stable. -
Period: to
Sui/Tang Dynasty
581-907 AD
Sui:
They gained their power through the projects that they did like the Grand Canal. However, these projects causes too high taxes so the Emperor, Wendi, was assassinated.
Tang:
Chang'an was the Capitol. This Dynasty was mostly Buddhist and was the Golden age of literature because they valued scholarship. People could "compete" to become Emperor.
