China's Dynasties

By mrs.right

  • Shang Dynasty

    Shang Dynasty
    This dynasty started in the 1500's Bc. The founder of this dynasty was the Shang family. This dynasty created the first writting system. Artist created pots for cookies and other stuff. The rulers were also at the top of the society.

  • Zhou

    Zhou
    The Zhou dynasty srarted in the 1100's Bc. many of theses rulers were overthrown in rebellion. The rulers had power untill771.Bc. In order to be a ruler or an emperor, you had to be a mandate of heaven. a Mandate of heaven is when a persons claims they should be the ruler because they were chosen by the heavens. The rulers were also top of the society. At this time if you owned any land you were the landlord of that land and you could do anything you wanted to do to that land.

  • Qin

    Qin
    The Qin dynasty was the third dynasty. The emperor of this dynasty was Shi Huangdi. The Qin created great things, like The Great Wall of China. They also created a uniform system that eliminated minor difreneces.

  • Han

    Han
    This dynasty started in 205BC. the first emperor was Lui Bang. Snother ruler was Wudi. Emperor Wudi eanted a stronger government, to do this he took money from the landlords, he raised taxes and put the supply of grain under the control of the government. The political system was based off of philosophy and family and life styles were highly important. This dynasty studied science, and art. this dynasty also created the wonderful work of acupuncture.

  • The Sui dynasty

    The Sui dynasty
    This dynasty was the 5th dynasty.The emperor of this dynasty was Yang Jian. Not many achievements are known but one of the best and biggest achievements is the creation of thw Grand Canal.

  • The Tang Dynasty

    The Tang Dynasty
    This dynasty ruled for over 300 years. Not much was said abou the rulers of the dynasty. The Sui dynasty followed the Tang dynasty. This dynasty reformed srmies and created law codes. The people of the dynasty were smart and most of the people were great poets.

  • The Song Dynasty

    The Song Dynasty
    The Song Dynasty started in 960. This dynasty had great achivements. It is said that this dynasty created gun powder, compass, and a movable type printing. They also used the abucus. They also created the first paper money called 'Jiao Zi'. Not much is known about the leader of this dynasty. But we do know that this dynasty followed the Tang and the Sui dynasty.

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