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Settlements along the banks of the Yellow River
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Location of early Chinese settlements
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Used bronze weapons to establish supremacy over Stone Age civilization
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Bronze and Jade axe used during Shang Dynasty
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Feudal aristocracy
Confucius was born -
Confucius was born during the Zhou Dynasty
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Shi Huangdi conquered entire region and established a strong central government.
Dynasty was eventually overthrown by a peasant rebellion. -
Some say Shi Huangdi was a ruthless leader while others claim he did what needed to be done to create a government structure that would last for thousands of years.
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Made Confucian philosophy the basis of education and government and training
Invention of paper occurred. -
Paper was invented during the Han dynasty
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Brutal and short-lived
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Under the Sui Dynasty, the Great Wall was improved.
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Brought territorial expansion and economic vigor to China.
Trade and culture contacts with Western peoples brought renewed vitality and variety to Chinese political and social life.
The arts demonstrated great progress and porcelain manufacture developed into a high craft and art form. -
This porcelain horse is an example of the plethora of fine art, especially porcelain, that was created during the Tang Dynasty.
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Leaders ushered in a period of renewed emphasis on Confucian philosophy and great advancements in the arts of painting and porcelain work.
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This piece of art was created during the Song Dynasty in the early 12th century by Emperor Huizong.
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MONGOLS! First time in the country's history that it was ruled by a foreign power.
Leader was Kublai Khan.
Toppled by a peasant rebellion. -
A depicition of the Mongols invading China, beginning the Yuan Dynasty.
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Mongols were driven back to their homeland under the leadership of Zhu Yuanchang.
Great naval expeditions sailed far west to the coasts of Arabia and Africa.
Became famous for blue and white porcelain. -
This model shows how Chinese naval technology of the 1400's dwarfed that of Europe.
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Reign of the Manchus-- another foreign power.
China's last imperial power. -
Men dressed in tradition Qing era costumes, complete with the queue ponytail.
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In the nineteenth century, a combination of political weakness and incompetence at the top, and popular dissatisfaction and commerical pressure from foreign nations caused the Qing dynasty to loose its grip on power. By 1911, their hold on the country was so weak that they were overthrown by a revolution.
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The current President of China.
