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Qin Dynasty lasted from 221-206 BC.
During this dynasty, they started the Great Wall of China and they invented cast iron. -
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Han dynasty spanned from 206 BC to 220 AD.
During the Han dynasty, China invented paper, the seismograph, the compass, porcelain, and wheelbarrows. -
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After the Mongols defeated the Song in a long war, Kublai Khan, a Mongol leader, established the Yuan dynasty.
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During this dynasty, the Great Wall was finished and the Forbidden city was built.
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This dynasty housed the Boxer rebellion which led to the end of dynasties.
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1839-1842
Between Great Britain and China
Britian was smuggling opium into China to balance the purchases of tea that they were making.
China was enforcing their ban on opium imports so the British attacked a few Chinese coastal cities.
The British won and China had to open its ports to British trade. -
1850-1864
20 million people lost their lives.
Goal of this rebellion was to create a new dynasty based on the beliefs of Protestant Christianity. -
1856-1860
The Chinese illegally searched a registered British ship.
The British and French fought the Chinese and made ports available to the British, French, Russians, and Americans.
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During the Qing Dynasty, from 1898 to 1900.
The Boxer Rebellion was an uprising in China against foreign influence in religion, politics, and trade.
The rebellion disruption caused by the growth of foreign spheres of influence which led to the end of the dynasties. -
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During this dynasty, the Emperor Wendi built the Grand Canal which is a shipping route.
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This dynasty was considered the Golden Age of Literature. Block printing was invented.
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They utililized Neo-Confucianism, new combination of Confucianism, Buddhism, and Daoism this led to a rigid system of obligations and obidience from subject to ruler.
