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This dynasty was considered a farming society by aristocracy. -
The Shang Dynasty made many achievements such as bronze weapons and tools. The capital is where present day Zhengzhou and Anyang
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it was a solar based calendar developed by Wan- Nein. The calendar was a 365 day calendar. -
These levels much like the Egyptians levels are the King, local governors, and nobles, craftsmen, traders, farmers, slaves
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First used for transport for high nobies it would soon be put into combat where men with bows would sit and shoot off in a moving chariot. they would also put long poles out to smack down there enemy's -
Conquerors from the state of Zhou invaded the capital toppling the Shang Dynasty -
Declares the mandate from heaven. The idea that there could be only one legitimate ruler of China at the time. Meaning that the ruler has the blessing of the gods. -
Major projects to control flooding and irrigation fields, iron plow increases crops, silk farms, Chinese written language. There capital is in Hao (near present-day Xi'an) and Luoyang
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Chopsticks where the main utensil used by Chinese people. they would range anywhere from wood, metal, even gold. Some Chinese people even believed that silver chopsticks could detect for poison in foods -
a flat v shaped iron piece that is attracted to a wooden piece that was pulled by a human in order to plow a field. -
Civil war begins to brew in the states of China. The Zhou Dynasty was strong but the rulers who were ruling at the time were requiring for help to run the empire. the states of Chu, Han, Qin, Wei, Yan, Qi and Zhao. -
improvement the warfare come along with this war such as Iron weapons, calvary men, and crossbows
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The crossbow is a formidable opponent on the battlefield. it could be fired at more powerful and much more arrows than a standard bow. it was mainly modeled after the art of sun tzu in the book the art of war. -
This Dynasty falls because of a weakened government from the recent civil war that took place -
This Dynasty comes to power by attacking the capital while it was weakened by the civil war. -
Making simple Monetary system, systems of roads, extends control to red river, builds grand canal, adopts Legalism. There capital is in Chang'an, present-day Xian
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the Qin dynasty expanded the road ways and canal networks for transport, trade, and military use
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The great wall was formed under the Qin Dynasty. to protect the northern cities of china from northern invaders -
it is a collection of stone soldiers that are there to protect the king of china Qin Shi Huang. -
The Qin Dynasty would fall at the hands of a warlord named Xiang Yu. destroying the capital and splitting the empire into 18 different states.