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Period: 2205 BCE to 1575 BCE
major dynasties
here are the major in the history of ancient china. -
Period: 2205 BCE to 1575 BCE
xia
the first dynasty in china very little is known about the xia -
Period: 1570 BCE to 1045
shang
the Shang ruled over much of the area along the yellow river. the last
capital city was the great city of yin -
Period: 1045 BCE to 256 BCE
zhou
the longest ruling dynasty in history of china the zhou first used the mandate of heaven to justify their rule much of the land was ruled by feudal lords who were relatives of the zhou family -
Period: 221 BCE to 206 BCE
qin
the beginning of the chinese emperor shi huangdi became the first chinese emporor although this is a short dynasty much was accomplished including the beginning of the great wall standards were set for weighs measures and money. -
Period: 206 BCE to 220 BCE
han
the han dynasty established the civil service to create a strong and organized government paper and porcelain were also invented during this time the han also embraced confucianism poetry and litareture -
Period: 222 to 581
six dynasties
a period of time where china was not united a single leader -
Period: 589 to 618
sui
the sui unite china again under one rule they also expanded the great wall and built the grand canal -
Period: 618 to 907
tang
a time of peace and prosperity -
Period: 907 to 960
five dynasties
a plesant rebellion that takes down the tang dynasty and ushers in a period of division -
Period: 960 to 1279
song
reunited under a song china becomes a world leader in science and technology includes inventions such as gun powder and the compass -
Period: 1297 to 1368
yuan
after the mongols defeated the song in a long war kublai khan a mongol leader established the yuan dynasties -
Period: 1368 to
ming
the last of the great chinese dynasty the ming finished the great wall and built forbitten city an enormous palace for the emporer the ming came into power by overthrowing the rule of the mongols