chinease dynasties

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  • How many dynasties were there in Chinese history?
    83 dynasties
  • How many emperors ruled in Chinese history?
    559 emperors
  • What is the time span of Chinese history mentioned?
    4,000 years
  • How many dynasties must you know for quiz purposes?
    10 to 12 dynasties
  • What was the first Chinese dynasty?
    Shia dynasty
  • When did the Shia dynasty rule?
    2100 BC to 1766 BCE
  • Which civilizations were contemporaneous with the Shia dynasty?
    Minoans, Indus Valley, Egypt
  • What does most of the knowledge about the Shia dynasty come from?
    Myth and legend
  • Who was the first king of the Shia dynasty?
    You the Great
  • What principle did the Shia dynasty establish?
    A dynastic principle
  • Who overthrew the Shia dynasty?
    The Shang dynasty
  • When did the Shang dynasty rule?
    1766 BC to 1047 BCE
  • What was the capital of the Shang dynasty?
    Anyang
  • What type of society was the Shang dynasty?
    Hierarchical militaristic bronze age society
  • What was the first Chinese religion that emerged during the Shang dynasty?
    Shang Ti
  • What was the significance of oracle bones in the Shang dynasty?
    First Chinese writing found on them
  • What is another name for the Shang dynasty?
    Wutang
  • Who was the last empress of the Shang dynasty?
    Zhou Wang
  • What led to the fall of the Shang dynasty?
    Jie’s tyranny and cruelty
  • When did the Zhou dynasty rule?
    1047 BCE to 256 BCE
  • What system did the Zhou dynasty introduce?
    Fung jian system
  • What is the mandate of heaven?
    Justifies emperors' divine rule
  • What could natural disasters signify in the context of the mandate of heaven?
    Withdrawal of the mandate by God
  • Who wrote the Analects?
    Confucius
  • Who wrote the Tao Te Ching?
    Lao Tzu
  • What significant work did Sun Tzu write?
    The Art of War
  • What characterized the Zhou dynasty's later years?
    Increased instability and power struggles
  • How long did the Qin dynasty rule?
    15 years
  • What major construction began during the Qin dynasty?
    The Great Wall
  • Who was the first emperor of the Qin dynasty?
    Qin Shi Huang
  • What was a hallmark of Qin rule?
    Legalism and standardization
  • What happened after Qin Shi Huang's death?
    Empire fractured into 18 states
  • When did the Han dynasty rule?
    206 BCE to 220 CE
  • What was a significant achievement of the Han dynasty?
    Creation of the Silk Road
  • What philosophy was installed as the state philosophy during the Han dynasty?
    Confucianism
  • Who was the founding emperor of the Han dynasty?
    Ubang
  • What did Simachian contribute to history?
    Histories of earlier dynasties
  • What period followed the Han dynasty?
    The Three Kingdoms period
  • What were the three kingdoms during the Three Kingdoms period?
    Wu, Wei, and Shu
  • Who established the Sui dynasty?
    Li Yuan