soc sci 2

• Xia dynasty

  • Mythological dynasty of China
• • Established by the legendary Yu the Great
• Shang dynasty

  • Established by Cheng Tang
• • Shang Dynasty was the First recorded Chinese dynasty
• • Oracle bone script
• Zhou dynasty

  • First imperial dynasty
  • Mandate of Heaven
  • Longest dynasty
  • Confucianism, Taoism, and Legalism
• Qin or Ch’in Dynasty

  • First empire in China
• • Qin Shi Huang Ti is considered the first emperor of China
• Prince Ying Zhen declared himself as Qin Shi Huang TI
• Qin Shi Huang Ti had Li Shi as his prime minister
• • Prince Qin Shi Huang Ti built the Great Wall of China protected them from barbarians
• Legalism is the belief that humans are inclined to commit wrongdoings due to selfish desires
• Prince Qin Shi Huang Ti lasted only 15 years
• famous terra-cotta warriors guarded prince qin shi huang ti and his treasures
• Han dynasty

  • Second imperial dynasty
• Han dynasty was establsihed by Liu Bang
• The han dynasty Promoted Confucianism
• • Emperor Wu Ti expanded the dynasty’s territories
• The ancient Silk Road was a network of roads used for transportation of goods
• Belt and Road Initiative, which lends money to countries in Asia to build infrastructures connecting to mainland China.
• "Records of Grand Historian" was written by Sima QIan
• Notable Contributions of Han Dynasty

  1. Invention of paper
  2. Water-powered mill
  3. Wheelbarrow
  4. Rudder
  5. Seismograph 
  6. Made contact with the Roman Empire 
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  The fall of the Han Dynasty marked centuries of civil war and divided China into three kingdoms. Today, the modern Chinese identified themselves as descendants of the Han
• Buddhism was introduced during the Han Dynasty
• Han Chinese became the largest ethnic group in China; its main language is Hanyu, and the Chinese characters are called hanzi. 
• Sui dynasty had 2 emperors but they had accomplished so much within 30 years
• Emperor Wen initiated the Grand Canal which became the longest man-made river
• • The Sui Dynasty Rebuilt the Great Wall
• • The Sui Dynasty Launched an attack on the Goguryeo Kingdom of Korea
• Why Did Sui Dynasty Fall?

  1. Harsh rule
  2. Heavy taxes
  3. Forced labor
• Tang Dynasty is known as the Golden Age of China
• Buddhism also became influential during the Tang Dynasty. Numerous “Chinatown” were established abroad. Chinatown literally translate to “Tang people street.”
• Li Yuan revolted and built the Tang Dynasty
• The second Tang emperor was Taizong
• • Taizong Extended the empire by conquering Central Asia and Tibet
• Wu Zhao

  • First and only empress of China
• • Wu Zhao Also known as Wu Zetian
• Xuanzong

  • Led China to become the most prosperous country in the world at the time
• Internal power struggles caused the downfall of the Tang Dynasty. The next 50 years saw power struggles between different clans and short-lived dynasties in a period called Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period.
• Taizu established the Song dynasty and reunited China.