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The Shang Dynasty was the oldest dynasty in China.  This is when the Bronze Age took place and was known for its advances in math, astronomy, artwork and military technology.

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The Zhou Family overthrows the Shang family.  The Shang family was corrupt and mishandled affairs in China.

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1100 BCE-The Mandate of Heaven is created.

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1100 BCE-The Mandate of Heaven is created.

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The Zhou family began the Mandate of Heaven.  This meant if a ruler was not good enough for the land, their power would be revoked by heaven.

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475 BCE to 221 BCE-Period of the Warring States

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475 BCE to 221 BCE-Period of the Warring States

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As the Zhou Dynasty weakened and collapsed, the Period of the Warring States began.  As the Chinese thinkers wondered why this could be happening, they developed Confucianism, Daoism, and Legalism. These ways of life are still used today.

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The Period of Warring States ended when the Qin dynasty destroyed all of its enemies in China.  The Qin Dynasty made a bureaucracy.  By doing this, the Qin gained more power.  The Qin built roads and bridges to unify the country, constructed walls (such as the Great Wall of China), standardized units of weight, measurement, and currency, and made a common form of Chinese writing.

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The Han Dynasty adopted Confucianism because it would help them pick people for their bureaucracy.  This is when China learned to craft iron tools and weave silk. The Han's wealth grew from trade but internally weaken the Han and lead, in part, to its downfall.