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Sometime in the mid-18th century- the mid-16th century B.C.

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Sometime in the mid-18th century- the mid-16th century B.C.

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the use of bronze resulting in the start of the Bronze Age

an early Chinese writing system inscribed on animal bones used by priests to answer questions about the future, they used tortoise shells and cattle bones inscribed questions, then punched it the way it crack revealed the answer; about 150,000 of these oracle bones were found by archaeologists revealing more about the Shang Dynasty and their

they were were skilled workers in bone, jade, ceramics, stone, wood, shells and bronze

the Yangtze and Yellow rivers would overflow annually fertilizing the soil making it perfect farmland for their thriving (Newsela)

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The Shang Dynasty's last king, King Zhou, was a tyrant known for his cruel forms of torture. Rival tribes and Nomads fought the Shangs weakening their army until they finally fought the rebel leader Wu-wang and lost in 1111 B.C. (Newsela)

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Lasted over 800 years

Introduced the idea of the Mandate of Heaven justifying them snagging the throne

Population estimated about 30-35 million

Longest reigning dynasty in Chinese history, they ruled from 1045 B.C. to 256 B.C.

They divided their empire into states that were ruled by family members, which is called Feudalism

The Zhou Dynasty was the first of the Chinese dynasties to convert to a currency, that stopped bartering and helped the middle class thrive

Confucius, a philosopher spread his do-good-ism methodology that is still around today

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The Zhou Dynasty came to an end during the Warring States period in 256 BC, when the army of the state of Qin captured the city of Chengzhou and the last Zhou ruler, King Nan, was killed. (ancient.eu)

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The emperor Shi Huangdi was known as the "First Sovereign Emperor" because of the unification of China

He abolished feudalism, a system where a worker/peasant receives a plot of land for serving a king/lord in a war, and established a system of prefectures and extended this to all of China

China was divided into 40 prefectures that were overseen by inspectors that also make sure that made sure that government officials weren't taking advantage of the people

A network of highways was constructed to move troops quickly and efficiently to control this vast area

Along the loop of the Huang He they built towers and a complex of stations to watch out for invaders and alert the warriors, these towers were then connected by walls creating the Great Wall of China to keep the Mongols out (Newsela)

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Corruption in society and a false sense of unification and security ultimately lead to the downfall of the Qin Dynasty. Along with this, the death of Emperor Shi Huangdi lead to the downfall of the Qin Dynasty because he was also under the impression that corruption wasn't an issue so he swept that idea under the rug and continued his rule. Soon after his death, rebellion broke out in the Yangtze River area escaped workers and soldiers that have been hiding throughout China rose up in large numbers, and attacked imperial armies. Legalism also contributed in the fall of the Qin Dynasty. (Newsela)

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The Hans completed the Great Wall

Opened up China to the Western World through the Silk Road

Lasted for over 400 years

Acupuncture- pricking ones skin or tissue in order to alleviate pain to treat various physical, mental, and emotional conditions (Newsela)

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From Asia came: silk, household slaves, pets palm oil, ivory, salt, tea, sugar, porcelain, spices (cinnamon, aromatic roots, ginger, bay leaves), jade, gold, silver, resins, wool, oil, spinach, etc.

The most notable exchange was the cultural exchange

From Europe came: walnuts, ivory, silver, cotton, gold, metal, jewels, figs, wool

Some routes were shorter and more dangerous while others were longer and more dangerous (Newsela)

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The Han Empire was divided and the Battle of Red Cliffs in 208 or 209 Cao Cao's empire was defeated by by the allied forces of Sun Quan and Liu Bei resulting in the fall of the Ming Empire.

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The first Grand Canal was built by the Sui people stretching from Hangzhou to Beijing, this canal was 1,200 miles, which was a big accomplishment in this time period

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Genghis Khan and the Mongols slowly started to invade China and with their government in shambles after the assassination of their emperor Sui Yangdi due to his high taxes, forced labor, and the mass deaths cased by his several attempts at invading other kingdoms.

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618 B.C. to 907 B.C.

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Zheng He, a navigator, lead a fleet of ships to distant places, like Northeast Asia and Africa going on to invade places like Vietnam and Mongolia

Switched from paper currency to bronze coins

They established a police system called the Censorate or Yushitai

Books and plays were also brought back after the Mongol invasion called for all books and scripts to be destoyed (Newsela)

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Buddhist missionaries from Northern India traveled to China and spread at this time Buddhism reached its peak and new Chinese variations started to emerge

As the economy was declining, Emperor Wu-tsung a devout Daoist attempted to eliminate Buddhism by closing down thousands of temples in order to control their wealth (Newsela

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The Eunuchs, a lower social class revolted against the government and took control court officials, enthroning and despising the process of emperors, the central military's strength and power, and lastly formulated national policies. (Newsela)

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Improvement to the gunpowder formula

More varieties of rice were found and a harvest calendar was developed for a more abundant harvest

The magnetic compass was created during the Song Dynasty

A movable type was also invented at this time, a "printer" where letters could be moved to spell out words making printing easier

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At a weak point, the Songs allied with the Mongols for economic and military support, but unexpectedly the Mongols turned on them and overthrew them.

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Laws written by Emperor Kao-tsu were revised every 20 years so they would be current this law lasted until the Ming Dynasty in the 14th century

Equal amounts of land were granted to adult male taxpayers

Kao-tsu, the first emperor, created a money system of copper coins and silk ribbons

Invented gunpowder and produced the world's earliest dated printed book

Kao-tsu shrank both central and state governments allowed Tai-tsung to save food in case of famine and to provide economic support for farmers in case of disasters like floods (Newsela)

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Li Zichenng a postal messenger lost his job due to the Ming government raising taxes due to wall expenses; so Li joined the revolt joining roving bandits becoming the leader in the growing peasant rebellion. Eventually Li and his army of rebels defeated general Wu Sangui dethroning the Mings and enthroning the Qings (Newsela)

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