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The Xia Dynasty was the first dynasty in Chinese history. They were part of the making of the Bronze Age, which occurred approximately in 2000 BCE.

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The second dynasty was the Shang dynasty, which was famous for writing scripts on tortoise shells and sacrificing its citizens. They were overthrown and defeated by the Zhou dynasty.

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The Zhou Dynasty became the third Chinese Dynasty. They invented crossbows and sent out prisoners to counter their opponents.

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The Qin Dynasty gave the country its name and united the first Chinese empire. The leader of the dynasty, Qin Shi Huang, was also responsible for making The Great Wall of China.

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The Han dynasty was the fifth dynasty. It established civil service to make civilizations orderly. The Hans also invented paper, a very important item in the modern day.

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At this moment of time, there was no single ruler of China. This period was known as the Six Dynasties period.

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The sixth singular dynasty was the Sui Dynasty, which was partially responsible for reuniting China. They also made the Grand Canal and were involved in the making of the Great Wall Of China.

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The Sui Dynasty was followed by the Tang Dynasty. This part of China is known as the Golden Age, since the distribution of inventions and information was widespread.

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A revolt that overthrew the Tang Dynasty split China into pieces. The period in which this took place is called the Five Dynasties period.

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The Song Dynasty, the eighth singular dynasty, transformed China into a champion of Inventions and Sciences. An invention made at this dynasty, important to us today, was the compass.

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The ninth dynasty was different compared to the others. After a war between Mongols and the Song resulted in the Mongols' victory, Kublai Khan, the leader of the mongols at that time, gave birth to the Yuan Dynasty.

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The Ming Dynasty defeated and overpowered the Mongols. The Ming Dynasty builded the Forbidden City, which resided the emperor.

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The last of the last, the Qing Dynasty helped expand the Chinese Empire significantly. The dynasty was also responsible for a lot of types of art, such as jade carving.

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Credits (This is for the sources we used that were not featured in the classroom)

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Credits (This is for the sources we used that were not featured in the classroom)

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Information sources:
https://www.ducksters.com/history/china/dynasties.php
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Qing-dynasty

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Photo sources:
https://www.ancient.eu/Xia_Dynasty/
https://www.chinaeducenter.com/en/whychina/ming.php
https://www.chinaeducenter.com/en/whychina/zhou.php
https://www.chinahighlights.com/map/ancient-china-map/qin-dynasty-map.htm
https://www.china-mike.com/chinese-history-timeline/part-4-han-dynasty/

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https://www.chinahighlights.com/map/ancient-china-map/sui-dynasty-map.htm
https://www.chinaeducenter.com/en/whychina/tang.php
https://www.chinaeducenter.com/en/whychina/song.php
https://www.chinahighlights.com/map/ancient-china-map/yuan-dynasty-map.htm
https://www.chinahighlights.com/map/ancient-china-map/shang-dynasty-map.htm
https://www.chinahighlights.com/map/ancient-china-map/qing-dynasty-map.htm