Ancient China Timeline by Andrew Eissner

The Shang Dynasty Goverment

eissnerandrew — 2025-09-10 15:56:02 UTC

The goverment of the Shang Dynasty was a monachry it was ruled over by several kings over time.

shang dentistry

krabeccody — 2025-09-10 15:56:04 UTC

king and aristocracy were the highest, the military was lower, artisans and craftsmen were right above peasants, and peasants were super low.

The religion and culture of the Shang Dynasty

eissnerandrew — 2025-09-10 16:00:21 UTC

The Shang Dynasty beloved there was heaven earth and the underworld and belived that the body had two souls one that went to heaven and one that stayed with the body. They also belived in sacrifices to heaven

The fall of the Shang Dynasty

krabeccody — 2025-09-10 16:01:58 UTC

the dynasty fell after the leader committed suicide

The Qin dynasty

krabeccody — 2025-09-10 16:07:33 UTC

Depicts Qin Shi Huang's army to protect him after death

The rise of the Zhou Dynasty

2025-09-11 15:27:09 UTC

In 1046 BCE The Shang Dynasty was overthrown and the Zhou Dynasty was established.

The Zohu Dynasty The mandate of heaven

2025-09-11 15:33:33 UTC

The Zhou Dynasty created the mandate of heaven. It was the belief that there could only be one king to rule China and that he was blessed by the gods.

The Dynastic Cycle

eissnerandrew — 2025-09-11 15:40:42 UTC

The Dynastic cycle was the cycle of the king starting out fair and a good ruler and slowly becoming more corrupt and his power decreasing.

Inventions of the Zhou Dynasty

eissnerandrew — 2025-09-11 15:48:26 UTC

Some Inventions created in the Zhou Dynasty included bronze tools, animal breeding, plows, and other cultivation tools.

The Fall of the Zhou Dynasty

eissnerandrew — 2025-09-11 15:53:19 UTC

The western Rong invaded the kingdom of Zhou and raided the capitals and killed the king ending the Dynasty.

The rise of the Qin Dynasty

eissnerandrew — 2025-09-11 15:59:07 UTC

In mid and late century BCE The Qin raided and made many swift conquests on China and later gained total control starting the Qin Dynasty.

Important people in the Qin Dynasty

eissnerandrew — 2025-09-11 16:02:58 UTC

Some important people in the Qin Dynasty were.

-Emperor Qin Shi Huang

-Qin Er Shi

-Li Si

-Zhao Gao

Buildings of the Qin Dynasty

eissnerandrew — 2025-09-11 16:05:47 UTC

Some works done by the Qin Dynasty were water works ,the great wall of china, and the terrocata army.

The Great Wall of China

eissnerandrew — 2025-09-11 16:08:09 UTC

The Great Wall of China was made in sections and then combined to keep out intruders and threats to the kingdom and took into the next Dynasty to totally complte.

The Fall of the Qin Dynasty

eissnerandrew — 2025-09-11 20:48:28 UTC

The ruler of the Qin Dynasty became a tyrant and the people became angry with the way he ruled and after was overthrown by Lin Bang and then he became the next ruler of the new kingdom.