https://padlet.com/maionea24/ic5hkvyuac7sotcp Aidan Maione en-us 2020-10-19 14:18:14 UTC 2023-04-04 21:50:56 UTC hello@padlet.com maionea24 https://padlet.com/maionea24/ic5hkvyuac7sotcp/wish/841172445 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.]]> 2020-10-19 14:19:37 UTC https://padlet.com/maionea24/ic5hkvyuac7sotcp/wish/841172445 maionea24 https://padlet.com/maionea24/ic5hkvyuac7sotcp/wish/841185666 The Zhou Family overthrows the Shang family.  The Shang family was corrupt and mishandled affairs in China.]]> 2020-10-19 14:22:24 UTC https://padlet.com/maionea24/ic5hkvyuac7sotcp/wish/841185666 maionea24 https://padlet.com/maionea24/ic5hkvyuac7sotcp/wish/841251464 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. ]]> 2020-10-19 14:36:46 UTC https://padlet.com/maionea24/ic5hkvyuac7sotcp/wish/841251464 maionea24 https://padlet.com/maionea24/ic5hkvyuac7sotcp/wish/841379370 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. ]]> 2020-10-19 15:04:17 UTC https://padlet.com/maionea24/ic5hkvyuac7sotcp/wish/841379370 maionea24 https://padlet.com/maionea24/ic5hkvyuac7sotcp/wish/844367264 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.]]> 2020-10-20 11:33:59 UTC https://padlet.com/maionea24/ic5hkvyuac7sotcp/wish/844367264 maionea24 https://padlet.com/maionea24/ic5hkvyuac7sotcp/wish/848882631 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.]]> 2020-10-21 14:33:39 UTC https://padlet.com/maionea24/ic5hkvyuac7sotcp/wish/848882631