Ancient Chinese Dynasties by CLAIRE EMERY https://padlet.com/claire_emery21/l7ac0mzylem2 Shang, Zhou, Qin, and Han Dynasties en-us 2018-02-21 19:27:11 UTC 2023-06-24 11:12:03 UTC hello@padlet.com Zhou Dynasty-Founding https://padlet.com/claire_emery21/l7ac0mzylem2/wish/233948393 The second dynasty 
-invaded the Shang in 1122BC, but kept aspects of the Shang in their culture
-longest empire, lasting over 900 years]]> 2018-02-21 19:31:16 UTC https://padlet.com/claire_emery21/l7ac0mzylem2/wish/233948393 Founding of the Shang Dynasty claire_emery21 https://padlet.com/claire_emery21/l7ac0mzylem2/wish/233949168 -First Dynasty
-1750 BC invaded Huang He valley
-tons of silt/fertile soil
-yellow River =loess (a type of clay)
-no wall yet to keep them out
-taught nomads in the area about irrigation]]> 2018-02-21 19:32:36 UTC https://padlet.com/claire_emery21/l7ac0mzylem2/wish/233949168 Shang Dynasty claire_emery21 https://padlet.com/claire_emery21/l7ac0mzylem2/wish/233949550 2018-02-21 19:33:11 UTC https://padlet.com/claire_emery21/l7ac0mzylem2/wish/233949550 Zhou Dynasty- Gov, Agriculture, and Achievements https://padlet.com/claire_emery21/l7ac0mzylem2/wish/233950935 -rulers were called Mandates of Heaven since they believed that the gods determined who ruled 
-when rebels took over, they said that the old empire lost Mandate of Heaven
-internal trade florished and copper coins were used as currency
-iron is the greatest discovery of their time
-iron helped agriculture
-built dams and waterways
-no centralized government because hereditary lines ruled city states
]]> 2018-02-21 19:35:12 UTC https://padlet.com/claire_emery21/l7ac0mzylem2/wish/233950935 Collapse and Takeover of the Shang Dynasty claire_emery21 https://padlet.com/claire_emery21/l7ac0mzylem2/wish/233951148 -last ruler ran out of people... too many wars
-OOPS, forgot to guard the northwest fronteir
-Zhou tribe won here
"Shang king lost the right to rule bc he was corrupt, cruel, and wicked!"]]> 2018-02-21 19:35:32 UTC https://padlet.com/claire_emery21/l7ac0mzylem2/wish/233951148 Zhou Dynasty: Decline and Collapse https://padlet.com/claire_emery21/l7ac0mzylem2/wish/234396301 -800s BC internal fighting and non-Chinese raids
-771 BC the Zhou to move East to get away from invaders
-the Zhou lasted for 500 years more, but were weaker than before the raid
-new states emerged and all competed for power (Warring States) , and Zhou had no power outside their own state
-the Qin emerged victorious]]> 2018-02-22 18:23:03 UTC https://padlet.com/claire_emery21/l7ac0mzylem2/wish/234396301 Zhou Art https://padlet.com/claire_emery21/l7ac0mzylem2/wish/234415723 -as seen in the painting from the Zhou Dynasty, agriculture was a big part of life
-iron tools are shown being used
-a waterway is shown, showing how waterways were a need for crop growing]]> 2018-02-22 18:49:33 UTC https://padlet.com/claire_emery21/l7ac0mzylem2/wish/234415723 Power of Shang Dynasty claire_emery21 https://padlet.com/claire_emery21/l7ac0mzylem2/wish/234420703 -Hereditary king
  -nobles related to king
  -still has to pay for land or serve in military
-kept power by using chariots and bronze weapons
-policed borders
-strong military force

]]> 2018-02-22 18:56:40 UTC https://padlet.com/claire_emery21/l7ac0mzylem2/wish/234420703 Shang Economy claire_emery21 https://padlet.com/claire_emery21/l7ac0mzylem2/wish/234422717 -based on agriculture
-main crops: barley, rice, millet (used to make alcohol)
-domesticated animals: pigs , horses, and chickens
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  -ex: dragons, gods of wind, sun, clouds, etc.
  -ancestor worship= god responsible for their destiny
    -rulers appeal to ancestors to have a good destiny
  -Daily sacrifices
-Oracle bones
  -priests tell future by reading cattle shoulder bones of OR bottom of tortoise shells
-scratch Q, heat, and answer questions based on the patterns of cracks that appeared]]> 2018-02-22 19:00:14 UTC https://padlet.com/claire_emery21/l7ac0mzylem2/wish/234423229 Shang Achievements claire_emery21 https://padlet.com/claire_emery21/l7ac0mzylem2/wish/234425157 1. Silk
 -very important, leaves China and takes over world!
2. Ceramic art
 -clay and used glaze to shine things
3. Written language
-caligraphy
-created symbols
-only small amount could read/write
-modern Chinese Lang. based on these!
4. Calendar
-moon and sun
-365 days - 12 months
5. Artisans crafted from jade, ivory ,and bone
WATCH SOME COOL CALLIGRAPHY]]> 2018-02-22 19:03:05 UTC https://padlet.com/claire_emery21/l7ac0mzylem2/wish/234425157 Regression and Decline of the Shang Dynasty claire_emery21 https://padlet.com/claire_emery21/l7ac0mzylem2/wish/234457044 -moved capital often bc it was either too hard to defend or the area flooded often]]> 2018-02-22 19:51:58 UTC https://padlet.com/claire_emery21/l7ac0mzylem2/wish/234457044 Han Dynasty- Founding https://padlet.com/claire_emery21/l7ac0mzylem2/wish/234530365 The fourth dynasty of China
-Liu Bang founded the Han Dynasty after being unhappy along with others with the government of the Qin Dynasty
-lasted about 4 centuries
-the Han Dynasty was less oppressive]]> 2018-02-22 23:41:21 UTC https://padlet.com/claire_emery21/l7ac0mzylem2/wish/234530365 Qin Dynasty claire_emery21 https://padlet.com/claire_emery21/l7ac0mzylem2/wish/234530807 2018-02-22 23:44:54 UTC https://padlet.com/claire_emery21/l7ac0mzylem2/wish/234530807 Han- Wu Di https://padlet.com/claire_emery21/l7ac0mzylem2/wish/234535513 -Wu Di did his duty!!!
-ruled from 140 BC-87 BC
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
-established capital as Chang-an
-extended territory north into Manchuria and Korea, south into Southeast Asia, and west into Central Asia
-established imperial universities to train men for civil service that administers the government, but you had to be wealthy to be able to afford a university
-Wu Di  created a policy where the government could level out the effects of years of surplus and years of shortages in crops to spare peasants
-Wu Di fought invaders and created military colonies, after which a period of peace pursued and trade flourished along the Silk Road
-created Chinese peace throughout Asia

]]> 2018-02-23 00:18:32 UTC https://padlet.com/claire_emery21/l7ac0mzylem2/wish/234535513 Other Accomplishments of the Han Dynasty https://padlet.com/claire_emery21/l7ac0mzylem2/wish/234538376 -population grew 60 million in the duration of their dynasty
-paper was created
-traded as far west as the Romans and Greeks using the Silk Road and gained western items in return like wool and gold
-Chang-An became a major city, with expensive western goods ]]> 2018-02-23 00:38:57 UTC https://padlet.com/claire_emery21/l7ac0mzylem2/wish/234538376 Decline and Collapse of the Han Dynasty https://padlet.com/claire_emery21/l7ac0mzylem2/wish/234541196 -after Wu Di  died, none of the leaders after him were able to live up to him, especially in leadership
-by 220 AD, the last emperor was deposed
-nomadic tribes swept across North China after the Han dynasty fell, terrorizing people and tearing apart countryside]]> 2018-02-23 00:57:48 UTC https://padlet.com/claire_emery21/l7ac0mzylem2/wish/234541196 Han Legacy https://padlet.com/claire_emery21/l7ac0mzylem2/wish/234542655 -with the invention of paper, western civilization was never the same in the way that they recorded events
-influenced China very much so, to the point that many Chinese people today, refer to themselves as Sons of Han
-civil service remained relevant to Chinese government up until the 1900s

]]> 2018-02-23 01:05:35 UTC https://padlet.com/claire_emery21/l7ac0mzylem2/wish/234542655 Founding of the Qin Dynasty claire_emery21 https://padlet.com/claire_emery21/l7ac0mzylem2/wish/234642829 -Third Dynasty
-221 BC - 206 BC 
-Shi Huangdi=founder
- largest dynasty so far
-gained mandate of heaven through military might at the end of the Warring States Period
-lasted only 15 yeats
-capital= Xi'an]]> 2018-02-23 11:49:55 UTC https://padlet.com/claire_emery21/l7ac0mzylem2/wish/234642829 Internal Peace of the Qin Dynasty claire_emery21 https://padlet.com/claire_emery21/l7ac0mzylem2/wish/234646518 -purged old system of nobility
-system of standardization:
  -one system of weights+one language+one currency+same laws+same taxes
-divided into 36 provinces
 -each lead by two gov officials (2, so they could keep an eye on each other)
 -spy system
- emperor had total control bc of his system which allowed him to make big decisions
-issued passports to regulate travel in and out of China]]> 2018-02-23 12:07:59 UTC https://padlet.com/claire_emery21/l7ac0mzylem2/wish/234646518 Power of the Qin Dynasty claire_emery21 https://padlet.com/claire_emery21/l7ac0mzylem2/wish/234647118 -2/3 of the enemy population of China was destroyed by the Qin
-commissioned Great Wall to be built around China
-all enemies were beheaded
 -class determined by how many heads you could chop off]]> 2018-02-23 12:11:00 UTC https://padlet.com/claire_emery21/l7ac0mzylem2/wish/234647118 Economy of the Qin Dynasty claire_emery21 https://padlet.com/claire_emery21/l7ac0mzylem2/wish/234649595 -systems of dams, canals, locks, and waterways=great agriculture/flood protection
  -could support many many people
-nobles greatly weakened
-peasants given one of two jobs: grow food or harvest silk
-public works projects
-people either did word quickly/well or were killed or sent to work on the wall]]> 2018-02-23 12:24:16 UTC https://padlet.com/claire_emery21/l7ac0mzylem2/wish/234649595 Building of the Great Wall claire_emery21 https://padlet.com/claire_emery21/l7ac0mzylem2/wish/234651027 -took 10 years
-thousands died of exposure or fatigue
-bodies were used as fill
-going to work on it was a punishment for many things]]> 2018-02-23 12:31:06 UTC https://padlet.com/claire_emery21/l7ac0mzylem2/wish/234651027 Qin Shi Huang Di claire_emery21 https://padlet.com/claire_emery21/l7ac0mzylem2/wish/234683145 -First emperor of China
--also referred to as the Yellow Emperor
-united all of China
-conquered all of central China with impressive military force to become the largest dynasty yet
- was a legalist
--he belied that all people were inherently bad and that he should control their lives(see recession and decline)
-achieved an autocracy through a great legal system (v organized)
-ordered the building of many public works including the Great Wall
-unified China with a law code
-was buried with the clay terracotta army--countless lifelike warriors made of clay to protect him even in death

]]> 2018-02-23 14:01:45 UTC https://padlet.com/claire_emery21/l7ac0mzylem2/wish/234683145 https://padlet.com/claire_emery21/l7ac0mzylem2/wish/234738471 2018-02-23 15:34:30 UTC https://padlet.com/claire_emery21/l7ac0mzylem2/wish/234738471 https://padlet.com/claire_emery21/l7ac0mzylem2/wish/234739691 2018-02-23 15:36:34 UTC https://padlet.com/claire_emery21/l7ac0mzylem2/wish/234739691 Regression and Decline of the the Qin Dynasty claire_emery21 https://padlet.com/claire_emery21/l7ac0mzylem2/wish/234787421 -scholars would publicly criticize Qin Shi's regime in their literary works
-Qin Shi saw this as a threat
--he introduced censorship
--he also burned any books that were not about agriculture, medicine, or prophecy
--scholars who refused to turn them over were either burned alive or sent to work on the wall 
-some were executed

]]> 2018-02-23 16:54:41 UTC https://padlet.com/claire_emery21/l7ac0mzylem2/wish/234787421 Collapse and Takeover of the Qin Dynasty claire_emery21 https://padlet.com/claire_emery21/l7ac0mzylem2/wish/234794299 -warriors backed Qin Shi
- commoners refuted Qin Shi
-mass of population=commoners
-discontent grew 
-206 BC = major revolt known as the yellow turban rebellion
-202 BC = Liu Bang, a commoner who rose to be a great general, overthrew Qin Shi
-Liu Bang founded the Han Dynasty]]> 2018-02-23 17:05:52 UTC https://padlet.com/claire_emery21/l7ac0mzylem2/wish/234794299