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14011765582Shang DynastyThe 1st Chinese Dynasty. Ruled from 1766 to 1122 BCE. The development of the written Chinese. Oracle bones were used to write questions or predictions about the future.0
14011765583Zhou DynastyThe 2nd Chinese Dynasty. Mandate of Heaven Placed great emphasis on Ancestor Veneration Strong elite ruling class Lost control of empire- Warring States Period1
14011765584Qin DynastyEnded the Warring States Period. Centralized Bureaucracy. Legalist.2
14011765585Han DynastyCentralized Bureaucracy. Built roads and canals. Confucianism Civil Service Exam Foreign Expansion Tributary System3
14011765586Sui DynastyAfter fall of Han, they reunited China Buddhism and Confucian Civil Service Exam Construction of the Grand Canal4
14011765587Tang DynastyExpanded to Tibet and Korea Completed the Grand Canal Buddhism (until anti-Buddhist movement), Daoism, and Confucianism Civil Service Exam Declined as higher taxation created tensions5
14011765588Song DynastyReestablished centralized rule. Reestablished the Tribute System. Most powerful navy in the world- magnetic compasses. Foot-binding Military threats and nomadic invasions led to fall.6
14011765589Yuan DynastyFirst time China was under foreign rule. Strong Centralized government. Foreigners were employed in the bureaucracy No civil service exam Chinese separated from the Mongols Welcomed merchants and foreigners (increased trade)7
14011765590Ming DynastyReestablished authority over China after foreign rule Refurbished navy Age of Exploration. Expeditions led by Zheng He Taken over by peasant army8
14011765591Qing DynastyUnder rule of foreigners for the 2nd time (the Manchus). Created a large army Expanded their rule through military conquest. Effort to mimic Chinese culture Used civil service exam Forbade intermarriage Forced Chinese men to wear the queue, or a braid Wars and Rebellions weakened empire9
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