Chinese history
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Shang Dates 1750-1045 BCE Established govt Bronze tools Writing system Oracle bones* Details
Oracle bones oracles would write questions on bones and then use a heated metal rod to break up the bones and interpret the breaks
Zhou Dates 1045 - 256 BCE Mandate of Heaven: ruler was appointed by heaven; must look after well being of citizens; responsible for all good and bad Dao = ‘way’, principle of life Details
Civil war
qin Dates 221 – 206 BCE Roads Unified monetary system Strengthened Great Wall Details
han Dates 200 BCE – 220 CE Huge empire Growing population needed more govt. Invention of paper Details
Period of disunity Endless wars between smaller states The Three Kingdoms period
sui Dates 569 – 618 CE Reunification of China Gunpowder invented Grand Canal built* Civil service exam** Details
Grand canal 1100 miles long Beijing to Hangzhou Northern part drying up China’s rivers run W – E ∧ Trade and travel ∧ Political power
Tang Dates 618 – 907 CE Govt reforms; land to peasants Trade expanded* – had gone down after fall of RE Details
Silk road 2nd Century BCE – 14th Century AD Linked China to Roman Empire Named ‘Silk Road’ in 1877 Flourished under Mongol rule because they made it safer to travel it. Can still travel it today
song Dates 960 - 1279 CE Problems w/ northern Mongols Moved capital to Hangzhou – Marco Polo called it a ‘paradise’ Foot binding* Details
Foot binding Considered ‘pinnacle’ of beauty. Status symbol Thought to bring a girl a prosperous marriage. Usually begun at age 5. Severely deformed the feet.
Foot binding Pustules and open sores Could lead to gangrene and even death Bindings were sewn on New/smaller shoes every 2 weeks Lack of circulation Secretive ritual Banned in 1912
Golden Lotus shoe
“Foot Binding in China”
sources http://www.biography.com/people/confucius- 9254926/videos/confucius-mini-biography- 24134723904 http://www.biography.com/people/confucius- 9254926#death-and-legacy- http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/article/confucia nism http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2013/05/chinas- grand-canal/johnson-text
sources http://www.britannica.com/topic/Manchu http://www.britannica.com/topic/Qing-dynasty http://afe.easia.columbia.edu/special/china_1000ce_ mingvoyages.htm