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1 Chinese history

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3 Beijing Nanjing Suzhou Shanghai Hangzhou Guangzhou Hong Kong Macao

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5 Shang Dates 1750-1045 BCE Established govt Bronze tools Writing system
Oracle bones* Details

6 Oracle bones oracles would write questions on bones and then use a heated metal rod to break up the bones and interpret the breaks

7 Zhou Dates 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

8 Civil war

9 qin Dates 221 – 206 BCE Roads Unified monetary system
Strengthened Great Wall Details

10 han Dates 200 BCE – 220 CE Huge empire
Growing population needed more govt. Invention of paper Details

11 Period of disunity Endless wars between smaller states
The Three Kingdoms period

12 sui Dates 569 – 618 CE Reunification of China Gunpowder invented
Grand Canal built* Civil service exam** Details

13 Grand canal 1100 miles long Beijing to Hangzhou
Northern part drying up China’s rivers run W – E ∧ Trade and travel ∧ Political power

14 Tang Dates 618 – 907 CE Govt reforms; land to peasants
Trade expanded* – had gone down after fall of RE Details

15 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

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17 song Dates 960 - 1279 CE Problems w/ northern Mongols
Moved capital to Hangzhou – Marco Polo called it a ‘paradise’ Foot binding* Details

18 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.

19 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

20 Golden Lotus shoe

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23 “Foot Binding in China”

24 sources /videos/confucius-mini-biography #death-and-legacy- nism grand-canal/johnson-text

25 sources http://www.britannica.com/topic/Manchu
mingvoyages.htm

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