1. A Brief Chinese History From the Qin Dynasty to the Sui Dynasty

2. The Qin Dynasty Time: 221BC-206 BC The first unified autocratic centralized feudal empire a long-lasting influence The most short-lived dynasty Founder: Qin Shi Huang Capital: Xian Yang

3. Merits A series of standardization Weight, measures, coinage and the writing system (Small Seal Script)

4.  Terra-Cotta Warriors  The construction of the Great Wall  Qin Mausoleum  Burning books &burying scholars alive

5. Rebellion The Peasant Uprisings  Chen Sheng and Wu Guang  Xiang Yu & Liu Bang  The Battle of Julu

6. Hongmen Banquet Chu-Han War

7. The Han Dynasty (206 B.C.—220 A.D.) Western Han Dynasty (206 B.C.---24 A.D.) Founder: Liu Bang consolidation of the Empire (Emperor Wen and Emperor Jing) The relationship with foreign countries The Silk Road (Zhang Qian: envoy) Chang’an

10. the Huns

11. Major Achievements The seismograph---- Zhang Heng Records of the Historian--- Sima Qian The invention of paper The different styles of writing The Confucianism

12. The Eastern Han (24-220 A.D.)  Wang Mang (45 B.C.-23 A.D) The Xin Dynasty  Founder: Liu Xiu （汉光武帝） During the reign of Emperor Ling A puppet manipulated by eunuchs corrupt imperial court, landlords’ oppression, successive natural disasters

13. Wei, Shu & Wu  Cao Cao;  Liu Bei;  Sun Quan Three Kingdoms

14. The Temporary Unification of China reincarnation & transmigration The Buddhist grottoes: Dunhuang, Yungang & Longmen The Jin Dynasty (265-420) Sage Calligrapher Poet Pastoral life

15. The Northern and Southern Dynasties Northern Dynasties: (386-581A.D.) Northern Wei (386-534) Eastern Wei replaced by Northern Qi, Western Wei replaced by Northern Zhou Southern Dynasties: (420-589A.D.) Song (420-479), Qi (479-502), Liang (502-557), Chen (557-589)

16. The Sui Dynasty (581-618) Two emperors: Yang Jian ---- Yang Guang The construction of the capital Luoyang; the Zhaozhou Bridge ; The digging of the Grand Canal; The Civil Service System (imperial examination)