文档介绍：ChinaOverview: ABriefHistoryofChineseDynasties©StudentHandouts,(YellowRiver)–northYangtzeRiver–centralChinaEnclosedbyhighmountains,hotdeserts,wideoceansAncientHistoryBy4000BCEVillagesettlementsalongHwanghoRiverFarming,ools,weapons(bowandarrow),animaldomestication,potteryCirca1500BCEPicturewriting(oldestwritinginexistence)Nowcirca40,000charactersWhataredynasties?,(wealthandpopulationincrease)(naturaldisasters,corruption,etc.).,–()DYNASTY (-)China’sfirstdynastyFoundedbyYuBuiltroadsandirrigationprojectsShangDynasty (-1046BCE)WritingbeganDevelopedbronze,glazedpottery,andsilkindustriesZhou()Dynasty (1045-256BCE)InvadedChinafromthenorthwestSetupaloosecentralgovernmentFeudalpowerheldbystrongnoblesPhilosophersConfuciusMencius(hisfollower)Qin()Dynasty (221-206BCE)MilitarydictatorshipcentralizedChinaEmperorShihHuangTiDestroyednobles’feudalpowerSystemoftaxationEstablishedweightsandmeasuresGreatWall(1500miles)HanDynasty (206-220CE)ConquerorsEmpire–centralAsiatoChinaSea,IndochinatoKoreaTradeChinesefruits,silks,andspicesinRome(1stcenturyCE)BuddhismcamefromIndiaCivilservicesystemFirstpapermadeTangDynasty (618-906CE)400yearsofwarfarebetweenHanandTangdynastiesTangreunitedChinaT’aiTsungEmperorin627CEEducationandgovernmentreformsExtendedboundariesAlliancesandpeacetreatieswithneighborsIndustryandtradeJadeporcelain,andsilkstoArabia,India,Japan,andPersia