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Emperor comes to power and gains the Mandate of Heaven.  \n2. Upward rise (wealth and population increase) to peak.  \n3. Downward spiral (natural disasters, corruption, etc.) .  \n4. Emperor loses the Mandate of Heaven.  \n5. Civil war until a new emperor, with the Mandate of Heaven, comes to power.  \nMANDATE OF HEAVEN – Described by philosopher Mencius 􀁼 Belief that the emperor was chosen by heaven to rule.  \nXIA (A . K .A . HSIA) DYNASTY  \n( CA . 2070-CA . 1600 BCE)  \n􀁼 China’s first dynasty  \n􀁼 Founded by Yu  \n􀁼 Built roads and irrigation projects  \nSHANG DYNASTY  \n( CA . 1600-1046 BCE)  \n􀁼 Writing began  \n􀁼 Developed bronze, glazed pottery, and silk industries  \nZHOU (A . K .A . CHOU) DYNASTY  \n(1045-256 BCE)  \n􀁼 Invaded China from the northwest  \n􀁼 Set up a loose central government  \n􀁼 Feudal power held by strong nobles  \n􀁼 Philosophers  \n􀁹 Confucius  \n􀁹 Mencius (his follower)  \nQIN (A . K .A . CHIN) DYNASTY  \n(221-206 BCE)  \n􀁼 Military dictatorship centralized China  \n􀁼 Emperor Shih Huang Ti  \n􀁹 Destroyed nobles’ feudal power  \n􀁹 System of taxation  \n􀁹 Established weights and measures  \n􀁹 Great Wall (1500 miles)  \nHAN DYNASTY  \n(206-220 CE)  \n􀁼 Conquerors  \n􀁼 Empire – central Asia to China Sea, Indochina to Korea  \n􀁼 Trade  \n􀁹 Chinese fruits, silks, and spices in (1st century CE)  \n􀁹 Buddhism came from India  \n􀁼 Civil service system  \n􀁼 First paper made  \nRome  \nTANG DYNASTY  \n(618-906 CE)  \n􀁼 400 years of warfare between Han and Tang dynasties  \n􀁼 Tang reunited China  \n􀁼 T’ai Tsung  \n􀁹 Emperor in 627 CE  \n􀁹 Education and government reforms  \n􀁼 Extended boundaries  \n􀁼 Alliances and peace treaties with neighbors  \n􀁼 Industry and trade  \n􀁹 Jade porcelain, and silks to Arabia, India, Japan, and Persia","cbCaigewI4RNIrVH","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaigewI4RNIrVH","pdf",141628,18,"English","# Geography of China\n# Ancient History\n# What are Dynasties?\n# Dynastic Cycle\n# Mandate of Heaven\n# Xia Dynasty\n# Shang Dynasty\n# Zhou Dynasty\n# Qin Dynasty\n# Han Dynasty\n# Tang Dynasty","[{\"question\":\"How is a dynasty defined in this handout?\",\"answer\":\"A dynasty is a series of rulers from the same family, historically passed from father to son.\"},{\"question\":\"What is the dynastic cycle described here?\",\"answer\":\"It follows a rise to a peak through increasing wealth and population, then a downward spiral caused by disasters and corruption, leading to the loss of the Mandate of Heaven and civil war until a new ruler gains it.\"},{\"question\":\"Which dynasties are covered and what are some key contributions mentioned?\",\"answer\":\"The handout covers Xia (roads and irrigation), Shang (early writing and bronze/silk industries), Zhou (feudal structure and philosophers), Qin (centralization and the Great Wall), Han (trade, civil service, and early paper), and Tang (reunification, reforms, extended boundaries, and industry and trade).\"}]","CHINA OVERVIEW - A BRIEF HISTORY OF CHINESE DYNASTIES | PDF",1792386171,28]