Chinese Dynasties

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  1. 6. The Zhou dynasty claimed this principle gave them the right to rule
  2. 7. (589-618 CE) The Chinese dynasty that imposed tight political discipline; this dynasty built the Grand Canal which helped transport the rice in the south to the north.
  3. 8. The imperial dynasty of China from 618 to 907, with its capital at Chang'an; a golden age of cosmopolitan culture
  4. 10. (1644-1911 CE), the last imperial dynasty of China which was overthrown by revolutionaries; was ruled by the Manchu people: began to isolate themselves from Western culture
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  1. 1. (202 BC - 220 AD) dynasty started by Lui Bang; a great and long-lasting rule, it discarded the harsh policies of the Qin dynasty and adopted Confucian principles; their rulers chose officials who passed the civil service exams rather than birth
  2. 2. (1279-1368 CE) The dynasty with Mongol rule in China; centralized with bureaucracy
  3. 3. A decentralized Chinese dynasty that practiced feudalism, and whose emperor was the first to claim to be a link between heaven and earth.
  4. 4. Empire in southern China (1127-1279) while the Jin people controlled the north. Distinguished for its advances in technology, medicine, astronomy, and mathematics.
  5. 5. __________ States Period The time in which the Zhou emperors had little power and local aristocrats fought for supremacy.
  6. 6. ruling dynasty of China from 1368 to 1644. A vast navy and army were built. This Dynasty explored the Indian Ocean and traded with East Africa before it decided to stop exploration and trade.
  7. 7. The Chinese dynasty that rose to power due to bronze metalurgy, war chariots, and a vast network of walled towns whose recognized this dynasty as the superior.
  8. 9. Chinese dynasty (from 246 BC to 206 BC) that established the first centralized imperial government and built much of the Great Wall, Legalism was the basis of their rule