The Huang He River Civilization Timeline
The Han Dynasty
First Dynasty
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The Zhou Dynasty
- Last longer than any other Chinese dynasty in Chinese history.
- Time period is divided into two parts called the Western Zhou, and Eastern Zhou.
- They had lots of battle with Mongolians, so they built large mounds of dirt and rocks as a barriers to slow them down
- Beginning of iron age, so all the weapons are stronger.
- Lasted 400 years, and it is consider to be one of the greatest period in the entire history of China.
- Was also divided into Western and Eastern Han.
- Han culture defines Chinese culture today. In fact, most Chinese citizens claim their ethnic background as Han.
- The empire grew greatly during this time, conquering land in modern Korea, Mongolia, Vietnam, and even into Central Asia.
- The Xia Dynasty was the first dynasty in Chinese History
- Lasted about 500 years included region of 17 emperors.
- Not all historians agree that The Xia Dynasty was a real dynasty because the story doesn't exactly match with the archeologysts.
Later on
The Qin Dynasty
The Shang Dynasty
The Beginning
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- It all started around 4000 BC in China.
- It was the start of many Chinese empire.
- Many of the ethnic group and culture begun in this region.
- When everything started.
- Shang who ruled from about 1700 B.C to 1000 B.C.
- Shang King first governed small areas in Northern China.
- Later on, their armies grew bigger and bigger and conquered more territories and Finally took over most of the Huang He River Valley.
- Chinese dynasties would continue to rule China until Medieval times when the Mongolians finally conquered China.
- Chinese families eventually fought back and regained control, which they maintained until 1911 when China experienced a civil war.
- China is unique because they have continued the same culture since ancient times.
- Didn't last very long, but made the most impact on China's future.
- The Qin expanded China's territory, and created the first Chinese empire.
- This dynasty created money, laws, and measurement.
- They have created The Great Wall of China, and Terra Cotta Army. At first, people thought these were waste of the resources, but now it is a big part of the Chinese history.ㅅ