Ancient Chinese Civilizations Flashcards
Han Dynasty
The Han Dynasty was ruled by emperor wu di. They developed the civil service and invented paper, and the silk road
They were confucian
They broke down due to warlords fighting for control
Qin Dynasy
Ruled by Shi Huang Di. They built the great wall- terracotta warriors first unified china.
Legalism
they divided the country into 36 states and sent officials to govern them.
Language and writing was standardized along with numbers
They declined due to shi huang dis death
Sui Dynasty
The sui lasted a short time and reunified china and expanded its borders
fell due to violence
buddhism
Tang Dynasty
Xuanzong
forced neighbors into a tributary system
built grand canal wich unified china
increased trade
Cultural patrons
died due to revolts and military disasters
taoism
Song
taizu
very advanced in tech and science
gunpowder
paper money
neo confucianism
used civil service
mongols ended song
Ming
Hongwu- brought down the yuan dynasty became the emperor
made Beijing the capital and built the forbidden city
Army was effective and so was there navy
Zheng he- expanded trade and forced 50 states to pay tribute to the ming
daoist/confucian
armies and drought
