history 历史 li shi. what is history? history is the study of the past it looks at things that...
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HISTORY历史 li shi
What is History?
History is the study of the past It looks at things that have happened, and
why Because this happened, this happened
The Four Great Chinese Inventions四大发明sì dà fā míng
Compass 指南车 zhǐ nán chē
Gunpowder 火药 huǒ yào
Paper 纸 zhǐ
Printing 印刷术 yìn shuā shù
COMPASS
GUN POWDER
PAPER
PRINTING PRESS
Chinese Dynasties
Most of Chinese history take place in a thing called a ‘Dynasty’
A Dynasty is a family that rules for many years
There are 13 major Dynasties in Chinese history
Ancient History
历史久远 lì shǐ jiǔ yuǎn ancient history China is one of the oldest places in the
world
Xia Dynasty 夏朝
Xia Dynasty2100-1600 BC
Xia Dynasty
The Xia Dynasty was in a small area of land
Shang Dynasty 商朝
Shang Dynasty1600-1046 BC
Shang Dynasty 商朝 The Shang Dynasty
moved out from where the Xia Dynasty started
The Shang began using Oracle Bones to make the first Chinese characters
Zhou Dynasty 周朝
Zhou Dynasty1046-256 BC
Zhou Dynasty 周朝 The Zhou Dynasty
began to live by the Yellow River
Their Capital was Xi’an They went as far south
as the Yangtze River
Spring and Autumn Period春秋時代
After the Zhou Dynasty the Spring and Autumn Period Began
Confucianism and Taoism begin The Capital is moved to Luoyang
Qin Dynasty 秦朝
Qin Dynasty221-206 BC
Qin Dynasty 秦朝 The Qin began the
Great Wall They began to write
down laws, and set down a common written language
They had common currency (money) and standard weights and measurements
Han Dynasty 汉朝
Han Dynasty206 BC-220 AD
Han Dynasty 汉朝 First meeting
with the West because of the Silk Road
Xia Dynasty 夏朝
Shang Dynasty 商朝
Zhou Dynasty 周朝
Qin Dynasty 秦朝
Han Dynasty 汉朝
Modern History
近代史 jìn dài shǐ History that is not as old, but still old
Three Kingdoms 三国
Sān guó
Three Kingdoms220-280
The Three Kingdoms 三國 Bloodiest part of Chinese History Lots of wars Battle of Red Cliffs
Jin Dynasty 晋朝 Jìn cháo
Jin Dynasty265-420
Jin Dynasty 晋朝 Peace after war
North & South Dynasty北和南朝
North & South Dynasty420-581
North & South Dynasty 南北朝 Times of civil war Lots of art
Sui Dynasty 随朝
Sui Dynasty581-618
Sui Dynasty 隋朝 Country
came back together after 400 years of war
Tang Dynasty唐朝
Tang Dynasty618-907
Tang Dynasty 唐朝 Capital city of
Xi’an was the largest in the world
Families given fields based on need, not wealth
Song Dynasty宋朝
Song Dynasty960-1279
Song Dynasty 宋朝 First in world to
use paper money
Education important
Three Kingdoms
Jin Dynasty
North & South Dynasty
Sui Dynasty
Tang Dynasty
Song Dynasty
Recent History
This is history that is not very old
Yuan Dynasty元朝
Yuan Dynasty1271-1368
Yuan Dynasty 元朝 Marco Polo came
from the West Beijing became
Capital
Ming Dynasty明朝
Ming Dynasty1368-1644
Ming Dynasty 明朝 Lots of trade, especially
with Japan Large navy of ships built Last building of Great
Wall
Qing Dynasty清朝
Qing Dynasty1644-1911
Qing Dynasty清朝 First complete
dictionary West began to
occupy China Opium wars After 4,000
years, no more dynasties
Republic of China民国
Republic of China1912-1949
Republic of China Sun Yatsen Slavery ended Chiang Kai-shek
and KMT Long March begins
People’s Republic of China (PRC)中花人民共和国
People’s Republic of China (PRC)1949-Present