Chinese Dynasties

From 581-618 AD, Emperor defended Buddhist faith, Campaigned against Korea

960-1276 AD, rapid economic development, militarily weak, emperor and 3000 members of imperial family were captured in 1126, known for landscape paintings

From 618-907 AD, First Chinese Golden Age, Schools set up, Buddhism, Taoism, and Confucianism thrived, poetry was well known, Tea skyrocketed in popularity

From 1050-256 BC, conquered the Shang, Idea of Mandate of Heaven was started in this dynasty, Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods (722-221 BC)

From 202 BC- 220 AD, referred to as first Chinese golden age. Double land dominance, traded with Central Asia and the Roman Empire along the Silk Road.

From 1600-1050 BC, known for bronze artifacts, first Chinese writing style was developed during this dynasty (Oracle Bone Inscriptions, pictographs on turtle shells)

From 907-1125 AD, formed by the Khitahn people, around fall of the Tang dynasty, took on imperial hereditary system

420-589 AD, Buddhism increased in popularity,

From 2070-1600 BC, founded by Yu, who dug channels to allow water to flow to sea following the great flood

From 1644-1912 AD, territorial expansion, not Chinese emperor, tried to stamp out Ming sympathizers, Kang Xi dictionary, Opium was traded for from the British, starting massive amounts of opium addictions, Opium wars against British, Taiping Rebellion, China loses territory in the late 1800s, Boxer Rebellion,

1271-1368 AD, Taken over by the Mongols

From 220-265 AD, Battles between three powers, Wei State prevailed

1861-1895, China began using Western learning to strengthen the Qing Dynasty

From 221-206 BC, invented the term Emperor, leader buried scholars alive to warn against defiance, Emperor tried to unify china through measurement systems and currency, Emperor had 7000 terracotta warriors buried with him to keep him safe

1115-1234 AD, Defeated northern Song, developed gunpowder technology, run by the Jurchens

1368-1644 AD, first Chinese ethnic emperor since the Mongols, porcelain was well known, Christianity was outlawed, Daoism was popular, Great wall was built,

Unstable, Civil war between 291-306, Capital attacked in 311