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