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A Brief Chinese History From the Qin Dynasty to the Sui Dynasty. The Qin Dynasty. Time: 221BC-206 BC The first unified autocratic centralized feudal empire a long-lasting influence The most short-lived dynasty Founder: Qin Shi Huang Capital: Xian Yang. Merits
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A Brief Chinese History From the Qin Dynasty to the Sui Dynasty
The Qin Dynasty Time: 221BC-206 BC The first unified autocratic centralized feudal empire a long-lasting influence The most short-lived dynasty Founder: Qin Shi Huang Capital: Xian Yang
Merits A series of standardization Weight, measures, coinage and the writing system (Small Seal Script)
Terra-Cotta Warriors • The construction of the Great Wall • Qin Mausoleum • Burning books &burying scholars alive
Rebellion The Peasant Uprisings • Chen Sheng and Wu Guang • Xiang Yu & Liu Bang • The Battle of Julu
Hongmen Banquet Chu-Han War
The Han Dynasty (206 B.C.—220 A.D.) Western Han Dynasty (206 B.C.---24 A.D.) Founder: Liu Bang consolidation of the Empire (Emperor Wen and Emperor Jing) The relationship with foreign countries The Silk Road (Zhang Qian: envoy) Chang’an
Major Achievements The seismograph---- Zhang Heng Records of the Historian--- Sima Qian The invention of paper The different styles of writing The Confucianism
The Eastern Han (24-220 A.D.) • Wang Mang (45 B.C.-23 A.D) The Xin Dynasty • Founder: Liu Xiu(汉光武帝) During the reign of Emperor Ling A puppet manipulated by eunuchs corrupt imperial court, landlords’ oppression, successive natural disasters
Three Kingdoms Wei, Shu & Wu • Cao Cao; • Liu Bei; • Sun Quan
The Jin Dynasty (265-420) The Temporary Unification of Chinareincarnation &transmigration The Buddhist grottoes: Dunhuang, Yungang & Longmen Poet Pastoral life Sage Calligrapher
The Northern and Southern Dynasties Northern Dynasties: (386-581A.D.) Northern Wei (386-534) Eastern Wei replaced by Northern Qi, Western Wei replaced by Northern Zhou Southern Dynasties: (420-589A.D.) Song (420-479), Qi (479-502), Liang (502-557), Chen (557-589)
The Sui Dynasty (581-618) Two emperors: Yang Jian ---- Yang Guang The construction of the capital Luoyang; the Zhaozhou Bridge ; The digging of the Grand Canal; The Civil Service System (imperial examination)