
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sìdàfāmíng • Compass 指南车zhǐnánchē • Gunpowder火药huǒyào • Paper纸zhǐ • Printing印刷术yìnshuāshù
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 • lìshǐjiǔyuǎn • ancienthistory • China is one of the oldest places in the world
Xia Dynasty 2100-1600 BC
Xia Dynasty • The Xia Dynasty was in a small area of land
Shang Dynasty 1600-1046 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 1046-256 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 221-206 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 206 BC-220 AD
Han Dynasty汉朝 • First meeting with the West because of the Silk Road
Modern History • 近代史 • jìndàishǐ • History that is not as old, but still old
Three Kingdoms三国 Sānguó
Three Kingdoms 220-280
The Three Kingdoms三國 • Bloodiest part of Chinese History • Lots of wars • Battle of Red Cliffs
Jin Dynasty晋朝 Jìncháo
Jin Dynasty 265-420
Jin Dynasty晋朝 • Peace after war
North & South Dynasty 420-581
North & South Dynasty 南北朝 • Times of civil war • Lots of art