World History 1000 bce 1450 ce Overview c
World History 1000 bce 1450 ce Overview c. 10, 000 BCE – 600 CE – – Agricultural Revolution Cities Civilization Major Religions 600 CE – 1450 – – – Islam and Muslim Dynasties South American Dynasties European Feudalism World trade increases Chinese grows in wealth and sophistication • Mongols build the greatest empire in land size and population ever by conquering Asia, India and part of Europe Sui, Tang and Song China
Early Chinese Dynasties Shang • Shang Dynasty BC – – – 1800 -1076 Huang He river valley, Agricultural Revolution, Oracle bones and literacy begins Bronze Age, Father led family units Bronze Age Sui, Tang and Song China
Chou 1076 -221 BC (Jo) • Iron used for weapons and farming, • regional feudal states not a united state • Last 400 yrs - warring states which led • Confucianism, Taoism and Legalism all come out of the 100 Schools Movement trying to bring stability to China Sui, Tang and Song China
Ch’in Dynasty 221 -206 BCE – Shi Huangdi (1 st emperor) – Legalist philosophy helped centralize and unite China – standardized coinage, roads and bureaucracy – Censorship of Confucianism Sui, Tang and Song China
Han Dynasty 200 BCE- 200 CE • classical Chinese era • Confucian based society returns after legalist Ch’in dynasty • Paper & porcelain invented • Most prosperous Chinese culture to this point • Confucian Civil Service Exams begin Sui, Tang and Song China
Huns invade Huns come and destroy the Han after their govt Becomes corrupt and the poor revolt because they are not being well served by the govt Sui, Tang and Song China
Dynasties of the North and South • After the Hun invasion a lengthy period of disunity and internal strife lasted until about 500 • Small states fight each other constantly • Confucianism declines because the court was declining • Buddhism flourished because Buddhism's promise of an afterlife appealed to poor • scholar-gentry replaced by militarized aristocracy Sui, Tang and Song China
End Review Sui, Tang and Song China
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