HISTORY of CHINA

Lesson #3

The Empires

Dynasties• Shang

• Zhou

• Qin (Shi Huangdi)

• Han **

• Tang & Song

• Yuan (Mongols)

• Ming

• Qing (Manchus)

Shi Huandi (First Emperor)

Dynastic Cycle

Mandate of Heaven (God’s approval)

New Dynasty claims Mandate of Heaven

GOOD TIMESFair laws

land to peasantsRepair of defensesEconomy Strong

PROBLEMSFloods & natural disasters

Foreign invasionsPeasants suffering increases

Armed bandits roam landPeasants rebel

AGING DYNASTYPublic works projects ignoredWars with foreigners lostTaxes increase – burden falls on poorDefensive walls in state of disrepair

Loss of Mandate of Heaven

Review QuestionsReview Questions

1. What is a “Dynasty”?

2. What does the Dynastic Cycle show?

3. What do you have when you have the “Mandate of Heaven”?

Empires of China

Qin Dynasty

1. What did Shi Huangdi build? (p. 337)

2. How long was the Wall?click

Han Dynasty

1. What is the Civil Service Exam? (339)

Yuan Dynasty

THE MONGOL EMPIRE

GOVERNMENT• Divided into clans or KHANATES

• Each Khanate was ruled by a Chief

– CHIEF = ______________

GENGHIS KHAN

• Father was poisoned

• Kidnapped as a boy– Escaped and went on to…

• UNITED ALL THE MONGOL CLANS

GENGHIS KHAN

• In doing so, Genghis Khan began building the ________________ land empire in the history of the world!!!

• Do you know who built the largest empire ever?

MONGOL EXPANSION

• Towns and cities surrendered to the Mongols BEFORE they even attacked!!

• WHAT WOULD CAUSE THIS?!?!

MONGOL EXPANSION

• BRUTAL

• RAPED, PILLAGED, and BURNED everything!

• Killed thousands!

• Psychological Warfare – Spread Rumors

GENGHIS KHAN’S LEGACY

• Genghis Khan died in 1227

• Mongol Empire divided into HUGE Khanates with ONE leader =

THE GREAT KHAN

GENGHIS KHAN’S LEGACY

• ____________________– Genghis Khan’s grandson– THE GREAT KHAN

• Allowed the Chinese to maintain

their Culture under the

KUBLAI KHAN

• GOOD LEADER BUT ALSO HARSH

• INCREDIBLY WEALTHY

• FUNDED MASSIVE CIVIL WORKS PROGRAMS

• MANY INVENTIONS DURING HIS REIGN

VISITORS TO CHINA

• The first European to venture into the KHAN’s court was ____________________

– From Venice, Italy– Visited Kublai Khan and worked

in his court for 17 years– Returned in 1295– Wrote a book of his travels while in

prison

Ming Dynasty

1. What is the palace called that the Ming Dynasty built? (the picture caption on p. 342)

Qing Dynasty

1. What are the people called who “swept in from Manchuria”? (343)

The Last Emperor

Empress Wan Rong

Emperor Puyi

Puyi

1928

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Chopsticks (“hashi” in Japanese)

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