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World History IUnit Four Block two lectureAncient Chinese civilization (Invasions and Dynasties)

The great wall of china

CLICK HEREThe Great Wall of ChinaLocated in N. chinaThe Great Wall of China (246 BCE/BC to 1644 CE/AD) was built to protect cities and keep out invaders from the northShi Huangdi (The first emperor of china) was responsible for instructing the Chinese to join the already formed walls of china into the great wallThough a great architectural achievement, The great wall was not successful in keeping out invaders

CLICK HEREThe Mongols entered China through invasion (plundering), most notably after Genghis Khan unified the Mongols (1206-1227 CE/AD)Genghis Khans influence included tolerance of many religions, creation of the Mongols' first script, support for trade and crafts creation of a legal code specific to the Mongols' pastoral-nomadic way of life Kublai Khan (1260 to 1294 CE/AD) reinstated much of Chinese culture to ingratiate himself with the Chinese (his death was the end of Mongol Rule)

INVADERS AND THEIR ABSORPTION INTO CHINESE CULTURE

CLICK HEREDynasties (hereditary rule by rulers considered divine) ruled china

The Shang Dynasty was the first dynasty in ancient chinaThe shang ruled from 1766 b.c.e. until about 1122 b.c.e.Shi Huangdi (Qin) proclaimed himself the first emperor of china in 221 BCE/BC

CLICK HEREDynastic cycle / Mandate of heavenThe dynastic cycle constitutes each period a dynasty rises and falls

Under the Mandate of Heaven, emperors ruled by divine mandate; failure to rule for the benefit of all led to natural disasters and the removal of the dynasty

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