Chinese Dynasties

Shang Dynasty 1650 BCE – 1027 BCE

First great Chinese Dynasty

Skilled in metal work

First Chinese Writing

Zhou Dynasty 1027 – 256 B.C.E

Practiced Ancestor Worship

Feudal System Golden Age

Warring States Period481-256 B.C.E.

• Great Lords fought each other for land

• Huge armies had huge battles

Warring States Period

Qin Dynasty 221-207 B.C.E.

First time China was united into one Empire

Built Great Wall Standardized

writing, currency Huge turning point

in Chinese history

The Great Wall

Han Dynasty 207 B.C.E. – A.D. 220

Established national civil service

Very effective at running government

Confucius became popular

Confucius Forget injuries, ne

ver forget kindnesses.

Confucius

Quick Review Writing began

during which dynasty?

This dynasty built the Great Wall

Which dynasty created the nation wide civil service?

Shang

Qin

Han

W.S.Q.