I. Early (Neolithic, then River Valley, Huang He)
II. Bronze Age (1500-600 BC)
A. Shang Dynasty (1500-1122 BC)
B. Chou (Zhou) (1122-256 BC)
1. Early Chou (Zhou)1100- 600
III. Classical Age (600 BC - 200 AD)
A. Late Chou (Zhou) (600-221 BC)
1. Confucius
B. Chin (First Emperor) (221-206 BC)
1. First Called China
C. Han (paper) (202 BC- 220 AD)
1. 90 % of Chinese consider themselves Han still today
2. Pax Sinica
a. Wu Di (140 BC - 87 BC)
IV. Age of Division (200-600 AD)
A. Three Kingdoms
B. Northern and Southern (Wui, Sui)
V. Medieval Age (600-1200 AD)
A. Tang (618-907 AD)
B. Sung (960-1279 AD)
VI. Yuan Dynasty or Mongol Age (1200-1350 AD)
A. Genghis Khan (Temujin) pledged to share with his followers both the sweet and the bitter of life. In structuring his army, he integrated soldiers from different tribes, thus inspiring loyalty to the Mongol army as a whole rather than to a specific lineage. He gave his enemies one simple choice: surrender and be enslaved, or die. By consistently enforcing discipline, rewarding skill and allegiance, and punishing those who opposed him, Genghis Khan established a vast empire. At the time of his death in 1227, Genghis Khan's empire extended from Hungary across Asia to Korea, and from Siberia to Tibet. In 1279, Genghis Khan's grandson, Kublai Khan, founded the Chinese-style Yuan dynasty. Mongol rule brought relative peace to Asia, leaving China accessible to foreign visitors, such as Marco Polo. Native arts flourished, including calligraphy, painting and literature.
1. Bantu invaded Europe
B. Kublai Khan (Tamerlane)
VII. Modern Dynasty (1350-1913 AD)
A. Ming 1368-1644
B. Qing (Ching)(Manchu)1644-1913
1. Last Emperor of China Pu Yi 1906 - 1913
Modern History