1. Chinese
Dynasties

2. Shang Dynasty 1650 BCE – 1027 BCE
 First
great Chinese
Dynasty
 Skilled in metal
work
 First
Chinese Writing

3. Zhou Dynasty 1027 – 256 B.C.E
 Practiced
Ancestor
Worship
 Feudal System
 Golden Age

4. Warring States Period
481-256 B.C.E.
• Great Lords fought
each other for land
• Huge armies had
huge battles

5. Warring States Period

6. 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

7. The Great Wall

8. Han Dynasty
207 B.C.E. – A.D. 220
 Established
national civil
service
 Very effective at
running
government
 Confucius became
popular

9. Confucius
 Forget
injuries,
never forget
kindnesses.
 Confucius

10. Quick Review
 Writing
began
during which
dynasty?
 This dynasty built
the Great Wall
 Which dynasty
created the nation
wide civil service?
 Shang
 Qin
 Han

11. W.S.Q.