Ming Dynasty China – Chinese History
Hung-Wu Emperor (National Palace Museum, Taipei) When did the Ming Dynasty get started? After the Hungwu Emperor threw the Mongols out in 1368 AD, he established the Ming Dynasty. But [...]
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Wang Mang and the Red Eyebrows – Eastern Han Dynasty
Anarchism/Daoism: Two sides of the same ... oh, wait In 9 AD, there was a short break in Han Dynasty control of China. A man named Wang Mang, who was [...]
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Eastern Zhou Dynasty – Ancient Chinese History
Eastern Zhou man fighting a dragon (ca. 300 BC) Central Asian cavalry attacks In 771 BC, skillful fighters from the northwest invaded Zhou Dynasty China; they may have been the [...]
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Rice-cooking project – Stone Age China
Rice-cooking project: A bowl of brown rice In China, people started to farm and eat rice in the Stone Age, about 8000 BC. You probably eat a lot of rice too, but [...]
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Zhou Dynasty China and the Assyrians
A Zhou Dynasty bronze tripod How were the Western Zhou like the Assyrians? How were they not the same? The Western Zhou dynasty ruled China at about the same time [...]
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China History Bingo Game
To review and make sure you know the basics of the history of China, try playing this Chinese History Bingo game. Copy the board onto a piece of notebook paper, and let [...]
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Horse and Carriage Project – Chinese History
Horse and carriage (Sorrento, Italy) Thanks to freephotooftheday.com Under the Shang Dynasty, about 2000 BC, people in China began to ride in chariots pulled by horses. See if you can [...]
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Three Kingdoms China – Early Medieval Chinese History
Three Kingdoms China: The tomb of Liu Bei The Han Dynasty collapses The Han Dynasty collapsed about 220 AD. For three hundred years after that, China was divided into three [...]
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Medieval China – History
A T'ang Dynasty emperor In 220 AD, Han Dynasty China fell apart into three medium-sized kingdoms, so people call this the Three Kingdoms period. In 581 AD, a general named [...]
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Later Qin Dynasty – Ancient China History
Tomb of Qin, the first emperor of China Not everyone liked Qin though. In order to stay in power, Qin was often cruel to his subjects. He always suspected everyone [...]
