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Yu the great
xia
myth/legend
xia
Strong central government/social system
shang
Oracle bones
shang
Mastered bronze
shang
Ancestral worship
shang
Mandate of heaven/dynastic cycle
zhou
Feudalistic system
zhou
Mastered iron
zhou
Agriculture improvements
zhou
7 warring states as a result of breakup
zhou
Burned confucius texts
qin
Terracotta warriors
qun
Developed silk road
han
Long test for government job
han
Canal that linked north/south china
sui
Bankrupted china
sui
Golden age
tang/song
paper/printing press
tang/song
Pass confucian exam to be in government
tang/song
Ghengis khan’s grandson
mongols/yuan
Forbidden city housed emperor
ming
Big navy to explore world
ming
Portugal introduced them to western trade
ming
Manchus took over for 200+ yrs
qing
Opium wars/century of humiliation
qing
Imperial system collapsed
qing
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