In class Quiz 1 - Econ

Shang Dynasty

FIRST DYNASTY Oracle bones used for divination

Zhou Dynasty

SECOND Longest-lasting dynasty,
Mandate of Heaven, Confucianism, and Daoism

Qin (221–206 BCE)

Founding emperor, Qin Shi Huang, who ordered the construction of an enormous
mausoleum guarded by a Terracotta Army
o Other massive construction projects, including many parts of the Great Wall

Han (202 BCE–220 CE)

Early form of meritocratic bureaucracy, Silk Roads established, Important inventions, including paper, the compass, and the rudder

Sui (581-618 CE)

Built the Grand Canal and expanded the Great Wall

Tang (618–907 CE)

Developed woodblock printing; Developed precursor of paper money called feiqian or “flying money”; Perfected examination-based meritocratic bureaucracy

Song (960–1279 CE)

First paper currency, called jiaozi,

-Champa rice
-Joint-stock companies
- First formula for gunpowder is recorded
- Invention of movable type printing

Yuan (1271–1368 CE)

- Established by Kublai Khan
- Excessive government spending leads to high taxes and inflation
- Examination system discontinued

Ming (1368–1644 CE)

- Zheng He—early 1400s
- Government bans private trade with foreign nations
- Low taxes cause government to be chronically underfunded
- Arrival of European merchants brings new crops and silver from South America

Qing (1644–1912 CE)

- Enormous population growth due to new crops such as the potato
- Canton system
- British opium smuggling

-First and Second Opium Wars
- British victories in both Opium Wars force China to allow more British commercial
access to Chinese markets
- Taiping Rebellion causes the deaths of over 20 million people