| PR is great. I'm reading it now. Also, the website that standford1463 mentioned is pretty good...sometimes the quizzes go into a lot of unnessecasy detail (as does Barron's)
This is some info on the dynasties.
Shang:Yellow River Valley, was isolated which caused them to believe they were the center of the world
Chou: longest dynasty, Mandate of Heaven (China closer to heaven than other countries)
Qin: many construction projects (Great Wall), was eventually the downfall of dynasty
Han: ruled by Huns, Confucian ideas major part of this dynasty (educated rulers)
Sui:Beginning of Golden Age and reunification of China
Tang: China becomes more powerful due to Silk Road, Buddhism enters China (from India I believe)
Song: Pre-modern era, commercial development
Yuan (Mongol): increase trade (change from Song where there was little trade)
Ming: Ming voyages brought down by Neo-confuciasts
Qing:Europeans enter Chinas, Opium War
Republic of China: rapid modernization
Next question:
Give one or two facts on each of these religions(where they originated, who used them, major philosophies, etc.):
Polytheism
Confucianism
Daoism
Leaglism
Hinduism
Buddhism
Judaism
Christianity |