China Lesson By Mark <3 and Joey Our Essential Question How does the constant separation and unification of China’s Empire reflect it’s current state of excessive, yet unsuccessful, control? The Han nationality * Han nationality is the major part of Chinese population in ancient China and modern days. (Unite 2010 Han nationality still have 91.51% of Chinese’s total population) The Han nationality was be formed long time ago. “Han” also is the name of the most famous dynasty. The Beginning of Chinese history Mythology civilization The earliest form of ancient China is. Before Xia Dynasty there aren’t too much history recorded, people use mythology to remember a lot of Chinese history. Chinese mythology is very similar to mythologies from other ancient civilization that most system are rely on each other, not only Chinese mythologies have it’s unique system, but also there are the rudiment of chinese metaphysics or superstition religion. The Beginning of Chinese history Chinese history was start from Fuxi,Shennong, Yellow Emperor . After them Shaohao became the next leader by abdication system, then Zhuanxu,Emperor Ku,Emperor Yao,Shun and Yu. Yu is the first one who choice to change abdication system to system of First Son of the Lineal Descents Inheritance . Then the Xia Dynasty begin. Xia Dynasty Shang Dynasty Zhou Dynasty Xia Dynasty（2100BC－1600BC） 14 generations 17 kings ended by Jie . Shang Dynasty (1700BC－1100BC) Tang is the first king of Shang Dynasty, also who overthrown Xia Dynasty. 17 generations, 31kings. Ended by King Zhou. Zhou Dynasty (1100BC－256BC) The longest Dynasty in Chinese history. started by Fa Ji. Zhou Dynasty have two parts which is the western Zhou Dynasty(1100 BC-771 BC) and the Eastern Zhou Dynasty. The Eastern Zhou Dynasty also have two period Spring and Autumn period(770 BC-476 BC) and Warring period. Spring and Autumn period, Warring period Zhou royal court lost all the power at Eastern Zhou Dynasty, all of the feudal princes fight each other for their strength, at Spring and Autumn period there were more than 200 countries, however only seven countries existed at Warring period, which is Qin, Zhao, Yan, Qi, Chu, Wei, Yan. Chinese philosophy- the different between western culture * http://youtu.be/IeJvJyPtiWA (0.29---8.40) GAME! Go into groups of Seven, each of your groups representative a Country at warring period. Every group will have 3mins to discuss. Decide three to five policy if you are the governor. Reform of lord Shang Yang Shang or Yang Gongsun(395 BC- 338 BC), he was a scholar of legalists. After his teacher Cuo Gongshu dead. He went to Qin state, during that time Qin was the weakest state between other six state at Warring period. He was started a reform with Duke Xiao of Qin, chang Qin a lot, soon Qin start became the strongest state, but Yang violated the benefit of nobility. Some nobility frame Yang up, at least Yang was torn asunder by five carts. Qing Dynasty- the being of feudalism * After Yang Wei’s political reform, Qin became the most powerful country very soon. Then the king of Qin starting to unify the hole China, after several generations war at least Qin Shi Huang unity China, and he became the first empire, then he build feudalism at China, also the Great Wall . The end of Qin Dynasty Qin became the most strength country by its strict laws. Also Qin Dynasty was be destroy by its strict laws, at 209 BC a farmer called Sheng Chen started a revolution to revolt Qin government. Soon China splitted to several government when Qin Dynasty was ended, after another several tens of years of wars, Bang Liu’s win the war with Yu Xiang. Then Bang Liu started his own Dynasty called Han, China wad be unified again at 202-BC. .