Early Dynasties
vShang Dynasty 1766 – 1122 BCE
vZhou Dynasty 1122 – 221 BCE
ØLast 400yrs - warring states
vQin Dynasty 221 - 206 BCE
ØShi Huangdi (1st emperor)
ØLegalist philosophy, Censorship
ØFirst coinage, writing system
vHan Dynasty 206 BCE – 220CE
ØConfucian based society
ØMerit system - bureaucrats
ØPaper & porcelain invented
vPeriod of the Six Kingdoms (220-589CE)
ØBureaucracy collapsed
ØBuddhism gained strength, replacing Confucianism
ØNon-Chinese nomads rule much Chinese territory
