Ancient China Dynasties Quick Check

This Dynasty was a time when China was ruled by foreigners (The Mongols)

• Shang

• Han

• Yuan

• Ming

This Dynasty was short, but its greatest accomplishment was the construction of the Grand Canal:

• Sui

• Qin

• Han

• Song

The constant battles for control that happened sometimes between Dynasties are often referred to as China's

• Golden Age

• Sorrow

• Reign of Terror

• Warring States Period

China's first writing system appeared during this Dynasty:

• Ming

• Shang

• Tang

• Yuan

A major accomplishment of this Dynasty was the construction of Forbidden City:

• Zhou

• Tang

• Song

• Ming

This dynasty had a paranoid and controlling ruler who used Legalism to violently control his people:

• Zhou

• Yuan

• Qin

• Ming

China's Golden Age:

• Shang

• Tang

• Ming

• Song

The Dynasty of large cities over 1,000,000 and introduction of Paper Money:

• Song

• Yuan

• Han

• Zhou

This Dynasty linked China to the west via the Silk Road, forever changing China's history:

• Shang

• Zhou

• Han

• Tang

This Dynasty completely closed off China to the entire world, and its Isolationism forever changed China's history:

• Zhou

• Qin

• Yuan

• Ming