Ancient China

River in China also known as the "Yellow River" or "River of Sorrows"; home of China's earliest civilizations

• Huang He River

• Indus River

• Euphates River

• Tigris River

A series of rulers from the same family

First Chinese dynasty that began around 2000 BCE.

• Xia Dynasty

• Shang Dynasty

• Zhou Dynasty

• Qin Dynasty

The belief that an emperor was chosen by heaven and the gods to rule China and must by obeyed.

• Mandate from Heaven

• Right to Rule

• God's Authority

• Divine RIght

Second dynasty in China. Learned how to cast bronze tools and weapons

• Shang Dynasty

• Xia Dynasty

• Qin Dynasty

• Zhou Dynasty

First emperor of China that started the Xia Dynasty. Built levees and dams on the Huang He River that controlled its flooding.

• Yu the Great

• Mao Zedong

• Genghis Khan

• Kublai Khan

Philosophy that encouraged Chinese to be moral, respect their elders and follow their emperor

• Confucianism

• Buddhism

• Islam

• Christianity

the longest lasting Chinese dynasty, during which the use of iron was introduced.

• Zhou Dynasty

• Shang Dynasty

• Qin Dynasty

• Xia Dynasty

Dynasty that unified China under a strong Emperor after the Warring States Period

• Qin Dynasty

• Zhou Dynasty

• Xia Dynasty

• Shang Dynasty

The philosophy that people were bad by nature and needed to be controlled by strong leaders

• Legalism

• Confucianism

• Utilitarianism

• Sophistry