Chinese Dynasties

This dynasty used oracle bones to foretell the future.

• Shang

• Zhou

• Qin

• Han

This dynasty began building the Great Wall of China.

• Shang

• Zhou

• Qin

• Han

This dynasty used the Mandate of Heaven to conquer the Shang.

• Shang

• Zhou

• Qin

• Han

This dynasty was responsible for the invention of paper.

• Shang

• Zhou

• Qin

• Han

This dynasty developed a system of standardized money.

• Shang

• Zhou

• Qin

• Han

This dynasty was the first to cast bronze.

• Shang

• Zhou

• Qin

• Han

This dynasty saw the end of China's isolation as trade with the Silk Road.

• Shang

• Zhou

• Qin

• Han

The Golden Age of Philosophies took place under this dynasty's rule.

• Shang

• Zhou

• Qin

• Han

China got its name from this dynasty.

• Shang

• Zhou

• Qin

• Han

In 771 BC, invaders forced this dynasty out of central China.

• Shang

• Zhou

• Qin

• Han