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    Ancient China was organized into dynasties, where one family ruled as emperors or kings over successive generations. They believed they had the "Mandate of Heaven" or divine right to rule as the central power in "The Middle Kingdom," seeing themselves at the world's center. Key early dynasties included the Xia, Shang, Zhou, Qin, and Han dynasties, which established China as a politically and economically developed civilization isolated from foreign influence.

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    Ancient China was organized into dynasties, where one family ruled as emperors or kings over successive generations. They believed they had the "Mandate of Heaven" or divine right to rule as the central power in "The Middle Kingdom," seeing themselves at the world's center. Key early dynasties included the Xia, Shang, Zhou, Qin, and Han dynasties, which established China as a politically and economically developed civilization isolated from foreign influence.

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    ANCIENT CHINA

    DYNASTY RULE AND


    CIVILIZATION
    YEAR 9 ELECTIVE

    THE MIDDLE
    KINGDOM
    China believed itself to
    be the centre of the
    whole world, hence
    giving themselves the
    name The Middle
    Kingdom.

    Ancient Chinese
    civilization under the
    first emperor were also
    situated in the centre of
    China below the Yellow
    River. Which had also
    emphasised their title.

    What is a dynasty?
    A

    dynasty is when one family


    rules a country or region over
    a long period of time.
    Generally, the head of the
    family will be the ruler of the
    land, like an emperor or king.
    When that ruler dies, another
    member of the family will take
    power, usually the oldest son.
    When a new family takes
    control, then a new dynasty
    begins

    Mandate of
    Heaven

    Mandate: an official order or


    authority to carry out an act. E.g.
    The king was mandated by his
    father and the gods.

    The

    Mandate of Heaven is
    what the Chinese people
    believed gave their rulers
    the right to be king or
    emperor.
    It meant that the gods had
    blessed that person with
    the right to rule.
    A ruler had to be a good
    and just ruler to keep the
    Mandate of Heaven.
    When a ruler or dynasty
    lost power, this meant that
    they must also have lost
    the Mandate of Heaven.

    The Kangxi Emperor


    Han Dynasty

    China

    developed economically and


    politically without the interference of
    external nations.
    This ensured that China was pure from
    outsider influence and maintained the
    mandate of heaven.
    Anyone outside of the Middle Kingdom
    were considered to be barbarians
    (savage and uncivilized).

    Role of the Emperor


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    The Key Dynasties of


    Ancient China
    Xia

    (2070-1600BC)
    Shang (1600-1045BC)
    Zhou (Western Zhou) (1045256BC) *Warring States Period
    Qin Dynasty (221-206BC)
    Han Dynasty (206BC-195AD)

    DOCUMENTARY:
    CHINAS BEGINING XIA DYNASTY
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q
    XrkF5Nd4i8

    TEXT: Read more at: http://www.ducksters.com/history/china/dynasties.php


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