t China

Bass, Brice Fleischer, and Chloe

(kylee)

China had 12
different dynasties
from the years 1570
bce-1644.
Largest country in
asia

Dynasties Timeline
(chloe)

(chloe)

The emperor
refers to any
sovereign of
imperial china
reigning between
the qin dynasty in
221 Bc to the
xinhai revolution
in 1912.
The emperor was

TerraCotta Army
(brice)

The terracotta army or the terracotta

warriors and horses are sculptures depicting
the army of the qin shi huang. The sculptures
date back to the late third century. They were
discovered in 1974 by local farmers, east of
xian in the shaanxi province. Each pit held an
estimated 8,000 warriors, 130 chariots, 520
horses, and 120 cavalry horses. There were
also non soldiers in other pits such as,
musicians, strongmen, acrobats, and military
officials.

Attack On the wall

(brice)

220-200 B.c.e Hun Tribes raid china.

The wall is built to defend from hun attacks.
209 B.C.E Huns(Xiongnu) united by Modun Shonyu in Central
Asia.
176 B.C. -The Xiongnu attack the Tocharians in western China.

140 B.C. - The Han Dynasty Emperor ,Wu-ti successfully attacks

the Xiongnu.

121 B.C. -Chinese defeat Xiongnu; forces them to split to eastern

and western groups

Currency
(kylee)

Coins were the main form of currency.

the coins were made of copper, lead,
gold, iron
and silver
Had shell money until 1029 bce

Food
(Brice)

RICE
WHEAT
MILLET
TOFU
CHICKEN
PEACHES
SUGAR
SALT
TEA

(kylee)

Yan Yat 7th day of new year,

everybodys birthday.
time used for repaying debts,
remembering ancestors, and enjoying
feast
Give red envelopes with money as a
sign of luck

Dragon Lore
(chloe)

Origin of the dragon: Many tribes used totems with

animals or plants to represent themselves. huangdi
adopted an imaginary dragon for his coat of arms and
when he fought against the 9 tribes in yellow river valley
and won, he claimed himself to be the monarch of the
central plains of china and the dragon totem has been
popular ever since
Dragon symbolism: In Chinese lore, the dragon was a
benevolent creature with powers to bring rain, floods, and
even hurricanes to a land. Along with this ability, the
dragon signified power, strength, and good luck. Starting
in the Han Dynasty, Emperors took on the symbolism of
the Dragon as they hoped to bring good fortune to their

empires

Timeline
http://www.myhistro.com/story/ancient-china/136168#!qing-dynasty-353930

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