Chinese+Dynasties

 =**__Chinese Dynasties __**=

Order of Chinese Dynasties Xia (pre-history – c.2200-1750 BC) Shang (c. 1750-1050 BC) Zhou (c. 1050-221 BC) Oin (221-207 BC) Han (206 BC – 220 AD) Period of Disunity (220-589 AD) Sui (589-618 AD) Tang (618-907 AD) Song (960-1279 AD) Yuan (1271-1368 AD) Ming (1368-1644 AD) Qing (1644-1911 AD) Republic (1911-1949 AD) P.R.C. (mainland)/R.O.C. (Taiwan) – (1949-present) The Han Dynasty Notable accomplishments Government
 * Lasted 400 years
 * One of the greatest periods in the history of China
 * The ethnic majority of China today still refer to themselves as the “Han people”
 * Prospered domestically in agriculture, handicrafts and commerce
 * Extended it political and cultural influence over Korea, Mongolia, Vietnam, and Central Asia
 * Combined Legalist methods with the Taoist Philosophic ideals
 * Military prowess
 * First established the Silk Road
 * Officially became a Confucian state
 * Divided into 2 systems, the central and the local government
 * Central government organized into a head cabinet of officials called the Three Lords and Nine Ministers
 * Cabinet led by a chancelor
 * Officials were graded by rank and salary
 * Appointments made on merit of skills rather than aristocratic clan affiliation
 * The main tax on the population was a Poll tax
 * Also had a mandatory labor service for one month out of the year for adults


 * Culture, society, and technology**
 * Intellectual, literary, and artistic