AFRO ASIAN - Justine Anne

Historical Background
China
SHANG DYNASTY
1600-1046 BCE
SHANG DYNASTY
• Shang Dynasty
was established
by King Tang.
• It lasted over
600 years and
was led by 30
different
emperors.
SHANG DYNASTY
Gui Vessel
• There were
cultural advances
like industrialized
bronze casting,
calendar, religious
rituals, and writing.
SHANG DYNASTY
• Created a 3,000
character system of
writing.
 One of these
are tortoise shells
and cattle bones
(called “oracle
bones”) used for
divination
SHANG DYNASTY
Divinatory Texts
-usually oracle bones
are seen as the sole
divinatory technique.
There are few oracle
bones found but it is
not really considered
as part of Chinese
Literature.
ZHOU DYNASTY
1045- 255 BC
ZHOU DYNASTY
• It was lasted for

about 800 years
• Longest lasting
Chinese Dynasty
• This is were
TAOISM and
CONFUCIANISM
introduced.
ZHOU DYNASTY
• The Chinese call

this simultaneous
emergence of
religions and
philosophies the
"One Hundred
Schools of
Thought".
ZHOU DYNASTY
• Literary works during the Zhou

Era were deeply shaped Chinese
philosophy and religion.
ZHOU DYNASTY
• There were hundreds of

philosophers and writers who
wrote conflicting documents.
ZHOU DYNASTY
• Main contribution
of this era were the
prose works of the
Confucian Classics
and the Taoist
Writings.
QIN DYNASTY
221- 206 BC
QIN DYNASTY
• After the fall of the
Zhou Dynasty, the
Qin Dynasty
became the most
powerful.
• Qin Dynasty's first
and only Emperor
is Qin Shi
Huangdi.
QIN DYNASTY
• Once the Qin
Emperor had con-
trol, he wanted to
keep it.
• Qin had big
armies.
• In this era, the
Great Wall of
China was built.
QIN DYNASTY
• Buddhism was also
established during
this era.
• Emperor Qin Shi
Huangdi wanted to
reduce the One
Hundred Schools of
Thought by destroy-
ing most of the
books all over the
empire.
QIN DYNASTY
• Because of it, Mo-
hism, a big philo-
sophical and reli-
gious school at-
tacked by the Qin
Dynasty and liitle
know about it.
• He even killed many
Confucian Philoso-
phers and teachers.
QIN DYNASTY
Li Si
- minister of the
Qin emperor
• - he introduced
a writing system
that later devel-
oped into mod-
ern Chinese
writing.
QIN DYNASTY
- Qin Emperor favored a
philosophical school that
was called LEGALISM.
- he taught that human nature
was naturally selfish and that a
strong Emperor government
with strict laws was needed for
social order.
- his writing on politics and law
and his propagation of this
school much influenced the po-
HAN DYNASTY
(206 BC- 220 AD)
HAN DYNASTY
• Emperor Gaozu
• It was lasted for
400 years.
• In this era, Con-
fucianism was re-
vived.
• Confucian texts
were rewritten
and republished.
•
HAN DYNASTY
• Han Dynasty introduced Civil

Service Examination.
• It is one of the two main
hotspot eras for scientific and
technical advance.
HAN DYNASTY
Sima Qian
- Sima Qian wrote Historical
Records that is a major his-
tory concerning the overall
history of China from before
the Shang Dynasty until the
Han Dynasty.
• -The book's prose was
considered a model for
writers in succeeding dy-
HAN DYNASTY
-The book's
prose was con-
sidered a model
for writers in
succeeding dy-
nastic eras.
HAN DYNASTY
Cai Lun
- said to be the
first person in
the world to cre-
ate writing pa-
per.
•
HAN DYNASTY
- wrote two or three

Mathematical texts
showing advanced
Mathematics for
the times were writ-
ten.
TANG DYNASTY
(618- 907 AD)
TANG DYNASTY
Tang Dynasty
was headed by
Wu Zetian, the
only empress in
Chinese His-
tory.
•
TANG DYNASTY
China's Greatest Po-
ets
Li Bai (701-762 AD)
- one of the greatest
romantic poets of an-
cient China.
• - he wrote at least a
thousand poems on
a variety of subjects
from political matters
DYNASTY
Du Fu (712-770 AD)
- wrote more than a
thousand poems.
- he is thought of as
one of the greatest
realist poets of
China.
• - his poetry is still
read and appreci-
ated by modern
SONG DYNASTY
(960- 1279 AD)
SONG DYNASTY
• Emperor Taizu
• Song Dynasty were
diveded into two
eras called the
Northern Song
(960-1127) and
Southern Song
(1127-1279.
•
SONG DYNASTY
• Movable type
was invented
during this era. It
helped to spread
knowledge since
printed material
could be pub-
lished more
quickly and
cheaply.
SONG DYNASTY
Confucianism
•
SONG DYNASTY
High Education
•
SONG DYNASTY
• Five Classics
SONG DYNASTY
Four Books
•
SONG DYNASTY
Shen Kuo (1031-1095)

and Su Song (1020-
1101)
- wrote a scientific trea-
tises about their research
and about different fields.
-Shen is said to have dis-
covered the concepts of
true north and magnetic
SONG DYNASTY
-Su Song wrote a

treatise called the
Bencao Tusing with
information on
medicine, botany
and zoology.
- Song is the author
of a large Celestial
Atlas of five different
star Mars.
SONG DYNASTY
Lu
- A Southern
Song poet
• - He is thought
to have written
almost 10,000
poems
SONG DYNASTY
Su Tungpo
- A poet of the Northern
Song Era
• -Here is a stanza he
wrote:
•
• The moon rounds the
red mansion Stoops to
silk-pad doors Shines
upon the sleepless
Bearing no grudge Why
does the moon tend to
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Historical Background

• It was lasted for

• The Chinese call

• Literary works during the Zhou

• There were hundreds of

• Han Dynasty introduced Civil

- wrote two or three

Shen Kuo (1031-1095)

-Su Song wrote a

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