NEED NOW GIVING BRAINLIST How did the Dynastic Cycle work?

Why do you think the Chinese called the first part of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty the Spring and Autumn Period?

What products were developed during this time?

What were some of the dynasties of ancient China?

What were some of the major contributions from the dynasties of ancient China?

1. According to this theory, each dynasty of China rises to a political, cultural, and economic peak and then, because of moral corruption, declines, loses the Mandate of Heaven, and falls, only to be replaced by a new dynasty. The cycle then repeats under a surface pattern of repetitive motifs.

2. The name of the historical period is derived from the chronicle of the regional state of Lu 魯 called Chunqiu 春秋 "Spring and Autumn Annals" because the seasons are always mentioned in the entries.

3. The Zhou dynasty used chariots for war purposes. It could carry up to 3 people. Others included chopsticks, an improved irrigation system, the perfection of the calendar, new ploughing methods, music, the use of fertilizer, the perfection of bronze-casting, and the crossbow.

4. Xia Dynasty (c. 2070-1600 BC) ...
Shang Dynasty (c. 1600-1050 BC) ...
Zhou Dynasty (c. 1046-256 BC) ...
Qin Dynasty (221-206 BC) The Qin dynasty marked the beginning of the Chinese Empire. ...
Han Dynasty (206 BCE-220 AD) ...
Six Dynasties Period. ...
Sui Dynasty (581-618) ...
Tang Dynasty (618-906)

5. Papermaking, printing, gunpowder and the compass - the four great inventions of ancient China-are significant contributions of the Chinese nation to world civilization.