Traditional Chinese History

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• Grant A The Warring States Period
• James C Overview of the Han Dynasty, Han Fei Tzu
• Colby G Later Han Dynasty
• Daniel J Xunzi
• Bill P Mencius
• Lance Reeves Three Kingdoms
• Emanuelle R Qin Shihuangdi
• Loren S Confucius
• Mallory W Empresses
• Christopher W Book burning in Qin Dynasty

Beginnings

• Shang Dynasty -- Root 11:42, 10 January 2012 (UTC)
• Proof of early exchange between cultures -- Mid-term paper --Olivia

The Foundations of an Empire

Zhou Dynasty - The philosophical foundations are laid

• Confucius (551 – 479 BC) -- Licia K 04:57, 12 April 2012 (UTC); enriched with a 2nd powerpoint by Loren S
• Laozi (5th–4th century BC) -- Chris C
• Zhuangzi (4th century BC) -- Shawn
• Xunzi (ca. 312–230 BC) -- Hannah A 01:15, 19 April 2012 (UTC); enriched by Daniel J
• Han Feizi (ca. 280 BC – 233 BC) -- Hannah A 01:15, 19 April 2012 (UTC); enriched by J. Raleigh C.
• Mozi (ca. 470 BC – ca. 391 BC) -- Licia K 04:09, 27 January 2012 (UTC); enriched with a 2nd powerpoint by Grant A.
• Mencius (ca. 372 – 289 BCE) -- Olivia -- revised by --Bill P 23:07, 18 January 2013 (UTC)
• The Warring States Period -- Grant A
• Han Fei Tzu -- James C

Qin Dynasty - The Dream of Empire and the rule of Law

• Qin Shihuangdi (259 BC – 210 BC) -- Mid-term paper--Licia K 05:15, 6 February 2012 (UTC); enriched by Emanuelle R
• Book burning in Qin Dynasty (213 BC) -- Andrew P 22:35, 3 February 2012 (UTC); enriched by Christopher W.
• Terra Cotta Army (210–209 BC) -- Mid-term paper --Chris1 22:27, 24 February 2012 (UTC) -- Bill P.

Han Dynasty 206 BCE - 220 CE - Confucianism becomes State Philosophy and the Rise of the Bureaucracy

• Overview of the Han Dynasty -- James C
• Buddhism may have entered China as early as the first century CE. -- Loren S
• The Imperial Order and Han Syntheses -- Licia K 05:22, 28 February 2012 (UTC)
• Eunuchs -- Mid-term paper -- Shawn
• Earlier Han Dynasty = Western Han Dynasty 206 BCE - 9 CE
• Xin Dynasty of Wang Mang 9 CE - 23 CE
• Later Han Dynasty = Eastern Han Dynasty 25 CE - 220 CE Colbygale
• Three Kingdoms = 220 CE - 280 CE

The Golden Age

Tang Dynasty- Religion, Literature and World-wide connections

• Buddhism flourishes in China -- Mid-term paper --Andrew P 01:56, 1 March 2012 (UTC)

Song Dynasty

• Footbinding spreads and becomes common - Licia K 02:07, 12 April 2012 (UTC)

Foreign Rule

The Liao, Jin and Yuan Dynasties

• A View from the outside: Korea, the Yuan and the rise of the Ming -- Licia K 19:42, 1 April 2012 (UTC)

The Restoration of Native Rule

Ming Dynasty

• Zheng He -- Shawn
• The Forbidden City -- Chris C

Timeless Presentations

• Capitals: When, Where and Why they were moved -- Licia K 05:22, 28 February 2012 (UTC)
• Kung Fu -- Mid-term paper --Hannah A 01:56, 1 March 2012 (UTC)
• Money in early China -- Hannah A 20:30, 30 March 2012 (UTC)
• The Great Wall of China -- Andrew P 20:30, 15 April 2012 (UTC)
• Women in ancient China -- Olivia
• Empresses -- Mallory W
• Test -- Test