2. CIVILIZATION
The most advanced
stage of human social
development and
organization.
The process by which a
society or place reaches
this stage.
3. EMPEROR PUYI CONFUCIUS
XIA TANG
SHANG SUNG
ZHOU YUAN
CHIN MING
HAN QING
SUI
4. Chinese thinker and social philosopher of the
Spring and Autumn Period.
The philosophy of Confucius emphasized
personal and governmental
morality, correctness of social
relationships, justice and sincerity.
Confucius’ thoughts have been developed
into a system of philosophy known as
Confucianism.
One of his famous teaching was the
Golden Rule and Silver Rule.
6. Yu the Great of Xia
• was a legendary ruler of Ancient China
famed for his introduction of Flood
Control.
• inaugurating dynastic rule in China by
founding the Xia Dynasty, and for his
upright moral character.
• Yu the Great is admired not only for his
unremitting endeavors to fight against
nature but also for forgetting about his
own interests in order to help other
people.
11. King Zhou of Shang
• The last king of the Shang Dynasty.
• In Chinese, 紂 also refers to a
horse crupper, the part of a saddle or
harness most likely to be soiled by the
horse.
• This name was a representation of his
actions of both dishonor and cold-
heartedness. King Zhou would go down in
history as the worst example of a
corrupted king in China.
• He created the “Cannon Burning
Punishment” in order to punishment the
prisoners who commit sins and mistakes.
16. King Wu of Zhou
• The second son of King Wen of Zhou.
• King Wu tried to accomplish his father’s
dying wish: the defeat of the Shang
Dynasty.
• King Wu used many wise government
officials--most notably Prime Minister
Jiang Ziya, a man evidentially declared
as "the master of strategy"--resulting in
stronger government of the Dynasty.
• He implemented feudal system that
became the basic ruling structure.
21. King Chin Shih Huang-ti
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of Chin
He is the one who ordered the construction of
the Great Wall of China in the Northern Portion
of China
• Known to be the first “First Emperor,” controlled
an area as large as China today.
• He conquered the barbarians at the southern
part of his empire and subdued the Huns led by
Hsiung Nu in the north.
• He commanded the Chin officials to put the
feudal states under their control.
• He orders the burning of all books judged to be
harmful to the states.
24. Emperor Gaozu of Han
• Was the first emperor of the Han Dynasty,
ruling over China from 202 BC to 195 BC.
• In the early stage of his rise to prominence, Liu
was addressed as “Duke of Pei” with the “Pei”
referring to his hometown of Pei country.
• He was also granted the title of “King of Han”
by Xiang Yu.
• he carried on the political system of the
Qin Dynasty and formulated the nine-
chapter Decrees of Han based on Decrees
of Qin.
28. Emperor Wen of Sui
• Was the founder and first emperor of China's Sui
Dynasty (581-618 AD).
• As a Buddhist, he encouraged the spread of
Buddhism through the state.
• He is regarded as one of the most important
emperors in Chinese history, reunifying China
in 589 after centuries of division since the fall
of Western Jin Dynasty in 316.
• During his reign began the construction of
the Grand Canal connecting the Yellow and
Yangtze Rivers.
• He also ordered the endless building of walls and
palaces which turned the people against the Sui
Dynasty.
33. Emperor Gaozu of Tang
• Was the founder of the Tang
Dynasty of China
• Li Yuan - urged on by his second son Li
Shimin (the eventual Emperor Taizong) -
rose in rebellion. Using the title of "Great
Chancellor" (大丞相).
• He abandoned the harsh system of law
established by Emperor Yang of Sui,
lowered taxes, as well as reforming the
judicial system.
36. Emperor Sung Tai-Tsu (Taizu)
of Sung
• Was a Chinese emperor and the founder
of the Sung dynasty.
• The Sung emperors were threatened by
a group of Mongolian people called the
Khitans.
• He established the core Song Ancestor
Rules and Policy for the future emperors.
• He was remembered for his expansion of
the examination system by 10% less in
civil services.
40. Emperor Kublai Khan of Yuan
• Was the fifth Great Khan of the Mongol Empire.
He re-unified China and was the first emperor
who laid the foundation of today's territory of
China.
• He encouraged modernization and trade with
western nations, welcoming western traders like
Marco Polo.
• Kublai was the first to put in a countrywide paper
currency system.
• he established the system of provincial
administrative division, named Xing Sheng, that
was still used today.
45. Emperor Chu Yuan Chang (Tianqi)
of Ming
• Was the founder and first emperor of
the Ming Dynasty of China
• His era name ,Hongwu, means "vastly
martial".
• Tianqi emperor preferred carpentry to
governmental affairs.
• He paid no attention to routine affairs
but insted building models all day in the
palace.
48. Emperor Hong Taiji
of Qing
• Was the first Emperor of the Qing Dynasty.
• He was responsible for changing the name
of his people from Jurchen to Manchu in
1635 as well as that of the dynasty from
Later Jin to Qing in 1636.
• He continued the expansion of the state
in the region later known as Manchuria.
• He brought advantage when it came to
weapons and later bought the Red
Cannons into the army.
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51. Emperor Aisin-Gioro Puyi
(The Last Emperor)
• He was 12th emperor of the Qing
Dynasty.
• In the age of 2 years and 10 months
(3), he ascended in the throne.
•He was crowned emperor in Beijing’s
Forbidden City.
•He was imprisoned in Japan and lived
as an ordinary person.
•He doesn’t have any accomplishments
during his reign.