This document provides a historical overview of China and Europe from ancient times to the present. It summarizes key periods in China including the Warring States Period, Qin Dynasty, Han Dynasty, Tang Dynasty, Song Dynasty, and Qing Dynasty. It also discusses major events in modern Chinese history such as the 1911 Revolution, World Wars, Civil War, and China's opening under Deng Xiaoping. The document compares developments in China to concurrent time periods in Europe such as Ancient Greece, the Roman Empire, Middle Ages, and modern industrial and political revolutions. Overall it outlines the major political powers and cultural/economic developments that shaped Chinese and European history.

1. History: China vs Europe
——Teng Yun

3. —Many states fighting each other
—Unified in Qin dynasty in 221 BC
Europe China Duration
Ancient Greece Chun Qiu Zhan Guo Period 722 BC -- 221 BC
Qin dynasty 221 BC – 206 BC
Parthenon in Athens

4. —Prosperous in thoughts and philosophy
—Confucianism being still China’s moral foundation today
Socrates (469 BC – 399 BC) Confucius (551 BC – 479 BC)
Europe China Duration
Ancient Greece Chun Qiu Zhan Guo Period 722 BC -- 221 BC
Qin dynasty 221 BC – 206 BC

5. —Golden age
—Han Chinese (major ethnic group in China)
—Chinese characters named Han characters
Han character for “China”
Europe China Duration
Roman empire Han dynasty 206 BC –220 AD

6. Europe China Duration
Roman empire Han dynasty 206 BC –220 AD
Silk Road
Huns pushing Goth westward

7. —Tang poetry – China’s national crystal
Europe China Duration
Middle ages
Tang dynasty 618 AD – 907 AD
Song dynasty 960 AD – 1279
AD
Li Bai (701 – 762)
A poet of Tang dynasty
Middle Ages in Europe

8. —Song dynasty – 80% of world’s GDP
—Advanced technologies
Europe China Duration
Middle ages
Tang dynasty 618 AD – 907 AD
Song dynasty 960 AD – 1279
AD
“River Side Scene at the Qing Ming Festival”

10. Europe China Duration
Reformation
Qing dynasty 1644 -- 1840
Enlightenment
Revolutions
Montesquieu(1689-1755) Rousseau(1712-1778) Voltaire(1694-1778)
—The big French thinkers

11. Europe China Duration
Reformation
Qing dynasty 1644 -- 1840
Enlightenment
Revolutions
Industrial Revolution
Storming of the Bastille in French Revolution

12. —Unequal treaties with western countries
—Semi-colony
Europe China Duration
Reformation
Qing dynasty 1644 -- 1840
Enlightenment
Revolutions
Destruction of opium at Humen city

13. —Overthrown by 1911 Revolution
Europe China Duraion
Reformation
Qing dynasty 1644 -- 1840
Enlightenment
Revolutions
The Forbidden City
Sun Yat-sen (1866-1925)

14. —Defeated Japanese (Part of WW II)
Europe China Duration
World Wars Fighting for new China 1911 -- 1949
Nan Jing Massacre
Anti-Japanese War in China

15. —Civil War after defeating Japan
Europe China Duration
World Wars Fighting for new China 1911 -- 1949
&
VS
Mao Zedong
(1893-1976)
Chiang Kai-shek
(1887-1975)

16. —The Taiwan issue
Europe China Duration
World Wars Fighting for new China 1911 -- 1949

17. —Chaos due to Mao’s mistake
Europe China Duration
Cold War New China and Chaos 1949 -- 1978
Open to the world 1978--

18. —Deng Xiaoping to the rescue
—China opens to the world
Europe China Duration
Cold War -- Present New China and Chaos 1949 -- 1978
Open to the world 1978--
Deng Xiaoping
(1904-1997)
Shen Zhen
Shang Hai
Bullet Trains

19. —Pollution
—Inequality
—Corruption
Europe China Duration
Cold War -- Present New China and Chaos 1949 -- 1978
Open to the world 1978--

20. The near yesterday