The Virginia dynasty

(noun)

A term sometimes used to describe the fact that four of the first five presidents of the United States were from the same state.

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  • The Qing Dynasty

  • Introduction to the Shang Dynasty

    • The Shang Dynasty existed in the Yellow River Valley during the second millennium BCE.
    • The Shang Dynasty (also called the Yin Dynasty) succeeded the Xia Dynasty, and was followed by the Zhou Dynasty.
    • Jie, the last king of the Xia Dynasty (the first Chinese dynasty), was overthrown c. 1760 BCE by Cheng Tang.
    • The Shang Dynasty is, therefore, generally considered China's first historical dynasty.
    • The Shang Dynasty is the oldest Chinese dynasty supported by archaeological finds.

  • The Second Intermediate Period

    • The Second Intermediate Period (c. 1650-1550 BCE) spanned the Fourteenth to Seventeenth Dynasties, and was a period in which decentralized rule split Egypt between the Theban-based Seventeenth Dynasty in Upper Egypt and the Sixteenth Dynasty under the Hyksos in the north.
    • The capital of this dynasty was likely Avaris.
    • They would also conquer the Sixteenth Dynasty in Thebes and a local dynasty in Abydos (see below).
    • The Abydos Dynasty was a short-lived local dynasty that ruled over part of Upper Egypt and was contemporaneous with the Fifteenth and Sixteenth Dynasties c. 1650-1600 BCE.
    • Thebes was the capital of many of the Sixteenth Dynasty pharaohs.

  • The Qing Dynasty and the West

  • The Qin Dynasty

    • The Qin Dynasty (221-206 BCE), though short-lived, is known for its military strength and its unification of China.
    • The Qin Dynasty was the first imperial dynasty of China, lasting only 15 years from 221 to 206 BCE.
    • Qin Shihuang, the self-proclaimed first Emperor of the Qin Dynasty, made vast improvements to the military, which used the most advanced weaponry of its time.
    • Despite its military strength, however, the Dynasty did not last long.
    • Describe the establishment of the first imperial dynasty of China, and the architecture, literature, weaponry and sculpture it produced.

  • The Xia Dynasty

    • The final part of the Mythical Period was under the rule of the legendary Xia Dynasty, which may have been mythological.
    • After the final ruler became corrupt, he was overthrown by Cheng Tang, who founded the Shang Dynasty.
    • According to this history, the last of the great Five Emperors, Emperor Shun, left his throne to Yu the Great, who founded China's First Dynasty, the Xia Dynasty.
    • This led to his overthrow in c. 1760 BCE by Cheng Tang, who founded a new dynasty, the Shang Dynasty, in the Huang River Valley.
    • Many argue that the Zhou Dynasty, which ruled China much later, invented the idea of the Xia Dynasty to support their claim that China could only be, and had always been, ruled by one ruler.

  • Settling the Southern Colonies

    • The Southern Colonies, including Maryland, the Carolinas, Virginia, and Georgia were established during the 16th and 17th centuries.
    • At the time, they consisted of South Carolina, North Carolina, Maryland, Virginia, and Georgia; their historical names were the Colony and Dominion of Virginia, the Province of Carolina, and the Province of Georgia.
    • The Colony of Virginia existed briefly during the 16th century and then continuously from 1607 until the American Revolution.
    • The name "Virginia" was first applied by Sir Walter Raleigh and Queen Elizabeth I in 1584, when Raleigh established a colony on the island of Roanoke off the coast of Virginia.
    • The cities of Baltimore in Maryland and Richmond in Virginia served as major seaports for the colonies in their trade with Europe, Africa, and the Caribbean.

  • The Holdouts: Virginia and New York

    • New York and Virginia both faced ratification battles on ideological grounds.
    • As for Virginia, which only ratified the Constitution at its convention on June 25, Hamilton writes in a letter to Madison that the collected edition of "The Federalist" had been sent to Virginia for the purpose of advocating in favor of the Constitution.
    • A major issue during the Virginia Ratification Convention was the question of individual rights.
    • Many delegates who were generally in favor of the Constitution were concerned that it did not contain a list of guaranteed rights akin to the celebrated Virginia Declaration of Rights.
    • Examine the reasons why New York and Virginia hesitated to support the ratification of the Constitution

  • Architecture of the Qin Dynasty

    • The Qin Dynasty was the first imperial dynasty of China, lasting from 221 to 206 BCE.
    • The Dynasty followed the Warring States Period and resulted in the unification of China, ending 15 years later at the introduction of the Han Dynasty.
    • Architecture from the previous Warring States Period had several definitive aspects which carried into the Qin Dynasty.
    • Qin Shihuang, the first self-proclaimed emperor of the Qin Dynasty, developed plans to fortify his northern border in order to protect against the nomadic Mongols.
    • The initial construction of what would become the Great Wall of China began under Qin Shihuang during the Qin Dynasty.

  • Rise of the Tang Dynasty

    • The Tang dynasty (Chinese: 唐朝) was an imperial dynasty of China preceded by the Sui dynasty and followed by the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period.
    • Decline of the Sui Dynasty and the Founding of the Tang
    • The Sui dynasty was a short-lived imperial dynasty of pivotal significance.
    • The Sui dynasty was succeeded by the Tang dynasty, which largely inherited its foundation.
    • Wu's rule was actually a short break in the Tang dynasty, as she established the short-lived Zhou dynasty; the Tang dynasty was restored after her rule.