How it works
Ancient China in bubble letters, Ancient over China on one sideways sheet, about three quarters taller than the two words on one line. It opens in Fredoka, which keeps a small white ring in the last a.
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Labels for a dynasty timeline
After your first print, open Ancient China headings in bubble letters. Shang, Zhou, Qin and Han label a Dynasty / Timeline in that order, under Dynasties. Oracle / Bones go with the Shang, Warring / States with the last centuries of the Zhou, and the Terracotta / Army with the Qin, whose king became the first Emperor. Mandate / of Heaven is the Zhou idea that Heaven gives a good ruler the right to rule.
Inventions, a map and a report
Papermaking, Printing, Gunpowder and Compass are the Four Great Inventions. A map takes Yellow / River, Grand / Canal and Middle / Kingdom, the meaning of Zhongguo, China's name for itself. Silk, Bronze, Jade and Calligraphy label a craft table; Geography, Daily Life and Achievements head a report.
- Qin prints tallest of the row and Achievements smallest, in both fonts.
- For four timeline labels of one letter size, type Shang, Zhou, Qin and Han on four lines of one sheet and cut them apart.
- The Grand Canal was completed in 609, long after the Han: it sits past the end of a four-dynasty timeline.
Questions and answers
How do you draw Ancient China in bubble letters?
Pencil Ancient on one line and China under it. Round every stroke into a fat outline, keep a ring in the A, the e and the last a, set round dots over both i's, then rub out the pencil.
What order do the dynasties of ancient China go in?
Shang, about 1600 to 1046 BC; Zhou, 1046 to 256 BC; Qin, 221 to 206 BC; Han, 202 BC to AD 220. The Shang is the earliest dynasty that archaeology firmly supports, and the Zhou lasted longest of any.
How do you say Qin and Zhou?
Qin is said chin and Zhou is said joe. The English name China is thought to come from Qin, the dynasty that united the country in 221 BC.