XIA

YU the great was the first emperor known to China over 4,000 years ago.

YU

• Other than being 4,000 years old...
• He invented an irrigation canal type known as houji
• He made these canals because of the floods that were put through China

Emperor Jie, the last emperor to rule

JIE

• Other than being the last emperor...
• Building a lake of wine... Don't ask why
• Building reasons, to float upon
• He's not the smartest grasshoppah

CHINESE CALENDER

• The Xia created a calendar said to be China's first calendar, using the Big Dipper to determine months.

KING YU

• Drained the water of the great flood

SMELTING

• The Xia dynasty figured out how to smelt bronze and iron

CAPITAL

• Capital was at Yang city they lived along yellow river.

Last king Jie who fallen in love with an evil beautiful woman and became a tyrant the people ended up killing the empire..

Emperors