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ANCIENT CHINA
Heath
Ancient China Geography• Huang He River
Valley– Fertile yellow soil
spurs agriculture and settlement
• Geographic Isolation– Mountains, deserts,
and the Pacific Ocean
Early China• Chinese culture begins to
develop around 1500 B.C. • Early China depended on river
valleys for agriculture. • The ideals of Confucianism and
Taoism have been prevalent in China since the 500s B.C.
• China was ruled by a succession of ruling families called dynasties.
Crash Course - Ancient China
Accomplishments of Ancient China• Civil Service System
– People are involved in the government
• Paper• Porcelain• Silk
Shang Dynasty• Little is known about the Xia
Dynasty– China’s first dynasty
• The Second Dynasty of China is the Shang Dynasty – 1750-1045 B.C.
• Society was ruled by an aristocracy– Wealth based on land and power is
passed on– King chose leaders in government
and miliatary• A writing system was developed
during the Shang Dynasty and has been found on “oracle bones”
The Yellow Emperor
Shang Dynasty
Zhou Dynasty• Rises after the fall of the
Shang Dynasty– 1045-256 B.C.
• Mandate of Heaven– Order in the Universe is
given to the King– Dao, expectations for ruler
• Kingdom divided into many small territories– Causes Civil War
Zhou Dynasty
Confucianism and TaoismConfucius• Emphasis on Education• Ancestor Worship • Code of Politeness (Modern Day) • Respect for Elders• Humans are good, not bad
Laozi• Humility • Harmony with Nature • Simple Life and Inner Peace
Confucianism
Taoism
Traditional Religions of China
Qin Shi Haungdi• First Qin Emperor– 246 B.C.
• Strong and respected leader
• Built roads and created a better monetary system
• Aggressive in foreign affairs• Builds a terra-cotta army in
a his massive tomb • Builds the Great Wall
China Under Qin Shi HaungdiGreat Wall Construction
The Great Wall• China is protected by natural barriers
except for on its northern border. • The Great Wall is a line of defense to
keep out invaders from the north. – The invaders were a nomadic people who
fought on horseback in search of new land.
• Around 250 B.C., a system of many walls was hastily built to keep out invaders by Qin Shi Haungdi.
• Increased taxes fund the project. – Upsets people of China
• The wall was continuously added to over thousands of years thereafter.
The Great Wall
Ancient China Geography• __________________
__________________– Fertile yellow soil
spurs agriculture and settlement
• Geographic Isolation– __________________
_______________________________________
Early China• Chinese culture begins to develop
around ___________• Early China depended on river
valleys for _______________________.
• The ideals of ______________________________________________________have been prevalent in China since the 500s B.C.
• ____________ was ruled by a succession of ruling families called __________________
Accomplishments of Ancient China• ________________________
– People are involved in the government
• ________________________• ________________________• ________________________
Shang Dynasty• Little is known about the
________________________– China’s first dynasty
• The Second Dynasty of China is the _______________ Dynasty – 1750-1045 B.C.
• Society was ruled by an ___________________________– Wealth based on land and power is
passed on– King chose leaders in government and
military• A ________________ system was
developed during the Shang Dynasty and has been found on “________________________”
The Yellow Emperor
Zhou Dynasty• Rises after the fall of the
Shang Dynasty– _______________________
• ____________________________________________– Order in the Universe is given
to the King– Dao,
_______________________• Kingdom divided into many
_______________________– Causes __________________
Confucianism and TaoismConfucius• ________________________
___• ________________________
___• ________________________
___ • ________________________
___ • ________________________
___
Laozi• _________________
_______• _________________
_______ • _________________
_______
Confucianism
Taoism
Traditional Religions of China
Qin Shi Haungdi• First _________________
– 246 B.C.• Strong and respected leader• Built _____________ and
created a better ______________________
• Aggressive in foreign affairs• Builds a
_____________________ in a his massive tomb
• Builds the ________________________
The Great Wall• China is protected by
____________________ except for on its ________________________________
• The Great Wall is a line of defense to keep out invaders from the north. – The invaders were a
_____________________________ who fought on horseback in search of new land.
• Around __________ B.C., a system of many walls was hastily built to keep out invaders by ________________________________
• ___________________ fund the project. – Upsets people of China
• The wall was continuously added to over thousands of years thereafter.