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CHAPTER 27 SECTION 1CHINA & MONGOLIA

Vocabulary Aborigine

Culture hearth

Dynasty

Ideogram

Atheist

Population Patterns

1. The Chinese About 92% of the people belong to

the Han, ethnic group named for a powerful ruling family

Remaining 8% belong to 55 different ethnic groups

Population Patterns

2. Non-Chinese ethnic groups Tibet once a Buddhist Kingdom was taken

over in the 1950s, creates tension between Chinese and Tibetans‘

3. The Taiwanese Most Taiwan people are descended from

Chinese who migrates hundreds of years ago

Taiwan’s original inhabitants, ”aborigines” make up 2% of its population

Population Patterns

4. The Mongolians The Mongolian empire ruled the

worlds largest empire which included much of China to eastern Europe

Most of China’s population live on the fertile plains and valleys along the three great rivers,

This is where the large urban centers are, like Shanghai, Beijing, Tianjin, & Guangzhou

Reading Check

Read Urban growth on page 677

Answer this question in your notes. How has urban population growth

affected rural areas in China?

Dynasty’s

Shang (about 1600B.C.) Power over the North China Plain, first to keep historical records Rebels by local lords and Central

Asian nomad attacks weaken dynasty

Eventually fell, Lost its “Mandate of Heaven” (favor of the Gods and Goddesses)

Dynasty’s

Zhou 800 yr. Rule about 1045 B.C. Chinese culture spread, along with

trade Iron tools made at this time China’s best known Philosopher

Confucius lived during this time. (Confucianism is a believe of discipline and good moral conduct to be successful in life.)

Laozi founded his philosophy Daoism, (living simplicity and harmony with nature.)

Dynasty’sHan

United all of China Built the first section of the Great wall Traders and missionaries took Chinese culture

to all east Asia

Ming/ Qing dynasty’s ruled after Trade routes established with other countries China refused to allow foreigners into it trade

markets 1890s European and Japanese governments

force China to open its ports and take portions of its land.

Modern Times

Create your own graphic organizer that tells of the significance of how china was transformed in modern times.

Great Wall of Culture

Education & Health Care

Language & Religion

The Arts

Life expectancy above 70 yrs

Most people speak Mandarin

Poetry

Government pays for healthcare, limited services

Most are Atheist Opera

Gov’t pushing to raise literacy rate

Language is ideograms

Thin porcelain “China”

http://www.youtube.com/user/onthegotours?v=Z_p4j8XlJKM&feature=pyv

Tour of China video