1. Shang on the Hwang
Between 1600 and 1100 B.C.E. Shang China began in the Hwang Ho River Valley (a.k.a. Yellow River Valley)

2. Shang China
Being far away from the other River Valley Civilization, China was a loner, though they traded with Mesopotamia. Naturally, they believed themselves the “center of the world” and too cool for the other civilizations.

3. Family is Important to the Chinese
Multiple generations lived in the same house, and since dead ancestors were “in” with the gods (ancestor worship), it was best to keep on your family’s good side.

4. Patriarchal – the men rule

5. Enter the Zhou

6. Zhou Dynasty
Wu Wang took over China in 1100 B.C.E. and started the Zhou Dynasty, which lasted about 900 years.

7. Mandate of Heaven
Heaven protects just and wise rulers, and rulers only stay in power as long as they have the blessing of heaven.

8. Bureaucracies
As the Zhou empire got too big, the king divided kingdoms among nobles. Bureaucracies helped specialize and stabilize through the use of bureaus..

9. Government tasks divided among different departments (called bureaus).

10. 5. Mesoamerica and Andean South America: For Every Rule There’s an Exception
South American Olmec and Chavin civilizations developed without a major river system or river valleys.

11. Chavin
The Chavin liked many gods, seafood, llama rides, and long walks on the coast.

12. D. The Classical Civilizations: India and China
Maurya and Gupta empires in India
Qin and Han empires in China

13. The Mauryan Empire in India

14. Mauryan Empire
The silk, cotton, and elephant trade, along with strong military, helped Maurya grow in power and wealth.

15. Chandragupta Maurya
Unified
Aryan
territories
Into
Mauryan
Empire

16. Ashoka Maurya
Once a fierce and violent warrior, Ashoka decided he liked Buddhism better than blood. Ashoka preached peace and spread Buddhism throughout India during his reign.

17. Buddhism
Violence=bad.
Moderation=good.

18. Rock and Pillar Edicts
By carving Buddhist sayings onto rocks and pillars, Ashoka spread his religion throughout India and Southeast Asia.

19. 2. The Gupta Dynasty
India’s “Golden Age”

20. Chandra Gupta
Revived Mauryan culture, bringing about relative peace and advancement in art and science.

21. The Qin Dynasty

22. Great Wall of China
A really big wall to keep out the Huns. It’s creation suggests that Qin China was centralized and well organized.

23. Qin Shihuangdi The First Emperor of China!
Recentralized modern China, massive standardization, and legalism.

24. The Han Dynasty

25. Wu Ti
The “Warrior Emperor” who protected China from the Huns and expanded Han to central Asia.