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Early Chinese Civilizations

Cultural Hearth Huang he River (Yellow River)

China – the land 10% is suitable for farming (U.S.=19%) Much is desert and mountains Geographic barriers (Mountains & Desert) isolate China from the rest of Asia

Isolated by mountains and deserts

Villages 2000 BC

Dynasties Xia (Shah) Shang Zhou Qin (CHIN) Han (HAHN)

Mandate of Heaven Began with the Zhou Dynasty Believed the king had authority to command from heaven

DYNASTIC CYCLE Strong, had “mandate” = peace/prosperity Corruption, taxes increased = power weak Disasters/Invasions occur “Mandate Lost” = rebellion possible Rebellion = bloodshed New dynasty gains power = has “mandate”

Luxury goods carried from China to Rome Silk Road - 200 BC to AD 100 4,000 miles Luxury goods carried from China to Rome

Qin Shi Huangdi - Qin (Chin) China’s First Emperor Qin Shi Huangdi - Qin (Chin)

The Silk Road and Great Wall

4,000 Miles Long

Can you see the Great Wall from the Moon? No