South Asia Religion and Philosophy Review

HW: 60 Pts. Geo & 1 st 2 Dynasties Due…..

Chinese Geography Use the Map to Circle the following Physical feature  Altai Mountains  Himalayan Mountains  Kunlun Mountains  Tien Shan Mountains  Gobi Desert  Taklan Desert  Tibetan Plateau Highlight / Trace in Blue:  Huang He River  Pacific Ocean  Yangzi River  Yellow Sea  Xi River

Discuss: What are the potential Geographic Advantages & Disadvantages for Chinese development?

The Geography of China  Why does Ancient China refer to itself as the ‘Middle Kingdom’?  How does this Self-Identification relate to both their Geographic features and the idea of Ethnocentrism?  According to the map where is ‘China Proper’ Located? (Please Circle the area on your map). Why is the land of ‘China Proper’ so important to the development of china?  Explain which Chinese river is known as the ‘River of Sorrows’ and where how the name was determined?  Describe the effects of the ‘River of Sorrows’ in both the late 1800’s and 1931

China’s Sorrow

The 1 st Chinese Ruling Family: The “Shang Dynasty” BC Dynasty #_____  Define a Dynasty  Read: As the first family of China the eldest members of the Shang Dynasty would have the opportunity to establish the Beliefs, Customs, History, Religion, and Traditions for all the people within the Middle Kingdom. The Shang set the ‘rules’ for the population to follow The Religious Beliefs of the people of the Shang Dynasty include the creator Shang Di who only….  So China needs to Veneration of Ancestors or …

The 1 st Chinese Ruling Family: The “Shang Dynasty” BC Dynasty #_____  The Religious Beliefs of the people of the Shang Dynasty include the creator Shang Di who only….  So China needs to Veneration of Ancestors or …

1 st Shang Dynasty BC  Yin and Yang (Dualism) used to describe how polar opposites or seemingly contrary forces are interconnected and interdependent in the natural world, and how they give rise to each other in turn.  Opposites thus only exist in relation to each other.  Yin- Light, Heaven, Good, Man  Yang- Dark, Earth, Bad, Women  So…

1 st Shang Dynasty BC  Ancient Chinese writing combined both pictographs and ideographs or signs that expressed thoughts or ideas.  Explain why is it still hard for most of the population of China to read or write the Chinese language and why the Chinese use Calligraphy?  Keys- Phonics?, Avg. Stroke, # of Syllables, 6 th Grade, 12 th Grade,  Ex) Pull-Iron-Cart  Answer -‘Magnet’

The 2 nd Chinese Ruling Family: The “Zhou Dynasty” BC Dynasty # ___ READ: To justify the rebellion against the Shang ruling family, members of the Zhou family promoted the idea of the ‘Mandate of Heaven’ based on the concept that Shang Di chose them to rule (in other cultures this concept is known as Divine Right) due to the weakness of the current Government. If a Ruler claims Divine Right where does his power to rule come from? If I give you a Mandate or I Mandate you to do something what does that mean?

2 nd Zhou Dynasty BC As Generations go by the New Dynasty becomes…. New Dynasty Old Dynasty The Dynasty Cycle The people need The people begin to (think WWE) to ask the question What signs to look for? (Gods need to Prove it) - Increased Taxes - Corrupt Government - Bad Infrastructure - High Crime Rate - Poor Harvest Did the Old Dynasty Lose the Mandate of Heaven? -Natural Disasters -Yellow R. Floods -Invasion - Disease - Famine -Noble Families compete to earn the Mandate of Heaven -Winner Receives the M of H - Prove M of H by fixing problems they can… - Dam Yellow River - Fix Roads - Lower Taxes - Feed People - Re-Build Military

2 nd Zhou Dynasty BC Creation of Feudalism Definition- A Political, Economic, and Social System where Land = Power Explain how Feudalism is an Economic, Political and Social System

2 nd Zhou Dynasty BC List 4 Major Achievements of the Zhou Dynasty Bronze Casting Jade Silk Iron Casting

2 nd Zhou Dynasty BC List 4 Major Achievements of the Zhou Dynasty Crop Rotation Iron Plow Calendar History Books

HW: 60 Pts. Geo & 1 st 2 Dynasties Due…..

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