Do Now  Look over your notes for Ch. 26 Quiz

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’s Han  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

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