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China Geography China is in Asia The Huang He (Yellow River) flows across China to the Pacific Ocean It picks up yellow dirt as it crosses and the water turns yellow Huang He flooded every year leaving fertile soil behind Farmers could grow large amounts of food on small farms

Only about one-tenth of China can be farmed The rest of the land is : – mountains (Himalayas, Kunlun Shan, and Tian Shun) – Desert (Gobi) – Plateau (high, flat land)

The mountains and deserts closed off China to the rest of the world, separating them from other people The mountains and deserts helped shape Chinese history Anyang was China’s first capital under the Shang Dynasty

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Shang Dynasty Built the first capital—Anyang A dynasty is a line of rulers from the same family People were divided into three groups  The king and his family  The warlords and aristocrats  Farmers (few were artisans and traders)

Aristocrats are nobles whose wealth came from the land they owned Warlords are military leaders who command their own armies They passed their land and power to the next generation

Chinese Language Pictographs—characters that stand for objects Ideographs—they join two or more pictographs together to represent an idea The earliest Chinese writing is found on oracle bones (animal bones)

Zhou Dynasty The Shang Dynasty had a huge gap between the rich and poor The kings treated people badly, and they rebelled to form a new dynasty Zhou kings were similar to Shang rulers The Zhou had a bureaucracy—made up of appointed officials who are responsible for different areas of the government.

Religion The Chinese believed the king was their link between heaven and earth The king’s job was to carry out religious rituals This led the way for a new kind of government Mandate of Heaven—the king was chosen for his talent and virtue

Under the Mandate of Heaven the people expected two things: – 1. The king would rule the proper way—called Dao His duty was to keep the gods happy – 2. It gave the people and the king important rights

Bellringer Identify two facts about the Shang Dynasty. 2.Identify two facts about the Zhou Dynasty 3.Identify two facts about the Qin Dynasty

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Chinese Dynasties Zhou- lasted for 800 years. – King was in charge, had to protect people and keep spirits happy – Mandate of Heaven: law that gave King power, he had to keep the gods happy – Time of warring states: territories fought with eachother, fought with swords, spears, crossbows, saddle/stirrup

Qin Dynasty: powerful leader that used ‘Legalism’ with harsh punishments – Built roads, made universal money – Started the ‘Great Wall’ to keep out invaders – When he died his sons lost power and there was war

Han Dynasty Read pg Write 5 facts about the Han dynasty Write 5 facts about the Silk Road

Bellringer Name two facts about the Han dynasty.

Han Dynasty (206 BC-220 AD) Threw out a lot of Qin’s harsh punishments Civil Service: created tests to get the jobs (favored the rich) Population grew because of agricultural success Aristocrats bought more land and farmers had to pay rent to live on it New developments: waterwheels, steel, paper, acupuncture, rudder to steer ships » Thought to be the most fair of all

Chinese Dynasties Use your notebook or blue workbook » Blue Purple Journey Across Time Shang (pg 109)( ) Zhou (pg 111)( ) Qin (pg 122)( ) Han (pg 123)( )

Bellringer Are all jobs in our society equal? Why/why not? Are men and women equal? Why/why not? -2 complete sentences

Find the Fiction Turn to pg 115 of Blue notebook. Read your section write two facts from it and one fiction (remember your fiction should be believable you want to trick your partner!) A = pg 115 Classes in Chinese Society to bottom B= pg 116 Start and top and stop at What was Life Like?

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Chinese Social Classes

Writing Assignment Which job do you think was most important in China and why? Was it fair that some were looked down upon? Why/Why not. Model: I think the most important job in ancient China was ____________. This job was very important because ________________. 100%90%80%70% 4 complete sentences3 complete sentences2 complete sentencesList Make a choice and give 3 accurate details Make a choice and give 2 accurate details Make a choice and give 1 accurate detail Make a choice but no accurate details Rubric

Family Life: Turn to pg 116