1.  Get a textbook off of the back bookshelf. Turn to page 161.  On the Ancient China Map-label the following:  Label and shade in the Huang River Valley.  Label the Yellow Sea, Bay of Bengal, Himalayas, Haung He (Yellow) River, and Gobi Desert.  On the Ancient China/World Map-shade in China-outline the Huang (Yellow) River in blue

2.  Why is the Yellow river often referred to as “the river of sorrow?”  Why did the Chinese call themselves the Middle Kingdom?  List 2 Chinese inventions.

3. Huang He (Yellow) River Valley

4.  The water looks yellow from its silt  Huang He is Chinese for Yellow River  It is unpredictable and has terrible flooding  Often called “River of Sorrow”

6.  Mountains and seas separated China from other lands  Chinese were so sure they lived in the center of the world that they called themselves the Middle Kingdom

7.  Label the China map and describe its location in a paragraph.

8. First civilization in China (600 yrs) Built China’s first cities Created the first Chinese alphabet Produced fine bronze work Polytheistic Honored their ancestors

9.  Center of Chinese society  A person’s first responsibility was always to family  One home would contain many generations  Oldest man had the most rights  When a woman married she became a part of her husbands family

10.  First people known to use two names  In Chinese society the family name comes first

11.  China’s longest dynasty (800 yrs.)  Governmental Structure-King-bureaucracy (selected officials) (aristocrats/hereditary)  Strong military  Mandate of Heaven  Philosophies/Religions  Daoism/Taoism  Confucianism  Legalism  Buddhism

12.  The Chinese believed that rulers came to power because it was their destiny or fate  Supported a leader’s right to rule his people  It also gave a father authority over his family

13.  Confucianism-Confucius-People should put the needs of their family and community first.  Daoism/Taoism-Laozi-Yin-Yang symbol-People should give up worldly desires in favor of nature and the Dao(the way/path); the force that guides all things.  Legalism-Hanfeizi-Society needs a system of harsh laws and strict punishment.  Buddhism-

14. Shi Huang declare himself the “First Qin Emperor” Strengthen and unified China Appoint officials Harsh punishments (swift) Censors-made sure the government officials did their job Currency Set rules for the Chinese writing system Major building project- palaces-roads-dams-huge canal- his own tomb Provinces (similar to our states) Farmers could own land

16.  Found in 1974  More than 6,000 life sized statues of soldiers and horses, along with chariots and metal weapons  Built to guard the tomb of Shi Huangdi, China’s first emperor  He planned to rule a second empire in the afterlife

18.  Was built to keep nomads out (protection)  Earlier rulers had already built some sections of the wall  Shihuangdi’s idea to connect the wall

19.  Founder-Liu Bang-farmer/soldier  1 st strong leader-Han Wudi  Civil service  Education  Empire expands  Peace  The arts blossomed  Literature  Arts

20.  Cast-iron-plow  Waterwheels  Iron drill bit  Wheelbarrow  Silk  Paper  Rudder  New sail movements  Medical Advances-medications-acupuncture

21.  Made clocks run by water  Built mills  Cast bronze-bell  Made steel  Noodles  The decimal system  Compass  Porcelain China  Block printing – making copies  Gunpowder/fireworks  Sundial  Astronomy

22.  Paper Money  Seismograph  Tangrams  Jump rope  Kites  Folding umbrella  Ink  Playing cards  Abacus  Wallpaper  Crossbow

23.  Dominoes  Matches  Pottery wheel  Calligraphy  Animal harness  Ice cream  Tenant farming

26.  An ancient trade route between China and Europe  Series of routes that covered more than 4,000 miles  Few traders traveled the entire length. Goods were passed from trader to trader.

27.  With each trade, the price of goods went up.  By the time the goods reached the end of the silk road, they were very expensive.

28.  The reason that the Asian’s began practicing Buddhism is because they were anxious to put an end to their suffering.

29.  The Mandate of Heaven: The Classic of History  The Analects  The Lament of the Nomad Flute by Lady Wenji