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River Dynasties in China
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Name the civilization that goes with the rivers: A. Nile B. Tigris & Euphrates C. Chiang Jiang & Huang He D. Indus
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A. Nile- Egypt B. Tigris & Euphrates- Mesopotamia C. Chiang Jiang & Huang He- Eastern China D. Indus- Indus Valley
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Geography Much of the 10% of China that is suitable for farming lies in a plain between the Huang He and Chiang Jiang Rivers in Eastern China China was not completely protected by natural boundaries and was frequently invaded
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Civilization Emerges in Shang Times Shang rose to power in northern China Created walled cities made of wood to protect from invaders Lasted from 1700- 1027 BC
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Culture Family: Central to Chinese society Social Classes: society was sharply divided between nobles and peasants Religious beliefs: Believed the spirits of ancestors would bring good fortune or disaster to a family. Also worshiped a main sky god, Shangdi, and several lesser gods
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Writing Very few links between the written language and spoken language Advantage: People in all parts of China could learn the written language even if their spoken language was very different Disadvantage: Enormous number of written symbols to be memorized.
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Zhou Dynasty Zhou used Mandate of Heaven to justify their conquest of the Shang – allowed them to overthrow the declining dynasty Zhou established feudalism: political system in which nobles are granted the use of lands that legally belong to the king. – Instead of maintaining Zhou control, this led to independent lords.
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Technology and War Technology – Roads and canals – Coined money – Blast furnaces produced cast iron that was used to create weapons and tools Warring States: – Zhou ruled from 1027-256 BC until nomads killed the royal family. Chaos replaced order as competing nobles attacked each other
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