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3.  5000 years old  Still continued unlike Sumerians, Indus and Egyptians  Ruled by dynasty ‘ a line of rulers’  Dynasty system began in 2100 BC and continued till 1911AD

5.  1 st dynasty  Ruled for 500 years  17 emperors ruled  2 nd dynasty  Ruled from 1600 BC to 1046BC Shang Dynasty

6.  Lived from 551BC to 479 BC  Taught about morality, society, politics, moral conduct, etc.  Book that contains his quotes is called “ The Analects of Confucius”

8.  “Treat others the way that you would like them to treat you’  “ If you know it is right to do something, if u don’t do it, you are a coward’  If an ordinary person behaves properly, improves morally, respect 5 bonds, he is a perfect person. And if a prince does not behave properly, he is a small man” QUOTES

11.  Found in the city of Xi’an in Shaanxi province ; East China when farmers were drilling a well. When archaeologist uncovered, they found an army made of terracotta.  It was made by QIN SHI HUANG who wanted an army to help him in his afterlife. He feared death.

12.  VIDEO SESSION

13.  Qin Shi Huang believed in Chinese myth of Penglai mountains where immortal people live, palaces are made of gold and platinum, no one suffered cold, pain. Magic fruits heal the diseases and kept people young forever.  He wanted ELIXIR OF LIFE so he can ne immortal. He sent 500 men and 500 women to search for Penglai mountain who never returned.

15.  8000 soldiers (including officials, strongmen, musicians and acrobats). Everyone looked different. Figures were 6 ft t0 6.5ft tall. They had different uniforms, hairstyles, real weapons and each looked different.  130 chariots  520 horses  120 cavalry horses

16.  NAME THE FIRST DYNASTY.  WHO WAS CONFUCIUS?  LIST THE 5 BONDS OF CONFUCIUS.  NAME THE COUNTRIES WHERE CONFUCIANISM SPREAD.  WHO MADE TERRACOTTA ARMY? WHY?  NAME THE FIGURES OF TERRACOTTA ARMY.

18.  Video session

20.  Situated in the north of the country.  Built by QIN SHI HAUNG to keep away invaders  8,852km long ; 4.5 to 9 meters thick; 7.5m high.  Built of local materials, stones and mud bricks  At intervals, there are watch towers,signal towers, barracks, stables and store rooms

22.  At night, signals were ▪ Fire  In day time, signals were ▪ Smoke ▪ Banners ▪ Clappers ▪ Firing guns

23.  Well kept at Beijing for tourist attraction  Rocks have been eroded  Partly disappeared  At some places, land has been used to build buildings

24.  Beautiful shiny, silky cloth  Discovered in 3000BC  In the beginning, peasants were not allowed to wear till 1911  Only emperors were allowed to wear yellow colour  Initially the method of production was kept secret. It was then produced in KOREA in 200BC and in JAPAN n INDIA in 300BC

26.  CHINA to INDIA to MIDDLE EAST to EUROPE to NORTH AFRICA  Other goods traded were slaves, spices, perfumes, medicines, religions, ideas, culture

28.  Doesn’t have alphabets but CHARACTERS  Writers of calligraphy are called calligraphers

29.  BRUSH – made from animals’ hair such as tiger, goat, rabbit, deer  INK – made from solid ink ‘soot’, rubbed on  INK STONE with water to make it liquid  PAPER- made from rice, bamboo, mulberry tree

30.  Who made THE GREAT WALL OF CHINA?  Why was the great wall constructed?  Name the signals used in day time to alarm the danger?  Name the goods travelled by silk road?  Describe the process of making silk.  Name 4 treasures of Chinese calligraphy.