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Daily Opener 11/ wk 14 What do you remember studying about China last year? What continent is China located on?
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Ancient China
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Long, long ago, in a place far, far away…
The Story of Ancient China
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Ancient China Geography Early Dynasties Ancient Philosophies
Early Chinese Inventions and Discoveries
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Geography The geography of China made it difficult to spread ideas and goods to China. As a result, Chinese civilization developed very distinctly. Deserts Taklimakan and Gobi Mountains Tian Shan, and Himalaya
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Geography Two major rivers Chang Jiang (Yangtze)
Huange He (Yellow River) In between these two rivers is the North China Plain where early Chinese civilization developed
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Yellow River Yangtze River
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Geography The geography of China made it difficult to spread ideas and goods to China. As a result, Chinese civilization developed very distinctly.
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Early Dynasties Shang Dynasty Zhou Dynasty Qin Dynasty Han Dynasty
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Shang Dynasty ruled China’s earliest civilizations
Shang kings controlled central part of the North China Plain Fought off nomads from the north and west Shang Dynasty developed writing using pictographs Similar to modern Chinese writing
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Zhou Dynasty conquered Shang Dynasty around 1027 B.C.
Zhou kings developed idea of Mandate of Heaven idea that good rulers had the god’s favor because of a lack of a strong central government, war lords fought constantly with led to the Time of the Warring States
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Qin Dynasty Shi Huangdi became first Qin Dynasty ruler
ended Time of Warring States by conquering rival states ruled with a strong central government built Great Wall of China
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Han Dynasty civil war broke out at the end of Qin Dynasty
General Liu Bang defeated Qin and started Han Dynasty set up bureaucracy government divided into departments expanded empire
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Ancient Philosophies Confucianism Daoism Legalism
Buddhism (more on this later!)
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Early Chinese Inventions and Discoveries
silk paper pottery porcelain agricultural improvements better plows collar harness wheelbarrow watermill
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Reunifying China Ch 7.1 page 213
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Fall of the Han Dynasty
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The Fall of Luoyang Han Dynasty ruled for 400 years
Chaos and Conflict for over 350 years Sui Dynasty ruled for 37 years (only 2 rulers!) Tang Dynasty ruled for the next 300 years
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Nomad Person who moves from place to place
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Changes in Belief Systems
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The Sui and Tang Dynasties Reunify China
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Confucianism based on the teachings of Confucius
taught proper code of conduct respect was necessary for peace and harmony filial piety idea that parents must be treated with respect
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Daoism based on the teachings of Laozi
believed in a universal force called the Dao (The Way) yin (black)-cold, dark, mysterious yang (white)-warm, bright all things live in harmony with Dao except humans who must find their own Way Doaists accepted things as they were, did not get involved in government or try to change things
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Legalism developed during the Time of the Warring States
rulers should use legal system to force people to obey laws legalists believed human nature was wicked and people must be forced to be good harsh punishments kept people afraid to do wrong
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