Ancient China

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Ancient China

• By Carlton Chapman

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Geography

• Ancient China is located in Eastern Asia boarding
  the East China sea , Korea Bay , Yellow sea , and
  South China Sea between North Korea an Vietnam.
• The climate is extremely diverse. It is tropical
  in the South and sub artic in the North.
• The coordinates are 35 North and 105 South.
• The terrain is mostly mountains and high
  plateaus. Dissert in the West and plains, deltas
  and gills in the East.

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The Terracotta Warriors

• The terracotta warriors are 6000 hollow statues
  standing in front of Emperor Ain Shi Huangdis
  tomb. They will be shot by arrows from bows and
  crossbows and shot by the warriors.

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The Bronze Age

• This was the period of time in which tools and
  weapons were made of bronze.

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The Inventors of China

• The Chinese came up with a better way of trading
  and transporting goods. They used middlemen of
  people who go between buyers and sellers. Some
  important inventions were made during the Han
  Dynasty

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The Shang Dynasty

• This was the first dynasty that
  beganbetween1760and 1500 B.C. Farming was the
  way of life for most people in the Hang River
  Valley. They grew grain such as millet and rice.
  They raised animals and made cloth from silk and
  flax a type of fiber. During this dynasty many
  tools were made lf bronze.

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The Zhou dynasty

• This dynasty lasted longer than any other Chinese
  History. The use of iron was introduced to China
  during this time.

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The Chin dynasty

• This was preceded by the Zhou dynasty. The
  unification of China in 220 B.C. under the first
  Empire Chin Shi Haung marked the beginning of
  Imperial China.

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The Han dynasty

• This dynasty began in 206 B.C. and lasted until
  220 A.D. The Han Dynasty gradually stretched
  down south to what now is Vietnam and Cambodia.
  The first ruler was a present named Han Gaozu.
  Gaozu means high ancestor. He taxed imported and
  exported trade goods to benefit the government.

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Confucius

• Confucius was a wise philosopher. He was one of
  the most famous people China.
• One of his famous analects was, Treat others the
  way you want people to treat you.

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Dragons

• The dragon symbol stands for spiraling DNA-the
  path into great enlightment. Dragons are
  referred to as the divine mythical creature that
  brings with it.

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The Silk Road

• The silk road was the only one way to connect
  with the rest of the world on land. It is
  important for the chinese to transport goods and
  it was a trade route.