Fun and Entertainment

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Fun and Entertainment
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Martial Arts

• Long important to Chinese culture.
• Plays a part in many religious ceremonies.
• Still a large part of Chinese culture today.

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Games and Puzzles
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Tangrams

• A 7-piece puzzle from
  ancient China
• No one is quite sure when it was invented.
• Originally seen as only for women and children.

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Writing
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Writing

• Many forms of writing existed early on
  in China.
• The Qin dynasty made everyone use the same form.
• The letters began as pictures but were simplified
  over time.
• Writing goes up and down.

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Timeout!

• Draw what you think the Chinese word for sword
  would be.

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Economics
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The Silk Road
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Silk Road

• China, generally,
  did not want to be
  involved with the
  rest of the world.
• However, they needed money and taxes were already
  high.
• So, China began to trade which exposed it to the
  world.

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• China traded silk with
  Rome, where it was
  highly valued.
• The Silk Road ran through India and Arabia.
• Buddhism came to China from India due to this
  trade.