Indus and Chinese Civilizations

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Indus and Chinese Civilizations

• Ancient River Valley Civilizations Unit

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DO IT!! Come on, DO IT!

• Take a minute to look at the geography of Asia.
  How might this help or hurt the development of
  Ancient Civilizations in this region?
• In a sheet of paper, write down some ideas.

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To China We Go!

• Geography of China kept it very isolated.
• Himalayas, Gobi Desert, Jungles, Pacific Ocean
  kept China cut off.
• In China, two rivers (Huang He and Chang) created
  very fertile soil.
• Area around these rivers became most populated.
• GEE, I wonder why???

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BINGO!

• Rivers provided fertile soil to farm in.
• Also provided irrigation and transportation.
• Fishing, trade, etc.

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The Shang Dynasty

• Dynasties begin ruling China in 1500 BC
• Whats a dynasty? ruling family, passed down to
  family members
• Shang dynasty 1st in China around 1500 BC
• Shang responsible for building 1st cities, like
  Anyang.

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Those Crazy Shang Peeps

• Polytheistic
• Kings communicated with gods.
• Made human sacrifices for good harvest or battle.
  
• Used oracle bones to read the future.
• 1st known writing in China.

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The Wu Wang Clan

• Wu Wang takes over, starts new dynasty called
  Zhou.
• Expands Chinese boundaries
• Develops feudalism
• Whats That?

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The Mandate of Heaven

• Used to determine ruler
• Divine right to rule from heaven
• Indications that new leader was needed included
  floods, famine, battle losses, etc.

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The Qin Dynasty

• Ruled China from 221-206 B.C.
• Qin dynasty comes in after Zhou.
• Qin Shi Huangdi, First Emperor makes many
  changes.
• Contributions
• Writing system
• Monetary system
• Weights and measures
• Canals, new roads

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The Civilizations in China had an I.M.P.A.C.T. on
other Civilizations
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Invasions from the north leads to Great Wall (Qin
Dynasty)

• Starts at Yellow Sea and stretches inland for
  1,400 miles.

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Mandate of Heaven Chinese rulers are divine
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Paper, porcelain, silk, a civil service system
are left behind
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Can you see the silk road?
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A lot of families or dynasties ruled

• Tang Dynasty

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Classical China is centered on the Huang He River
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Three important belief systems Confucianism,
Taoism, Buddhism
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Reflection

• What letter of IMPACT do you think is most
  important to Western culture?