Ancient China

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Ancient China

• Chapter 7

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China Outline use as study guide

• Huang Ho River Valley Chapter 7 Outline p 220
  251
• Section 1 Chinas First Civilizations page 224
• Vocabulary Huang He Chang Jiang Anyang Wu Wang
• dynasty aristocrat pictograph ideograph
• bureaucracy mandate Dao
• Chinas Geography Rivers, mountains and deserts
  helped shape Chinas civilization.
• The Shang Dynasty Rulers known as the Shang
  became powerful because they controlled land
  and had strong armies.
• The Zhou Dynasty Chinese rulers claimed that
  the Mandate of Heaven gave them the right to rule.

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China Outline Continued Section 2

• Section 2 Life in Ancient China page 232
• Vocabulary Confucius Laozi Hanfeize social
  class
• filial piety Confucianism Daoism Legalism
• Life in Ancient China Chinese society had 3 main
  social classes landowning aristocrats, farmers,
  and merchants.
• Chinese Thinkers 3 Chinese philosophers,
  Confucianism, Daoism, and Legalism, grew out
  of a need for order.

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China Outline Continued Section 3

• Section 3 The Qin and Han Dynasties page 240
• Vocabulary Guangzhou Silk Road Luoyang Qin
  Shihuangdi
• Liu Bang Han Wudi acupuncture
• Emperor Qin Shihuangdi Qin Shihuangdi used
  harsh methods to unify and defend China.
• The Han Dynasty Developments during the Han
  dynasty improved life for all Chinese.
• The Silk Road The Silk Road carried Chinese
  goods as far as Greece and Rome.
• Major Changes in China Unrest in china helped
  Buddhism to spread.
• Remember quiz after each section on journals
  and vocabulary
• Test at the end of our study of ancient China
• Packet due after test on china for test grade
• Comparison/Contrast Open Book Partner Test at
  end
• of 4RV unit

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Monday, November 28

• Chapter 7.1 Vocab
• 1. Huang He second longest river in China used
  to be known as the Yellow River
• 2. Chang Jiang river in China that is the 3rd
  longest river in the world used to be called the
  Yangtze River
• 3. Anyang city in northern China that was the
  countrys 1st capital
• 4. Wu Wang led a rebellion against the Shang
  began a new dynasty called the Zhou
• 5. dynasty line of rulers from the same family
• 6. aristocrat nobles whose wealth came from
  land ownership
• 7. Pictograph a character that stands for
  objects
• 8. ideograph character used for Chinese
  writing a character that joins two or more
  pictographs to represent ideas
• 9. bureaucracy a group of appointed officials
  who are responsible for different areas of
  government
• 10. mandate formal order
• 11. Dao proper way Chinese kings were expected
  to rule under the Mandate of Heaven

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J23 How did the people of China move from nomads
to settlers? 6.2

• Very little is known about how they settled
• Probably stayed in the Huang He River Valley
  because of the rich soil and discovery of farming
• They figured our how to farm and use the river
  year round for survival
• As their population increased, they got organized
  and formed villages and towns

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Geography Worksheet

• Map
• Using 2 different colors, shade the two different
  river valleys on your map
• Make a key for your map
• Questions
• Use your textbook to answer the questions
• Chapter 7.1

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Add to map

• Himalyas
• Taklimakan Desert
• Gobi Desert
• Seas
• Japan
• Mongolia
• Altun Mountains
• Altay Mountains

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J 25 Who were the Shang?

• 1st important dynasty of China
• Carved messages to gods into animal bones
  burned bones and thought gods sent them messages
  in the new cracks
• Cruel and greedy
• Disrespectful by dishonoring their power
• 1600 BC to 1100 BC
• Artistic
• Started writing

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J 26 Who Were the Zhou?

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• Warriors
• Metal workers
• Made swords
• Started mandate of Heaven
• Though earthquakes or floods meant gods wanted a
  change of leaders
• Invented arrows so sharp and precise they
  penetrated rocks

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Venn on Shang and Zhou
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J 27 Who were the Qin?

• Used Mr. Donns website
• http//china.mrdonn.org/qin.html
• notes on Qin
• Main points
• terra cotta soldiers guarded Qins tomb
• lasted only 15 years
• started the Great Wall
• same law code for every one
• Censorship
• built roads, canals, and bridges

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J 28 Who were the Han?

• Got information from Chapter 7 in the text book
• 202 BC Liu Bang founded the Han Dynasty
• Han Wudi was the best leader
• Population explosion
• New inventions (rudder, waterwheels, medical
  advances, improved sailing, steel, acupuncture)
• Civil service exams
• Trading became popular

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Chinese Philosophies

• Buddhism (page 205)
• Confucianism ( page 238)
• Legalism
• Daoism
• In class we used the graphic organizer, chart and
  fact finding/ presenting