Global Studies 42604

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Global Studies 4/26/04

• OBJECTIVE Examine Patterns of Life in China.
• I. Journal 39
• -answer the following two captions questions
• p.330
• p.331
• II. Chinese Patterns of Life
• III. Homework
• -Read Ch15 sec3 p.333-336
• -Answer questions (1-5) p.336

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Global Studies 4/27/04

• OBJECTIVE Examine Chinese Dynasties.
• I. Journal 40 pt. A
• -read The Silk Road p.338
• -answer questions (1-2) p.338
• II. Journal 40 pt. B
• -notes on Chinese Dynasties
• III. Journal 40 pt. C (videos)
• One is Enough
• Rice for Profit

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Marco Polo

• Marco Polo, a European explorer spent 17 years in
  China during the late 1200s.
• Things that shocked Europeans
• coal
• use of paper money
• the Chinese bathed frequently
• fireworks (gunpowder)
• pasta

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• Most Europeans refused to believe Marcos
  stories.
• Yet, in 1276AD, China was the richest most
  advanced civilization in the world.

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Chinese Religious Beliefs

• They believed that heaven was the home to many
  gods spirits.
• Shan Di was the chief god.
• If the gods were pleased, they sent good harvests
  victory in war.
• If the gods were mad, they sent floods famine.

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The Duties of the King (Emperor)

• An important duty of the emperor was to perform
  rituals to please the gods.
• The emperor was the link between heaven and the
  Earth.
• To find out the gods will, the emperor consulted
  the spirits of his ancestors.

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Remember

• The Chinese believed that the extended family
  included the living, the dead, and all future
  generations.
• Ancestors lived in another world and were
  dependent on their descendents for food and
  clothes. Without it they would become ghosts
  their families would suffer.

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Spirits

• Chinese believed that spirits moved in straight
  lines.
• They believed that evil spirits came from the
  north.
• How do you keep evil spirits out of China?

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Questions on Videos

• What happens if you have more than one child in
  China?
• Do people in China comply with this law?

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Global Studies 4/28/04

• OBJECTIVE Examine Chinese influence on
  Europeans
• I. Journal 41 pt. A
• -read The Mongol Conquest p341-342
• -What famous Italian visited the court of the
  Yuan Dynasty?
• II. Journal 41 pt. B
• -notes Marco Polo Biography (video)
• III. Homework
• read Ch15 sec4 p.337-343
• answer questions (2-6) p.343

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Global Studies 4/29/04

• OBJECTIVE Examine European influence on China.
• I. Chinese Dynasties
• -using your text book, add in the information
  that is not included under each dynasty
• -Chinese Dynasties quiz?
• II. Journal 42
• -notes on European Imperialism

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Roots of Revolution

• In the 1500s the Portuguese had reached SE Asia
  and hoped to expand their trade network into
  China.
• The Ming Dynasty placed strict limits on foreign
  traders.
• Cargo was only allowed to be unloaded at specific
  ports and sold to ONLY certain Chinese
  merchants.
• The Qing Dynasty continued the policy of the Ming.

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In the 1700s

• 1.) Qing Dynasty entered a long period of decline
• -High taxes limited land made the increasing
  peasants population faced food shortages.
• -When floods drought caused famine, peasant
  revolts broke out.

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• 2.) Industrial Revolution in Western Europe
• -increased the military power of W.European
  nations
• -modern naval fleets put nations like Britain in
  the position to use military strength to demand
  expanded trading rights in China.

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European Imperialism

• Europeans refused to Kowtow (bow low) to the
  Chinese emperor. They demanded the right to
  trade at other Chinese ports.
• When diplomacy failed the British
• 1.) Began to sell Opium grown in India to
  China. Other European nations entered the opium
  trade too.

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• 2.) By the 1800s many Chinese were addicted to
  the drug. Most of Chinas silver was gone
  because it was used to pay for the Opium.
• 3.) The Chinese govt tried to stop the illegal
  drug trade. Users and smugglers faced the death
  penalty.
• 4.) In 1839 the Chinese destroyed a British
  shipment of Opium war broke out.
• 5.) The British crushed the Chinese.

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Treaty of Nanjing

• The emperor agreed to pay for the Opium that had
  been destroyed.
• He gave Britain the island of Hong Kong opened
  other ports to British trade.

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Global Studies 4/30/04

• OBJECTIVE Continue Examination of China
• 5th Hour
• Pt. A Classwork
• Read and answer the following article
  handouts. All
• questions are due at the end of the hour.
  
• -With Nomads in Tibet answer (1-5)
• -The Teachings of Confucius (1-6)
• -Confucian Rules for Society (2-6)
• Pt. B Homework (5th Hour ONLY)
• -Read Ch15 sec4 p.343-348
• -Answer questions (2-7) p.348
• 6th Hour
• -Watch the Panda video and take notes. Notes
  are due at the end of the hour