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Title: Ancient China


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Ancient China
ancient china
  • By Patience Goins

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The Bronze Age
  • The Bronze Age was a period in civilizations
    development when the most metal work consisted

3
The Great Wall
  • The great Wall was constructed during the Qin
    Dynasty
  • The wall is 4,300 feet long
  • The wall was built to keep the outsiders out of
    the country

4
The four Dynasties
  • 1.Shang-people believed that they were part of a
    legendary period.
  • 2.Zhou-the Zhou lasted 300 years,it was the
    longest lasting dynasty
  • 3.Han-it stretched so far south today it would be
    from Vietnam to Cambodia
  • 4.Chin/quin-He started the Great Wall of China.

5
Confucius
  • Known as Kung Fuzi
  • Born in nobility
  • He was teacher of morals
  • He decided what was right and wrong
  • He became the king and stayed for several years

6
Confucianism
  • Confucianism- a way of thinking and living based
    on the teachings of Confucius

7
Inventions
  • The chinese invented many things
  • They invented glass
  • They invented paper and ink
  • They invented tools and weapons
  • They invented compases and gunpowder

8
What is a Zodiac
  • The Chinese believed in Zodiacs
  • A persons Zodiac is based on
  • what year the person was born
  • Ex the year of 1994 has the Zodiac of a dog
  • The year of 1995 has the
  • Zodiac of a pig.

9
The Qin Dynasty
  • Qin Shi Huangdi became ruler in 238 B.C.
  • Began to expand his power immediately
  • 221 B.C. he conquered all of China
  • He proclaimed his Dynasty would rule for 10,000
    generations

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The Shang Dynasty
  • The first dynasty
  • Began between 1760 and 1500 B.C.
  • It began before the discovery of turtle shells in
    1899
  • The Shang people were considered part of another
    legendary period

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The Zhou Dynasty
  • Zhou people came from the Huangs great river
    bend.
  • In 1027 B.C The Zhou took over the Shang ruler
  • The longest of the of the Chinese dynasties
  • It lasted more than 800 years

12
The Han Dynasty
  • Began in 206 B.C
  • Lasted until A.D 220
  • It eventually stretched as far south as what are
    today the countries of Vietnam and Cambodia

13
pictures
  • This is a panda bear a very popular animal in
    China, and these are flags from China

14
Pictures
  • This is the great wall of China it is exactly
    4,300 feet long, and some decorations the
    Chinese would use at a big party

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And more pictures
  • Dragons were very popular in China, and the
    Chinese liked to play many games

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And just a few more pictures
  • This is a picture of an arch in china, and a
    picture of Confucius
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