ANCIENT CHINA

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ANCIENT CHINA
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VOCABULARY

• Dynasty
• A family of rulers

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Foundation of Civilization

• China was ruled by a series of dynasties
• Shang first to establish permanent, organized
  civilizations

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Ancient Chinese Achievements

• Silk cloth
• System of writing
• Paper
• Porcelain
• Compass (navigational)

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THE SILK ROAD

• 4,000 mile long trade route
• Traded
• Silk
• Porcelain
• Tea
• Incense
• spices

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HAZARDS ALONG THE ROAD

• Heat
• Lack of water
• Sandstorms
• Blizzards
• Altitude sickness
• robbers

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WRITING

• Written language developed during Shang Dynasty
• Started with pictograms
• Simplified into symbols/characters
• About 50,000 characters exist

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GREAT BUILDERS

• Massive projects
• Great Wall
• Built for protection/isolation
• Grand Canal
• Built for transportation

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RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY

• Confucius
• Taught importance of moral character
• Citizens need to be responsible
• Rulers should lead by example
• Developed during the Zhou Dynasty period

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vocabulary

• Bureaucracy
• The administration of a government through
  departments, called bureaus
• Used by the Han Dynasty

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TAOISM

• Developed by Lao Tzu during Zhou dynasty period
• Goal is to find harmony with nature