Dynasties Rule!

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Dynasties Rule!

• The Essential Question
• What is the legacy of dynastic rule in China?

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• Chinese Dynasty Songto the tune of Frere
  Jacques
• Shang, Zhou, Qin, Han
• Shang, Zhou, Qin, Han
• Sui, Tang, Song
• Sui, Tang, Song
• Yuan, Ming, Qing, Republic
• Yuan, Ming, Qing, Republic
• Mao Zedong
• Mao Zedong

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Extended Family

• Family was the center of early Chinese society.
• More than just your immediate family (mom, dad,
  siblings)
• Includes grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins,
  and immediate family
• As many as 5 generations would live together.
• The authority was the oldest living man.

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Family Names

• First to use 2 names
• family name is the one you get from your family
• Ms. Fentons family name is Fenton
• In China, family name is listed FIRST
• Opposite of America
• Yao MingChina
• Ming YaoUSA
• Fenton Angela China
• Angela FentonUSA
• Shows the importance of family in Chinese culture!

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Dynasty- a line of hereditary rulers of a
country the Tang dynasty. ?a succession of
people from the same family who play a prominent
role in business, politics, or another field
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Dynasty Focus

• Zhou (Jou)
• Qin (pronounced Chin)
• Tang
• Yuan
• Ming
• Qing (pronounced Ching)

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Commemorative Marker

• Your task is to create a commemorative marker
  that highlights the importance of your dynasty.
  The commemorative marker should honor the memory
  of your dynasty.
• Create the commemorative marker so that it
  answers the following questions
  What is it?
  Why is it important?

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Commemorative Marker
Commemorative Marker Example Commemorative
markers include an illustration. A commemorative
marker commemorates and summarizes the
significance of important people, places, or
events (for significant people, it could be a
Marco Polo slept here) Commemorative markers
look like a plaque.

• The Alamo
• Once a chapel, the Alamo is an important landmark
  in the history of the Southwest. In 1836, during
  the war for Texan independence, a small group of
  Americans made a dramatic stand against a much
  larger Mexican force. The Mexicans, under General
  Santa Anna, surrounded the Alamo and eventually
  killed all of its defenders. Rallying around the
  phrase Remember the Alamo!, Texans later
  defeated Santa Anna and forced Mexico to
  recognize Texas as an independent state.

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Examples
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Eulogy Example
Eulogy Example A eulogy summarizes the
accomplishments and describes how those
accomplishments are seen in the world today.
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What are the major rivers of China?

• Huang He
• Yellow River
• Chinas Sorrow
• Chang Jiang
• Yangtze

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Dynastic ChinaShang Dynasty (1766-1027 BCE)

• Agricultural civilization centered around the
  Huang He River Valley (Yellow river)
• Credited with development of-silk
  fabric-Chinese writing-ancestor worship
• Spoke to ancestors through oracle bones

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Dynastic ChinaZhou (Chou) Dynasty (1027-256 BCE)

• Claimed they had a right to rule because they
  possessed the Mandate of Heaven permission to
  rule was granted by the divine power
• Mandate of Heaven was later used to explain the
  Dynastic Cycle a dynasty would remain in power
  as long as it was providing good govt.
• Development of silk and the beginnings of the
  exportation of this resource
• Development of bookmaking

Confucius lived 551 BCE-479 BCE
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Dynasty- a line of hereditary rulers of a
country the Tang dynasty. ?a succession of
people from the same family who play a prominent
role in business, politics, or another field
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Qin Dynasty (221 206 BCE)

• Shi Huangdi- Chinas first emperor
• Unified China for the first time
• Known for warfare developed cavalry
• Favored Legalism the state had absolute control
  and the nobility lost their power
• Achievements standardized the language, writing,
  currency, measurements
• Began Great Wall of China built to protect from
  Northern invasions
• Punished any opposition and burned books

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The Great Wall
The Great Wall, one of the great wonders of the
world, is one of the largest building-construction
projects ever carried out, running (with all its
branches) about 4,500 miles east to west from
Shanhaiguan Pass to Jiayuguan Pass. Without its
branches and other secondary sections, the wall
extends for some 4,160 miles, often tracing the
crestlines of hills and mountains as it snakes
across the Chinese countryside.
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The picture from NASAIm not really sure about
this
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The Terra-Cotta Soldiers
This is a small part of the tomb of the Emperor
Qin Shihuangdi (She-Hwang-dee) of the Qin dynasty
who died in 210 BC. There are more than 6000
life-size figures and horses made of terra-cotta.
The figures were modeled after the emperors real
army, and each face is different. They were
supposed to guard the crypt and protect their
ruler on his afterlife journey. The burial mound,
in the northern province of Shaanxi, was
discovered in 1974.
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Terracotta Warriors

• Built to protect Shi Huangdis tomb
• Over 2000 clay soldiers in the ready position
• All with weapons, horses, armor, etc.
• Each face is different, as if it were a real army
• Found in 1974 by peasants looking for a well
• Still being excavated today
• Outside of modern day city of Xian

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Han Dynasty (206 BCE 220 CE)

• Considered Chinas Golden Age
• Govt. focused on economic development the Silk
  Road
• stretched as far as Mesopotamia and India
  (4000 miles)
• main method of exchange btwn. China and other
  cultures
• main export silk
• imports glass, cloth, food, architecture,
  gold, camels, Buddhism brought to China from
  India (200 CE)
• Confucianism was the state belief system civil
  service workers had to pass a Civil Service Exam
  to get a job the Merit System
• Achievements adv. in science, accurate clocks,
  ship rudders, PAPER

Confucianism becomes state policy
Buddhism brought to China (200 CE)
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Whats the Silk Road and why should I care?

• Trade route connecting China to Europe
• Used to trade silk from China
• Not an actual road
• 4000 miles long
• Very dangerous
• Travelers would often be in large groups

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• Tang Dynasty strict social structure developed,
  development of gunpowder, block printing, the
  first vaccinations
• Song Dynasty movable type printing

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MONGOL EMPIRE

• 1200s AD
• From the region that we now know as Mongolia
  (SHOCK! Can you believe it?!)
• Biggest land empire in history
• From Pacific Ocean to Caucasus Mountains
• Savage conquerors
• Very tolerant of other cultures
• Very big on JUSTICE
• Trade was big
• So were art, culture, and scientific inventions.

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GENGHIS KHAN

• Leader of Mongol empire
• Name means World Emperor
• Amazing planner
• Sent 100,000 Mongol horsemen to invade China

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Yuan Dynasty (1279-1368 AD)

• Kind of a sub dynasty of Mongols
• Established modern day capital of Beijing

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• Technologically advanced
• Postal System (like pony express)
• Printing press
• Paper money
• Magnetic compass
• Gun powder

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• Visited by Marco Polo
• Most of what we know about the Yuan dynasty is
  from the writings of explorers like Polo

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KUBLAI KHAN

• Grandson of Genghis Khan
• Ruler of Yuan dynasty
• Empire grew under his rule
• Tried UNSUCCESSFULLY to invade Japan many times
• Empire fell apart after his death

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Ming Dynasty (1368-1644 AD)

• Major growth in the Arts
• Built the Forbidden City in Beijing

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Diffusion of Chinese Culture

• Japan
• Retained political independence
• Copied Chinese models of government
• Adopted Confucian philosophy, historical writing,
  and architecture (pagoda)
• Japanese modified the Chinese system of writing
• Buddhism became the dominant religion in Japan
• Eventually, the influence of China declined in
  the 9th century
• Long-term impact Zen Buddhism, which is still a
  dominant faith in Japan today