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5.4 Achievements of An-cient China
Week 2February 5th, 2014
Pages 4-6
Objectives Review the Geography of China’s River Valleys Vocabulary Silk Road Tradition & Learning Han Technology Review Questions Evaluation Preview
The Plan:
Learn about the Silk Road
Find out about the Han dynasty’s respect for tradition and learning
Discover what important advances in tech-nology were made in China during the Han dynasty
Objectives
KEY TERMS Silk Road: n. an ancient trade route between
China and Europe
silk: n. a valuable cloth, made by silkworms
Sima Qian: n. (c. 145-85 BC) a Chinese scholar who wrote the most important history of ancient China, Historical Records
The Silk RoadPage 5
Wudi’s conquests brought the Chinese into contact with the people of ________ _______.
The Chinese exchanged ______ with these people.
A major trade route, the Silk Road, was de-veloped
The Silk Road, page 5
The Silk Road was over ________ miles long.
It went over ___________ and __________.
The end was in __________.
The Silk Road, page 5
Good passed from trader to trader which caused the price to go _____.
At the ends goods were very _________.
The Silk Road, page 5
The Silk Road got its name from _____.
_____ farmers developed new ways for raising silkworms.
Silkworms: ___________________________________
________ would pay high prices for Chinese silk.
The Silk Road, page 5
What are silkworms?Reading Check
Page 5
New ______ also traveled along the Silk Road.
Missionaries from ________ traveled to China and brought ___________ with them.
By the end of the Han dynasty, Buddhism was a major religion in __________.
The Silk Road, page 5
Tradition & LearningPage 5
Tradition and Learning, page 5Teaching and learning flourished during the Han
dynastyThey respected the traditions of the original cul-
tures
Tradition Learning
•Rulers wanted to bring respect for tradition•Returned of the teach-ings of ________•Civil Service required study of Confucianism
•____________ flourished •Scholars created first ___________•_______ ______ wrote the History of China
What contribution to learn-ing did Sima Qian make?
Reading CheckPage 5
The Chinese improved their society because the Han government was _______.
China was the most advanced ________ in the world.
Farming tools were made better and the Chinese _________ many devices
They were years ahead of _______
Han Technology, page 6
The Chinese made advances in the _____, _______ _______, ________ _______, _________, and jade _________.
They made improvements in medicine: __________ and herbal ________.
They improved farm tools, invented the ________ and the ________, used for steering ships.
Han Technology, page 6
One of the most important inventions was _______.
To keep records they originally used ______ _____ and _____.
They even used _______ for messages.
Paper replaced _______ from Egypt as the material for scrolls and books.
Han Technology, page 6
What did the Chinese write on before the inven-
tion of paper?Reading Check
Page 6
The Han dynasty ended in the AD _______.
People in China still call themselves “ the _______ of the _____.”
Han Technology, page 6
1. How did the Silk Road get its name?
2. In what ways did the Han dynasty show respect for
Chinese traditions?Review Questions Page 6
GAME TIME!!!
Break into your assigned teams
After the question is read, if you know the answer, be the first girl to grab and ring the bell
If your answer is correct you earn one point for your team
If you are incorrect, the other teams have a chance to steal the point
You may use your books to help
The team to score the most points earns stickers
Review Game Instructions
How long was the Silk Road?
Over 4,000 miles
What did the mission-aries from India bring
with them?
Buddhism
What is silk?
A valuable cloth, made by silkworms
What did Sima Qian do?
Wrote “The History of China”
What are the two Eng-lish names of the
Huang River?
The Yellow River and River of Sorrows
Why did the Chinese work on improving
their society?
Their government was stable
What is one of the most important Chi-
nese inventions?
Paper
What advances did the Chinese make in the
arts? (4)
Bronze-work, building temples and palaces
and jade carvings
What 2 things did the Chinese use before
paper?
Wood scrolls and bones
What inventions for ships did the Chinese
invent? (2)
The compass and rud-der
How did the Silk Road get its name?
Silk was the most fa-mous of all goods to be
traded on the route
What did paper re-place?
Papyrus from Egypt
How is silk made?
From silkworms
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