ANCIENT CHINA Heath. Ancient China Geography Huang He River Valley – Fertile yellow soil spurs...

ANCIENT CHINA

Heath

Ancient China Geography• Huang He River

Valley– Fertile yellow soil

spurs agriculture and settlement

• Geographic Isolation– Mountains, deserts,

and the Pacific Ocean

Early China• Chinese culture begins to

develop around 1500 B.C. • Early China depended on river

valleys for agriculture. • The ideals of Confucianism and

Taoism have been prevalent in China since the 500s B.C.

• China was ruled by a succession of ruling families called dynasties.

Crash Course - Ancient China

Accomplishments of Ancient China• Civil Service System

– People are involved in the government

• Paper• Porcelain• Silk

Shang Dynasty• Little is known about the Xia

Dynasty– China’s first dynasty

• The Second Dynasty of China is the Shang Dynasty – 1750-1045 B.C.

• Society was ruled by an aristocracy– Wealth based on land and power is

passed on– King chose leaders in government

and miliatary• A writing system was developed

during the Shang Dynasty and has been found on “oracle bones”

The Yellow Emperor

Shang Dynasty

Zhou Dynasty• Rises after the fall of the

Shang Dynasty– 1045-256 B.C.

• Mandate of Heaven– Order in the Universe is

given to the King– Dao, expectations for ruler

• Kingdom divided into many small territories– Causes Civil War

Zhou Dynasty

Confucianism and TaoismConfucius• Emphasis on Education• Ancestor Worship • Code of Politeness (Modern Day) • Respect for Elders• Humans are good, not bad

Laozi• Humility • Harmony with Nature • Simple Life and Inner Peace

Confucianism

Taoism

Traditional Religions of China

Qin Shi Haungdi• First Qin Emperor– 246 B.C.

• Strong and respected leader

• Built roads and created a better monetary system

• Aggressive in foreign affairs• Builds a terra-cotta army in

a his massive tomb • Builds the Great Wall

China Under Qin Shi HaungdiGreat Wall Construction

The Great Wall• China is protected by natural barriers

except for on its northern border. • The Great Wall is a line of defense to

keep out invaders from the north. – The invaders were a nomadic people who

fought on horseback in search of new land.

• Around 250 B.C., a system of many walls was hastily built to keep out invaders by Qin Shi Haungdi.

• Increased taxes fund the project. – Upsets people of China

• The wall was continuously added to over thousands of years thereafter.

The Great Wall

Ancient China Geography• __________________

__________________– Fertile yellow soil

spurs agriculture and settlement

• Geographic Isolation– __________________

_______________________________________

Early China• Chinese culture begins to develop

around ___________• Early China depended on river

valleys for _______________________.

• The ideals of ______________________________________________________have been prevalent in China since the 500s B.C.

• ____________ was ruled by a succession of ruling families called __________________

Accomplishments of Ancient China• ________________________

– People are involved in the government

• ________________________• ________________________• ________________________

Shang Dynasty• Little is known about the

________________________– China’s first dynasty

• The Second Dynasty of China is the _______________ Dynasty – 1750-1045 B.C.

• Society was ruled by an ___________________________– Wealth based on land and power is

passed on– King chose leaders in government and

military• A ________________ system was

developed during the Shang Dynasty and has been found on “________________________”

The Yellow Emperor

Zhou Dynasty• Rises after the fall of the

Shang Dynasty– _______________________

• ____________________________________________– Order in the Universe is given

to the King– Dao,

_______________________• Kingdom divided into many

_______________________– Causes __________________

Confucianism and TaoismConfucius• ________________________

___• ________________________

___• ________________________

___ • ________________________

___ • ________________________

___

Laozi• _________________

_______• _________________

_______ • _________________

_______

Confucianism

Taoism

Traditional Religions of China

Qin Shi Haungdi• First _________________

– 246 B.C.• Strong and respected leader• Built _____________ and

created a better ______________________

• Aggressive in foreign affairs• Builds a

_____________________ in a his massive tomb

• Builds the ________________________

The Great Wall• China is protected by

____________________ except for on its ________________________________

• The Great Wall is a line of defense to keep out invaders from the north. – The invaders were a

_____________________________ who fought on horseback in search of new land.

• Around __________ B.C., a system of many walls was hastily built to keep out invaders by ________________________________

• ___________________ fund the project. – Upsets people of China

• The wall was continuously added to over thousands of years thereafter.