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“Teach Me”
Bellwork Review
Lesson 1: China Vocabulary
Contrast words “After the Carousel”
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Ch. 7 Early China
Lesson 2: Geography of China
pp. 170-172
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Objective: 6.30 – identify and locate on a map the geographic features of China, including the
Huang He, Plateau of Tibet, and the Gobi Desert
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Vocabulary
Look at the map on your notes.
Find the Vocabulary words for today.
Think: What could be so special about these geographic landforms?
Vocab: Huang He, Plateau of Tibet, Gobi Desert
The Land of ChinaWhat years? 1750 B.C. to A.D.
• In the ancient civilizations we have studied, what common basis seems to be the determining factor on where they developed?
• Ancient Chinese Civilization developed along the Huang He River
Huang He River
• Huang He-means Yellow River– 2,900 miles long– Cuts through yellow soil called loess
Huang He-”China’s Sorrow”
• Huang He is sometimes called “China’s Sorrow” in honor of people killed by flood
Chang Jiang or Yangtze River
• Flows from west to east
• 3,915 miles long
• 3rd longest river in the world
Mountains
• Himalaya, Kunlun Shan, and Tian Shan mountains cover much of China
Himalaya Mountains
Kunlun Shan
Tian Shan
DesertDid you know: Deserts are defined
by their temperature?
• Gobi Desert - cold, rocky
• Taklamakan Desert
Gobi Desert- hot in summer-temperatures reach 122 degrees, cold in
winter-temperatures reach minus 40 degrees
Fill in blanks and hard to read parts
Geographic Features Effect on China’s Civilization
Rivers
•Provided rich soil for Chinese farmers•Caused many deaths by flooding•Used waterways for trade and transportation
Mountains
•Formed a barrier around the country making it difficult for invaders to enter•Made it possible for China to develop a unique culture and civilization
Deserts •Created a barrier around the country like the mountains did
Analyze
1. Take a look at the map.
2. Guiding Question: What geographic features would make governing and the spread of ideas and goods difficult for the Chinese?
3. Make a list on your notes page.
4. Give your list a title.
5. Work with someone who has on the same color shirt as you.
6. Time Limit – 3 minutes! When the lights go off – FREEZE!
Ch. 7 Early ChinaLesson 2: Geography of China
pp. 170-172
1. Reread these pages to find any blanks that you did not fill in during the lesson.
2. Work on History Mystery – due Friday
3. Study Word Wall Words – Test Thursday
The Zhou: China’s Longest Dynasty
• Wu Wang overthrew Shang government
• Declared a new dynasty called Zhou (JOH)
• Ruled 800 years
How did the Zhou Rule China?
• King led the government
• Ruled with bureaucracy-officials who carry out the task of the government
• Aristocrats governed territories
The Right to Rule
• Mandate of Heaven-belief that the Chinese king’s right to rule came from the gods
• King must rule the proper “Way” known as the Dao
War Between the States
• Aristocrats grew powerful
• Aristocrats began to fight one another
• Fought for 200 years
• Known as “Period of the Warring States”
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