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