7th Grade GeographyMrs. Brueckman

•Yangshao settled near Huang He River•Archeologists have uncovered many villages in northern China•About 3000 B.C.E. another farming group, Lungshan people appeared and were very advanced

•Harvested silk•Potter’s wheel•Baked strong bricks•Irrigation projects•Bronze weapons•Great engineering skills – Yu known as “Great Engineer” founded Xia Dynasty in about 2000 BCE. •NO WRITTEN RECORDS

•Bronze Containers•Oracle Bones•Jade Carvings•Chinese Writing (pictographs)•Calendar based on cycles of the moon•Ancestor Worship•Buried nobles in elaborate tombs•Human Sacrifices•Chopsticks invented•Calligraphy

Bronze Bow Device for Controlling Chariots – Chou (Zhou) Dynasty

Longer than any other dynasty in Chinese history

Mandate of Heaven Highly Organized

Armies Horse-drawn Chariots Feudal Society Agricultural Expansion Confucius Age of Warring States

•First man to control all of China – first emperor•Emperor Qin was a legalist•Developed a system of bureaucracy•Spy System•Building of the Great Wall of China•Central Government•Fireplaces•Window Frames with colored glass•Marble Staircases•Burned Books, including Confucius texts

General Meng Tien, one of the emperor’s most trusted advisors, was in charge of building 1,500 miles of the Great Wall. He accomplished it in less than seven years.

Meng Tien established 34 base camps along route of wall, with housing, supply lines, but no toilet facilities!

Other dynasties have made the wall what it is today, but none accomplished as much as the Qin dynasty.

700,000 people worked on the emperor’s tomb for almost 40 years.

Silk Road Public Schools Seismograph Acupuncture Sundial Confucius Calligraphy Paper

Sui – known for Grand Canal linking northern and southern China

T’ang – Golden Age! Great advances in art. Only woman to rule China, Empress Wu.

Song – Between T’ang and Song, there was some disorder, but Song and T’ang were times of great achievements; Porcelain, woodblock printing, gunpowder, fireworks!

Confucius◦ His teachings were

collected by his followers and became principles for good government and personal behavior.

◦ Golden Rule: What you do not wish for yourself, do not do to others.

◦ “If we are not to live with our fellow men, with whom can we live?”

Taoism(Daoism)◦ The followers of Lao-

tzu believed people were guided by universal laws, not human ones. Tao means “the Way” Taoists tried to lead a

simple life of meditation, close to nature

Used magic as well as prayer

Yin and Yang◦ Chinese believed

there was a balance in nature Idea that there were

two forces in nature, yin and yang

Yang was strong, active, bright and male

Yin was weak, passive, dark and female

Neither could exist without the other

Buddhism Came to China from

India in first century A.D.

Believed in everlasting life through self-discipline and meditation

Buddhist counselors were employed for political advice and magical skills

Nomadic people who attacked the Chinese

Leader – Genghis Khan Powerful army – bloody

expeditions Khan’s grandson, Kublai

Khan continued as ruler of Mongol Empire and Yuan Dynasty

Spoke a different language, different customs

Marco Polo was highly respected by Mongols

One of the most stable and prosperous times in Chinese history

Improved ships and sailing skills

The Forbidden City – symbol of China’s glory

Restoration of Great Wall of China

Isolationism – China’s glory faded