Pick up papers by the door. Get out a piece of notebook paper. Draw a Venn diagram chart. Indus River Valley civilization Compare and contrast the Indus River Valley civilization with either Egypt or Mesopotamia (your choice). Your Venn diagram should contain four total comparisons and contrasts (four total bullet points on the chart).
1. Bellringer: Indus River Comparison 2. NOTES: Huang He (Yellow) River Valley in China 3. Open Book Quiz 4. Remaining Time: Unit 1 Test Review
Study for Unit 1 & 2 Test: - Review Chapters 1-2 in textbook (look at your notes) - Geography, Time - Human Development, Paleolithic Era through Neolithic Era, 4 River Valley Civilizations STUDY PAGES 5-7, 10, 13-16, 18-20, 23-26
Ms. Allen World History I
Fossil remains from 1.7 million years ago. “Peking man” Chinese Settlements began before Sumerian About BCE Cities developed around 2000 B.C.E. Compare that to other river valley civilizations!
Huang He (Yellow) and Yangtze River Yangtze = “Yellow” Yellowish silt, called “loess” Disastrous floods Difficult for trade (geographic isolation the cause of this) Not complete protection with natural boundaries ONLY 10% of land is suitable for farming
Spirits of family ancestors had the power to bring good fortune or disaster Polytheistic Supreme god: Shang Di Lesser gods Oracle Bones
Writing: characters that stood for a syllable or unit of language. No links between written and spoken language (could read Chinese and not be able to speak a word). All parts of China had the same writing system, but spoken language could be different (vernacular dialects) Also: Iron metallurgy used to create farming tools, utensils, and weapons
Mandate of Heaven Shang Di and other gods (Heaven) would bless the rule of a just ruler If a ruler was unjust – Heaven then withdraw its blessing of the ruler’s reign, leading to the ruler’s overthrow Dynasties/dynastic cycle Development of bureaucracy Govt. system in which important decisions are made by state officials rather than by elected representatives.
New dynasty established Period of prosperity Decline, corruption, disasters Dynasty loses mandate of heaven New family claims Mandate of Heaven New dynasty comes to power with support of the people and the Mandate of Heaven. The new dynasty experiences a period of prosperity and peace. The dynasty ages and becomes corrupt, raises taxes and oppression. Possibly natural disasters occur. As a result of these events, the dynasty is seen to have lost the Mandate of Heaven. Revolution becomes justified, and a new family claims to have received the Mandate and fights the old dynasty.
Shang Dynasty: 1700 B.C.E. to 1027 B.C.E. Zhou Dynasty: 1027 to 256 B.C.E. Justified Conquest with the “Mandate of Heaven”
1700 B.C.E. to 1027 B.C.E. First family of Chinese to leave written records. Important city: Anyang Built of wood Surrounded city with massive earthen walls for protection. (Intellectual advancement!!!)
Roads and canals Coined money Blast furnaces to produce cast iron
Agricultural economy Rice, soybeans Domesticate dogs, pigs, etc. Built roads to stimulate trade Geography hurts trade Trade = stifled because of geographic isolation Coined Money
Loyalty: To Family (elders) and Ruler Family: Most important virtue: respect ones parents. Patriarchal society Women: Inferior Social Class Structure: Feudalism 1. King 2. Ruling Class: Warrior Nobles 3. Peasants
Zhou capital sacked and monarch murdered by nomads from the north. Love of order, harmony, and respect for authority was replaced with chaos, arrogance, and defiance.
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Read pages 46 to 51 in your book and answer the questions on your paper in complete sentences. Turn them into the 3 rd block drawer in the back when finished. “Traffic Light” your Study Guide if you finish early.
Reviewing Study Guide: Put a check mark next to concepts/terms you are comfortable with. Put a star next to those you think you get, but you still want to review. Circle those concepts/terms you do not recognize or cannot explain.