Qin & Han China Bellwork 9/5-9/6: What is the Mandate of Heaven? How does the emperor gain/lose the Mandate of Heaven?

Objectives 9/5-9/6 You will know what to expect in Unit 2 and will be able to create a story board for the Han Dynasty. Procedures: 1. Unit 2 Binder Materials 2. Unit 2 Coming Attractions 3. Qin Dynasty GRAPES 4. Han storyboard

Weeks of September 4 and September 11 M 9/4: No School Tu 9/5/W 9/6: Unit 2 Coming Attractions, Han China binder activities Th 9/7/F 9/8: Finish Han China activities, Practice civil service exam No study guide due or quickwrite this week M 9/11/Tu 9/12: Greece and Persia Chapter 4 Quickwrite W 9/13/Th 9/14: Greece and Persia Introduction to Essay #1

Civil Service Exam Next Class Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life. –Confucius A Du Fu poem: The river's blue, the bird a perfect white, The mountain green with flowers about to blaze. I've watched the spring pass away again, When will I be able to return? Chinese Zodiac signs:

Chinese Dynasty Song Shang Zhou Qin (“chin”) Han (Repeat) ( ------------------- 400 years of Disunity ------------------) Sui (“sway”) Tang Song Yuan ------ Mongol Ming Qing (“ching”) --------Manchu Republic -------- Republic of China Mao Zedong ---------People’s Republic of China

The Qin (221-207 BCE) G: Xi’an, unified north and central China R: Legalism instead of Confucianism to remove restrictions on leaders A: Great Wall of China, Terracotta Soldiers P: Nobility were forced to move to the capital and the Emperor sent officials out to take regulate the local govt. = increased Emperor’s power (Shi Huangdi) Problems with nomads/barbarians (Xiongnu) E: Self sufficient—no trade/wanted to keep outsiders away S: Emperor, Nobles, Engineers Scholars are illegal—burned books standardized writing, no private weapons

Shi Huangdi

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Team Activity Storyboard the Han Dynasty Tell the story in mostly illustrations (with some words, but the pictures should tell the story) Try to put the things in bold into the story 16 boxes

Unit 2: Bell Work 9/8 Try to list as many Chinese Dynasties as you can without cheating. Think of the song!

Objectives 9/8 You will know key contributions of the Han Dynasty and will be able to successfully pass a sample civil service exam. Procedures: 1. Complete the Han Dynasty storyboard 2. Notes over meritocracy/civil service exams 3. Discussion of the role of women in Han China

Weeks of August 31-Sept. 19 Tues 9/6: Qin and Han China Thurs 9/8: Women’s Roles in Han China (1st Civil Service Exam) Mon 9/12: Greeks/Persians Ch. 4 Quickwrite-study guide due Wed 9/14: Greeks and Persians Mon 9/19: Macedonia and Alex the Great Wed 9/21: Mauryan Guptas and the Development of Human Rights Ch. 6 Study guide and Quickwrite

Dynastic Cycle: Mind Map

Chinese Dynasty Song Shang Zhou (“Joe”) Qin (“chin”) Han (Repeat) ( ------------------- 400 years of Disunity ------------------) Sui (“sway” without “w”) Tang Song Yuan ------ Mongol Ming Qing (“ching”) --------Manchu Republic -------- Republic of China Mao Zedong ---------People’s Republic of China

Civil Service Exam Experience What does the word “meritocracy” mean?

The Han When the Qin emperor died = chaos = Liu Bang …> Emperor Wu est. an imperial university with Confucianism (the 5 Classics) as the basis for the civil service exams (a test for govt. jobs)

Meritocracy Ideal: best students running country Wealthy families had advantages over poor families Often the test was mere recitation, not original learning

The Curriculum tested for their proficiency in the Six Arts: music archery horsemanship, arithmetic, poetry calligraphy

How did they learn? Read Aloud With your team read: “A Child’s First Lessons” Underline evidence that show’s Confucian virtues (value of knowledge).

Only about 2% passed 47% of those who passed came from humble families

Civil Service Exam Experience Please take out a Pencil & Stand

Other Questions to Discuss: Main Question: Ban Zhou is said to be a feminist Confucian – but can the two really co-exist? y/n & Why? Other Questions to Discuss: What are woman’s virtues according to Confucianism? What are their main roles? How are they to behave or act?

Class Read Aloud: The Ballad of Mulan

Teams: The Ballad of Mulan 1. What is the proper role of the daughter as indicated in this part of the poem? What philosophical tradition is the expected role drawn from? 2. Can Mulan’s concern and her desire to take her father’s place be justified by reference to Confucian philosophy? If so, how? If not, why not?

Mulan & Confucianism Using both primary documents we read in class today create a “FU” found poem FU are 4 lines of 4 words (no more, no less…4) from the reading arranged into a poem) Words must be consecutive (meaning: drawn from one line all in order) Remember sensory words can be very POWERFUL esp. in short poems ~15 mins