ANCIENT CHINA GEOGRAPHIC FEATURES Huang He (Yellow River)System Yangtze River System Tibetan Plateau Gobi Desert Mongolian Plateau Himalayan Mountains

ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES ANCIENT CHINA ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES Flooding of the Huang He Geographically isolated from others Northern borders did not always protect well

ANCIENT CHINA SETTLEMENTS Walled cities Great palaces Tombs Timber-framed houses in the city (walls of clay and straw)

ANCIENT CHINA SOCIAL CLASSES king Warrior-nobles peasants

ANCIENT CHINA ROLE OF FAMILY Central authority in China Eldery revered (honored) Women inferior

ANCIENT CHINA RELIGIOUS BELIEFS family ancestors worshipped Had supreme god (Shang Di) and lesser gods Used oracle bones to ‘talk’ to gods

ANCIENT CHINA WRITING SYSTEM Had many characters Each represented an idea No relationship to spoken language

TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCES ANCIENT CHINA TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCES Roads and canals Made/maufactured weapons Coined money bronzework

ANCIENT CHINA ARTISTRY Embroidered silk clothing