China P R E olitical conomy eligion Ruled by dynasties As Mesopotamia, Egypt and Indus were declining, ___________ ______________in China was rising to power Zhou Dynasty _________________________: Justification through right of God _________________________: Pattern of the rise and fall of dynasties __________________: nobles have permission from Kings to own and work king’s land Because of China’s isolation by ________________ ______________, early settlers had to supply their own goods within China Not much trade outside of China __________________ and ________________________ are closely linked Prayed to _________________ because they thought their ancestors could bring them luck or disaster Consulted the gods through ancestors ____________ ______ – Supreme God Copyright © Clara Kim 2007. All rights reserved.

S I G A chievements ocial ntellectual eography Oldest Shang city – _________________ built in the woods mainly from wood Had massive ______________ walls for ___________________ Found a wall 118 feet thick and 1.2 square miles Society was sharply divided between _______________ and _______________ Family was __________________________________. Had arranged marriages Group was more important than the ___________________ Surrounded by natural barriers on all cardinal directions North: __________________ East: __________________ South: Himalaya Mountains West: Taklaman _____________ and __________________ Introduced the ______________________ – a major tool of war Skilled in _____________ ____________, silk and ________________ ______________ ________________ was the first to leave written records _____________ _________: animal bone or tortoise shells where priests scratched questions for gods then applied heat until it cracked. Then they priests interpreted the cracks Fertile plain found between 2 major rivers 1. _______________ (Yellow River) Floods left behind LOESS: ________ 2. ______________ River Flooded unpredictably