Copyright 1996-98 © Dale Carnegie & Associates, Inc. Chapter 4 lesson 3 The Beginning of Early Civilization in China pages 135 - 144 Mr. Bondurant 12/4/2018 Copyright 1996-98 © Dale Carnegie & Associates, Inc.

Chapter 4 lesson 3 The Beginning of Early Civilization in China pages 135 - 144 What does the early history of China tell about ideals, writing, and government? VOCABULARY: Dialect Pinyin Confucianism 12/4/2018

A. Chinese Legend pages 135 - 136 1. Who were the “Good Emperors”? 2. What did the Good Emperors teach? 3. What ideals were taught in the legends of the Good Emperors? 12/4/2018

B. Writing on Shells and Bones pages 136 - 137 1. What are the oldest examples of Chinese writing that we know about? 2. How were shells and bones used to predict the future? 3. What was the purpose of writing on shells and bones? 12/4/2018

C. Chinese Writing pages 137 - 138 1. How was early Chinese writing similar to the writing of ancient Egyptians? 2. What is a dialect? 3. Why is a system of writing that is based on pictures and concepts instead of sounds an advantage for the Chinese? 4. What is the difficulty with picture writing? 12/4/2018

D. Chinese Spelling page 138 1. What is the Pinyin system of spelling? 2. What is the advantage of the Pinyin system? 3. Why does the Chinese government encourage foreign writers to use the Pinyin spelling? 12/4/2018

E. The teachings of Confucius pages 138 - 141 1. For what kind of king did Confucius search? 2. What did Confucius do when he was unable to find such a king? 3. What rule did Confucius say true gentlemen should follow? 4. Why has Confucius had more influence than any king of China? 12/4/2018

F. A Clay Army pages 141 - 142 1. Describe the clay army found by workers digging near Xi’an in 1974. 2. What did archaeologists find more astonishing than the number of clay figures? 3. What had the clay army been armed with? 4. What was Shih Huang- ti’s clay army supposed to do? 12/4/2018

G. Burning Books and Building Walls 1. What does China mean? 2. What is the Great Wall? 3. What steps did Shih Huang-ti take to strengthen his power? 4. Why would Shih Huang-ti consider the teachings of Confucius to be dangerous? 12/4/2018

W 40 1. Good Emperor Shen-nung 2. Confucius 4. Confucius 12/4/2018

W41 1. Compose poetry and prose 2. Many centuries 12/4/2018

WORK TOGETHER! TOGETHER MEANS: On the same question at the same time! Working only with your group! ALL brains are at work! Everyone comes to an agreement on the answer. Questions must be asked as a group! You may NOT divide and copy! 12/4/2018