5.4 Achievements of Ancient Ch ina Week 2 February 5 th, 2014 Pages 4-6

 Objectives  Review the Geography of China’s River Valleys  Vocabulary  Silk Road  Tradition & Learning  Han Technology  Review Questions  Evaluation  Preview The Plan:

 Learn about the Silk Road  Find out about the Han dynasty’s respect for tradition and learning  Discover what important advances in technology wer e made in China during the Han dynasty Objectives

KEY TERMS Silk Road: n. Silk Road: n. an ancient trade route between China and Europe silk: n. silk: n. a valuable cloth, made by silkworms Sima Qian: n. Sima Qian: n. (c BC) a Chinese scholar who wrote the most important history of ancient China, Historical Records

The Silk Road Page 5

 Wudi’s conquests brought the Chinese into contact wi th the people of ________ _______.  The Chinese exchanged ______ with these people.  A major trade route, the Silk Road, was developed The Silk Road, page 5

 The Silk Road was over ________ miles long.  It went over ___________ and __________.  The end was in __________. The Silk Road, page 5

 Good passed from trader to trader which caused the price to go _____.  At the ends goods were very _________. The Silk Road, page 5

 The Silk Road got its name from _____.  _____ farmers developed new ways for raising silkwo rms.  Silkworms: ___________________________________  ________ would pay high prices for Chinese silk. The Silk Road, page 5

What are silkworms? Reading Check Page 5

 New ______ also traveled along the Silk Road.  Missionaries from ________ traveled to China and bro ught ___________ with them.  By the end of the Han dynasty, Buddhism was a major religion in __________. The Silk Road, page 5

Tradition & Learning Page 5

Tradition and Learning, page 5 Teaching and learning flourished during the Han dynasty They respected the traditions of the original cultures TraditionLearning Rulers wanted to bring res pect for tradition Returned of the teachings of ________ Civil Service required study of Confucianism ____________ flourished Scholars created first ____ _______ _______ ______ wrote the History of China

What contribution to learning di d Sima Qian make? Reading Check Page 5

 The Chinese improved their society because the Han gover nment was _______.  China was the most advanced ________ in the world.  Farming tools were made better and the Chinese ________ _ many devices  They were years ahead of _______ Han Technology, page 6

 The Chinese made advances in the _____, _______ __ _____, ________ _______, _________, and jade ____ _____.  They made improvements in medicine: __________ an d herbal ________.  They improved farm tools, invented the ________ and the ________, used for steering ships. Han Technology, page 6

 One of the most important inventions was _______.  To keep records they originally used ______ _____ and ___ __.  They even used _______ for messages.  Paper replaced _______ from Egypt as the material for scr olls and books. Han Technology, page 6

What did the Chinese write on b efore the invention of paper? Reading Check Page 6

 The Han dynasty ended in the AD _______.  People in China still call themselves “ the _______ of t he _____.” Han Technology, page 6

1. How did the Silk Road get its name? 2. In what ways did the Han dynasty show respect for C hinese traditions? Review Questions Page 6

GAME TIME!!!

 Break into your assigned teams  After the question is read, if you know the answer, be the first girl to grab an d ring the bell  If your answer is correct you earn one point for your team  If you are incorrect, the other teams have a chance to steal the point  You may use your books to help  The team to score the most points earns stickers Review Game Instructions

How long was the Silk Road ?

Over 4,000 miles

What did the missionaries fr om India bring with them?

Buddhism

What is silk?

A valuable cloth, made by si lkworms

What did Sima Qian do?

Wrote “The History of Chin a”

What are the two English n ames of the Huang River?

The Yellow River and River of Sorrows

Why did the Chinese work o n improving their society?

Their government was stabl e

What is one of the most im portant Chinese inventions?

Paper

What advances did the Chin ese make in the arts? (4)

Bronze-work, building temples and palaces and jade carvings

What 2 things did the Chine se use before paper?

Wood scrolls and bones

What inventions for ships di d the Chinese invent? (2)

The compass and rudder

How did the Silk Road get it s name?

Silk was the most famous of all goods to be traded on the rout e

What did paper replace?

Papyrus from Egypt

How is silk made?

From silkworms