Daily Opener 11/10 wk 14 What do you remember studying about China last year? What continent is China located on?

Ancient China

Long, long ago, in a place far, far away… The Story of Ancient China

Ancient China Geography Early Dynasties Ancient Philosophies Early Chinese Inventions and Discoveries

Geography The geography of China made it difficult to spread ideas and goods to China. As a result, Chinese civilization developed very distinctly. Deserts Taklimakan and Gobi Mountains Tian Shan, and Himalaya

Geography Two major rivers Chang Jiang (Yangtze) Huange He (Yellow River) In between these two rivers is the North China Plain where early Chinese civilization developed

Yellow River Yangtze River

Geography The geography of China made it difficult to spread ideas and goods to China. As a result, Chinese civilization developed very distinctly.

Early Dynasties Shang Dynasty Zhou Dynasty Qin Dynasty Han Dynasty

Shang Dynasty ruled China’s earliest civilizations Shang kings controlled central part of the North China Plain Fought off nomads from the north and west Shang Dynasty developed writing using pictographs Similar to modern Chinese writing

Zhou Dynasty conquered Shang Dynasty around 1027 B.C. Zhou kings developed idea of Mandate of Heaven idea that good rulers had the god’s favor because of a lack of a strong central government, war lords fought constantly with led to the Time of the Warring States

Qin Dynasty Shi Huangdi became first Qin Dynasty ruler ended Time of Warring States by conquering rival states ruled with a strong central government built Great Wall of China

Han Dynasty civil war broke out at the end of Qin Dynasty General Liu Bang defeated Qin and started Han Dynasty set up bureaucracy government divided into departments expanded empire

Ancient Philosophies Confucianism Daoism Legalism Buddhism (more on this later!)

Early Chinese Inventions and Discoveries silk paper pottery porcelain agricultural improvements better plows collar harness wheelbarrow watermill

Reunifying China Ch 7.1 page 213

Fall of the Han Dynasty

The Fall of Luoyang Han Dynasty ruled for 400 years Chaos and Conflict for over 350 years Sui Dynasty ruled for 37 years (only 2 rulers!) Tang Dynasty ruled for the next 300 years

Nomad Person who moves from place to place

Changes in Belief Systems

The Sui and Tang Dynasties Reunify China

Confucianism based on the teachings of Confucius taught proper code of conduct respect was necessary for peace and harmony filial piety idea that parents must be treated with respect

Daoism based on the teachings of Laozi believed in a universal force called the Dao (The Way) yin (black)-cold, dark, mysterious yang (white)-warm, bright all things live in harmony with Dao except humans who must find their own Way Doaists accepted things as they were, did not get involved in government or try to change things

Legalism developed during the Time of the Warring States rulers should use legal system to force people to obey laws legalists believed human nature was wicked and people must be forced to be good harsh punishments kept people afraid to do wrong