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Shang Dynasty Grew out of the banks of three rivers: Huang He (Yellow River) Chang Jiang (Yangtze) Xi Jiang (West River) Silk Domesticated animals
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Zhou Dynasty Confucius Taught virtue and responsibility Righteousness Do not to unto others what you not want other to do unto you Famous saying Making a mistake and not correcting it, making another mistake The superior man blames himself; the inferior man blames others
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Qin [Ch’in] Dynasty Established China’s first empire Shi Huangdi (221-206 B.C.E) Legalist rule Centralized control Military expansion Book burnings – “Burning of the books” Confucius writings Built large section of the Great Wall
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Shi Huangdi’s Terra Cotta Army
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Individual “Tombs”
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The Great Wall with Towers
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Han Dynasty Paper invented [105 B.C.E.] Replacing early writings Silk Road trade develops Wood Paint silk Buddhism introduced into China Expanded into Central Asia
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Emperor Wudi Started public schools. Colonized Manchuria, Korea, & Vietnam. Civil service system Confucian scholar-gentry Revival of Chinese landscape painting.
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Chang’ an The Han Capital
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Liu Sheng Tomb His jade suit has 2498 pieces!
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Han – Roman Empire Connection
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Trade Routes of the Ancient World
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Multi-Cultural Faces -- People Along the Silk Road
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Sui Dynasty Land redistribution. Spread of Buddhism Grand Canal constructed. Established an army of professional soldiers. People were overworked and overtaxed
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The Grand Canal
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The Grand Canal Today
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Tang Dynasty Excellence in: Arts porcelain Science Technology Gunpowder Fireworks Printing
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Empress Wu Zetian The only female Empress in China’s history who ruled alone. Searched for outstanding individuals to attract to her court. Construction of new irrigation systems. Buddhism was the favored state religion. Financed the building of many Buddhist temples.
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Daoism – Lao Zi Dao De Jing Principles: A force brings life to the universe Become one with this force (Dao) Reject all formal norms Discover the rhythm of nature Ignore laws
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Yin Yang Masculine Masculine Active Active Light Light Warmth Warmth Strong Strong Heaven; Sun Heaven; Sun Feminine Feminine Passive Passive Darkness Darkness Cold Cold Weak Weak Earth; Moon Earth; Moon
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