1. China’s Earliest Civilization

2. Pre-Class Using pages 328 – 329
List how the Shang Dynasty began to shape the Chinese Civilization
Government
Religion
Achievements
3 items for each

3. Achievements of the Shang
Government:
Dynastic Rule began with Xia
Mythical (page 328)
Mandate of Heaven – Zhou Dynasty
Benefitted people strengthened rule
Built palaces, temples, & royal burial sites
Battled nomadic invaders
Fought with wheeled chariots (Middle East?)
Supervised irrigation & flood control projects

4. Mandate of Heaven: ancestors in heaven chose their leaders,
granted right to rule
loyalty was exchanged for good government
like “Divine Right of Kings” in Western Europe

5. Achievements of the Shang
Religion:
Shang Di chief God
Emperor served as the link between heaven & Earth to please the gods
Heaven home to gods and spirits
Priests used Oracle Bones to consult with ancestors (page 328)
- Oracle Bones website

7. Achievements of the Shang
Developed their own form of writing
Ideographs (characters): symbols to express ideas such as beauty, joy & justice
Accurate calendar
Bronze making
Silk
pottery

8. Random videos Silk Road 2:34 Inventions 2:31
Ask HISTORY: Can You See the Great Wall From Space?
History of The Great Wall of China
What makes the Great Wall of China so extraordinary

9. Three Chinese Schools of Thought & Buddhism
Discovery Atlas: Short Stories: China Revealed
Schools of Thought Overview Video
The Zhou Dynasty in China: Lao Tzu & Confucius – Discovery Ed

10. Confucianism China’s best known philosopher Born around 551BC
Developed ideas about how to restore peace and ensure harmony in Analects
Taught 5 relationships must govern human society
Hierarchy: any system of persons or things ranked above one another
EASTERN PHILOSOPHY – Confucius Video 5:35

11. Confucianism Taught 5 relationships must govern human society:
Ruler & ruled
Father & son
Older brother & younger brother
Husband & wife
Friend & friend

12. Confucianism
The superior person should set the example for the inferior person
Family and society should be placed above the individual
Filial Piety: the duty and respect that children owe their parents

13. Confucianism Importance on Education
Education shapes Chinese government
Forbidden City Video 2:40
Civil Service Exam: merit (page 339 Exam Time)
To ensure officials shared Confucius traditions and values - Han
Confucian ideas spread & influenced cultures of Korea, Japan, & Vietnam

14. Daoism Founder of Daoism: Lao Zi
Link between people and nature rather than the importance of proper behavior
The Way of Virtue
Dao means the way
“Those who know the Dao do no speak of it; those who speak of it do not know it”
Quote p. 331
EASTERN PHILOSOPHY - Lao Tzu video 5:29

15. Daoism Best Government few rules Yin and Yang (reading)
Tai Chi Video 2:45
Daoism
Fireworks 2:38
Yin and Yang (reading)
Immortality
Hungry Ghost (reading)
Made advances in science and technology
Astronomy
Developed magnetic compass
May have Invented gunpowder
Influenced art
Best Government few rules
Rules artificial

16. Legalism Han Feizi- most famous Legalism writer
The ruler alone possesses power wielding it like lightning and thunder
Rejected Confucian ideas about proper behavior
Harsh laws imposed by a strong leader would ensure order
In 221 Qin emperor used to unite China
Shi Huangdi (emperor) – video Devine Recognition
Ascending the Throne – Qin’s Legacy

17. Han Feizi
Great Wall Website Deconstructing the Wall
What makes the Great Wall of China so extraordinary
Shi Huangdi

18. Xian Tombs of Qin Dynasty
The Terracotta Army or the "Terracotta Warriors and Horses" is a collection of terracotta sculptures depicting the armies of Qin Shi Huang, the first Emperor of China.
Website – Video – Video (better)

19. Buddhism One of the few foreign influences to impact China - Han
The three Chinese schools of thought dealt with life on Earth, Buddhism was the only one that offered an escape from suffering of Earthly life
Promised salvation for the good and punishment for the wicked

20. Buddhism Buddhism blended with Chinese beliefs and values
Chinese could accept diverse ideas
Kung Fu

21. Similarities between Chinese Schools of Thought
All offered ideas about how to build an orderly society