1. Early Chinese Civilizations

2. Cultural Hearth
Huang he River
(Yellow River)

3. China – the land 10% is suitable for farming (U.S.=19%)
Much is desert and mountains
Geographic barriers (Mountains & Desert) isolate China from the rest of Asia

4. Isolated by mountains and deserts

6. Villages 2000 BC

7. Dynasties
Xia (Shah)
Shang
Zhou
Qin (CHIN)
Han (HAHN)

8. Mandate of Heaven
Began with the Zhou Dynasty
Believed the king had authority to command from heaven

9. DYNASTIC CYCLE Strong, had “mandate” = peace/prosperity
Corruption, taxes increased = power weak
Disasters/Invasions occur
“Mandate Lost” = rebellion possible
Rebellion = bloodshed
New dynasty gains power = has “mandate”

12. Luxury goods carried from China to Rome
Silk Road BC to AD 100
4,000 miles
Luxury goods carried from China to Rome

13. Qin Shi Huangdi - Qin (Chin)
China’s First Emperor
Qin Shi Huangdi - Qin (Chin)

14. The Silk Road and Great Wall

15. 4,000 Miles Long

16. Can you see the Great Wall from the Moon?No