1. Early China 1750 B.C. to A.D.
Chapter 7.1

2. The Land of China
Ancient Chinese Civilization developed along the Huang He River

3. Huang He River Huang He-means Yellow River 2,900 miles long
Cuts through yellow soil called loess

4. Huang He-”China’s Sorrow”
Huang He is sometimes called “China’s Sorrow” in honor of people killed by flood

5. Chang Jiang or Yangtze River
Flows from west to east
3,915 miles long
3rd longest river in the world

6. Mountains
Himalaya, Kunlun Shan, and Tian Shan mountains cover much of China
Tian Shan
Himalaya Mountains
Kunlun Shan

7. Desert
Gobi Desert - cold, rocky
Taklamakan Desert

8. Gobi Desert- hot in summer-temperatures reach 122 degrees, cold in winter-temperatures reach minus 40 degrees

9. Taklamakan Desert-second largest shifting sand desert in the world

10. Tibetan Plateau
Highest and largest plateau in the world

11. The First Chinese Dynasty
According to Chinese myth, Yu the Great built channels to control floods
Chased away the dragon caused floods
Dragons helped dig channels
Took 13 years to complete the work

12. Yu the Great
Legend says Yu the Great founded China’s first dynasty named the Xia (Shyah)
Archaeologist have not found any historical evidence of the Xia

13. Shang Dynasty Built the first cities in China
Ruled most of the Huang He Valley
Appointed warlords-military leaders
Most people were farmers

14. Shang Religion Polytheistic Shang Ti-supreme god
Gods lived in mountains, rivers, and seas
Honored ancestors or long-dead family

15. Seeking Guidance from Ancestors
Kings believed they received their power to rule from gods and their wisdom from ancestors
Asked for help from oracle bones

16. Writing Pictographs-characters that represent objects
Ideographs-link two or more pictographs to express an idea

17. Shang Arts
Created objects made of bronze

18. Silk Silk-farmers raised silk worms to produce silk
Weavers made the silk into clothing

19. Kaolin
Kaolin-fine, white clay-made vases and dishes

20. Jade
Jade- a green stone

21. The Zhou: China’s Longest Dynasty
Wu Wang overthrew Shang government
Declared a new dynasty called Zhou (JOH)
Ruled 800 years

22. How did the Zhou Rule China?
King led the government
Ruled with bureaucracy-officials who carry out the task of the government
Aristocrats governed territories

23. The Right to Rule
Mandate of Heaven-belief that the Chinese king’s right to rule came from the gods
King must rule the proper “Way” known as the Dao

24. Technology and Trade
Zhou kings developed new ways to irrigate the land

25. War Between the States Aristocrats grew powerful
Aristocrats began to fight one another
Fought for 200 years
Known as “Period of the Warring States”

26. “Period of Warring States”
Aristocrats forced farmers to serve as soldiers
Soldiers used swords, spears, and crossbows
Developed saddle and stirrups