1. Ancient China

2. Shang & Zhou China
BCE
SMALL kINGDOMS B
fEUDALISM

3. Huang He River aka Yellow River aka River of Sorrows

4. Shang China
Ancient Characters
Modern Characters

5. Zhou Government
Mandate of Heaven – gods grant the right to rule to a dynasty
Dynastic Cycle – rise and fall of dynasties (ruling families)

6. Chinese Religion & Philosophy
Shang Ti ruled over the other gods.
Priests acted as intermediaries between humans and the gods.
Veneration (respect) of ancestors because deceased relatives would intervene with the gods on your behalf.
Household gods oversee activities in the home.
Taoism/Daoism
Confucianism
Legalism

7. China’s Accomplishments
Shang
Zhou
Silk Making
Bronze Tools
Characters
Oracle Bones – Questions written on bones or tortoise shells
Astronomy
Iron Tools & Weapons
Use of Money
First Books
Soybeans

8. Oracle Bone

9. Shang Art

10. Shang Elephant

11. Zhou Art

12. Zhou Art