1. Ancient China

2. Location North - Yellow river valley –Grew Wheat South – Yangtze river valley –Grew Rice

4. Distinct Characteristics Silk Bronze weapons and chariots Ancestor worship Family = most important Chopsticks Writing

6. Oracle bone with early ideographic script Shang Culture

7. An example of Shang bronze religious objects

8. More bronze ware, with early ideograms

9. A bronze temple bell -many will strike two distinct and separate notes, depending on which part of the bell is struck

11. Feudalism Nobles own land King taxes nobles to pay for national projects Peasants work, pay the nobles most of their crops in return for being allowed to live on the land.

12. Dynasties A ruling family Chinese history is divided into dynastic periods

13. Zhou dynasty 1100-256 B.C. Zhou invaders were also eventually absorbed into Chinese society

14. Early Chinese Money

15. The Period of the Warring States, ca. 500 B.C.

16. The First Emperor Qin Shi Huangdi (r. 221-210 BCE) founds new dynasty as “First Emperor” Dynasty sets dramatic precedent –Centralized power –Legalism Massive public works begun –Great Wall

18. China under the Qin dynasty, 221- 207 B.C.E.

21. Three Chinese Philosophies Daoism Legalism Confucianism

22. Daoism (Taoism) Probably rose during the Zhou dynasty Focus on nature Non-action or “effortless doing” Kindness, Simplicity, and Modesty

23. * Masculine * Active * Light * Warmth * Strong * Heaven; Sun * Feminine * Passive * Darkness * Cold * Weak * Earth; Moon

24. Legalism The leader determines what’s right and wrong No need for morality

25. Confucianism Popularized during the Han dynasty Desired the “good old days” Respect for ancestors, family, morality Confucius sayings… –What one does not wish for oneself, one ought not do to anyone else… proper training, education, and aptitude make a “gentleman” –not simply birth into a certain family

26. Ruler Subject Father Son Husband Wife Older Brother Younger Brother Older Friend Younger Friend

28. The Han Dynasty

29. Han society Confucianism used to promote scholar- bureaucrats Golden age for Chinese society Trade with Western cultures – Silk road

30. Mandate of Heaven God puts the emperor in charge But later, emperor may lose God’s favor

31. Silk Road