1. Ancient China

5. Effects of Geography Access routes into China limited – China isolated – Limited outside cultural and political influence Zhōngguó Middle Kingdom

6. How is development in ancient China the same as that in Egypt, Mesopotamia, and India? How is it different? Geography? Political and social organization? Religion?

7. Chinese Dynasties “Three Sovereigns and the Five Emperors” (“Culture Heroes and Sage Kings”) 2852 – 2205 BCE Xia2070–1766 BCE Shang1766 – 1122 BCE Zhou1122 – 481 BCE “Warring States Period” Qín Shǐ Huáng (259 – 210 BCE) – The “First Emperor”

9. Pearl Yangzi Yellow

10. Homo Sapiens in China 50,000 – 20,000 ago Yangshao Culture 5,000 – 3,500 BCE Longshan Culture 4,000 – 2,000 BCE c. 2,000 BCE, “civilization” Dapenkeng Culture 5,000 – 2,500 BCE – Original source of Polynesian Culture ?

11. Map 4.1 Early China: Geography and Climate.

13. Shang Dynasty1766 – 1122 BCE “First genuine flowering of urban society in east Asia.” Later than other areas we have seen, However: – cities – metal working – social stratification – religious and political organization – written language

14. Chinese Writing System Invented by Cangjie, c. 2650 BCE

15. Earliest probable real use of ideograms as language in late Shang Dynasty 1,200–1,050 BCE ?

16. “Mandate of Heaven” Idea developed by the Duke of Zhou (c. 1045 BCE ?) The right to rule China is granted by Heaven. There can be only one legitimate ruler of China. The right to rule is based on the virtue of the ruler and his good performance as a steward for Heaven. The right to rule may be passed down from father to son, but only on the conditions established above.

17. Chinese Society Primarily agricultural Artisans and merchants in towns Patriarchal – Filial Piety

18. Chinese Society Status of women? – educated – eventually subordinated

19. Religion Local deities evolved from natural forces Ancestors Becomes more abstract during the Zhou dynasty “Heaven” – “... A relatively neutral, impersonal controlling force of the universe.” The Emperor: 天子 “Son of Heaven”

20. Map 4.4 Zhou China.

22. Chapter 5 Understand how civilizations in the America’s are different – What did they lack when compared to the Middle East, India, and China?

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