1. Daily Opener 11/ wk 14
What do you remember studying about China last year?
What continent is China located on?

2. Ancient China

3. Long, long ago, in a place far, far away…
The Story of Ancient China

4. Ancient China Geography Early Dynasties Ancient Philosophies
Early Chinese Inventions and Discoveries

5. Geography
The geography of China made it difficult to spread ideas and goods to China.
As a result, Chinese civilization developed very distinctly.
Deserts
Taklimakan and Gobi
Mountains
Tian Shan, and Himalaya

7. Geography Two major rivers Chang Jiang (Yangtze)
Huange He (Yellow River)
In between these two rivers is the North China Plain where early Chinese civilization developed

8. Yellow River
Yangtze River

9. Geography
The geography of China made it difficult to spread ideas and goods to China.
As a result, Chinese civilization developed very distinctly.

10. Early Dynasties
Shang Dynasty
Zhou Dynasty
Qin Dynasty
Han Dynasty

11. Shang Dynasty ruled China’s earliest civilizations
Shang kings controlled central part of the North China Plain
Fought off nomads from the north and west
Shang Dynasty developed writing using pictographs
Similar to modern Chinese writing

12. Zhou Dynasty conquered Shang Dynasty around 1027 B.C.
Zhou kings developed idea of Mandate of Heaven
idea that good rulers had the god’s favor
because of a lack of a strong central government, war lords fought constantly with led to the Time of the Warring States

13. Qin Dynasty Shi Huangdi became first Qin Dynasty ruler
ended Time of Warring States by conquering rival states
ruled with a strong central government
built Great Wall of China

14. Han Dynasty civil war broke out at the end of Qin Dynasty
General Liu Bang defeated Qin and started Han Dynasty
set up bureaucracy
government divided into departments
expanded empire

16. Ancient Philosophies Confucianism Daoism Legalism
Buddhism (more on this later!)

17. Early Chinese Inventions and Discoveries
silk
paper
pottery
porcelain
agricultural improvements
better plows
collar harness
wheelbarrow
watermill

18. Reunifying China
Ch 7.1 page 213

19. Fall of the Han Dynasty

20. The Fall of Luoyang Han Dynasty ruled for 400 years
Chaos and Conflict for over 350 years
Sui Dynasty ruled for 37 years
(only 2 rulers!)
Tang Dynasty ruled for the next 300 years

21. Nomad
Person who moves from place to place

22. Changes in Belief Systems

23. The Sui and Tang Dynasties Reunify China

24. Confucianism based on the teachings of Confucius
taught proper code of conduct
respect was necessary for peace and harmony
filial piety
idea that parents must be treated with respect

25. Daoism based on the teachings of Laozi
believed in a universal force called the Dao (The Way)
yin (black)-cold, dark, mysterious
yang (white)-warm, bright
all things live in harmony with Dao except humans who must find their own Way
Doaists accepted things as they were, did not get involved in government or try to change things

26. Legalism developed during the Time of the Warring States
rulers should use legal system to force people to obey laws
legalists believed human nature was wicked and people must be forced to be good
harsh punishments kept people afraid to do wrong