2.  Location: North China Plain, in-between the Huang He and Yangtze River

3.  Natural Barriers

4.  Challenges

6.  Began as

7.  Xia Dynasty - accomplishments

8.  Shang Dynasty

9.  Zhou Dynasty › Mandate of Heaven › Dynastic Cycle › Feudalism

10.  Unity  Shang Di  Ancestors

11.  Chinese Characters

14.  Mulan ancestors http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8SE87FClV0&fe ature=related&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mo de=1&safe=active http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8SE87FClV0&fe ature=related&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mo de=1&safe=active  Ill make a man out of you start at 1:28 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTqIsB98a1E&saf ety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1&safe=active http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTqIsB98a1E&saf ety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1&safe=active  Oracle bones end at 4:12 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MfRVM6tPad4&s afety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1&safe=activ e http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MfRVM6tPad4&s afety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1&safe=activ e  Zhou http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhHWLmzvfZE&f eature=related&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_m ode=1&safe=active http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhHWLmzvfZE&f eature=related&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_m ode=1&safe=active