1. Warm Up: DON’T WRITE THE QUESTION, JUST THE ANSWER  List three advantages that China had over the other three River Valley civilizations in terms of being able to increase their population.  What aspect of the Harappan civilization in India has prevented us from learning about other aspects of their society?  A. City Planning  B. Agriculture  C. Government  D. Writing

2. Warm UpWarm Up  Get out a sheet of paper  Write down the name of your Civilization  Write down what climate zone your Civilization is located in  Write down the specialization of your civilization

3. Warm UpWarm Up  Get out any information you have on the civilizations you intend to compare

4. Warm UpWarm Up  What is the Mandate of Heaven? What determines whether someone has the Mandate or not?  Which of the following dynasties was responsible for the unification of China?  A. Han  B. Qin  C. Zhou  D. Shang

5. Warm UpWarm Up  Which of the following civilizations would the Romans not likely have traded with?  A. The Chinese Empire  B. Indian Kingdoms  C. Greek Merchants  D. Nomadic Huns  What do you know about China? Where did you learn these things that you know?

6. Warm UpWarm Up  How did Confucius

8. Zhou DynastyZhou Dynasty  Zhou Militarism  Barbarians  Hua-Yi Distinction  Mandate of Heaven  Dynastic Cycle

9. Chinese FeudalismChinese Feudalism  Feudalism  Borders vs. Boundaries  Taxation  Fealty  Zhou Feudalism  Chinese Bureaucracy Working Class Ruling Class DynastyFarmersScholars Craftsmen & Traders Zhou Social Structure

10. Zhou DeclineZhou Decline  Western Zhou  Marriage Politics  Eastern Zhou  Spring & Autumn Period

11. Confucianism  Confucian Humanism  Five Virtues  The Five Relationships  Filial Piety  Confucian Meritocracy

12. Warring States PeriodWarring States Period  Periodization  Problems with History  Partition of the Jin  Military Escalation  Iron  Cavalry  The Art of War by Sun Tzu

13. Qin DynastyQin Dynasty  Rise of the Qin State  Standardization of Chinese Characters  Intellectual Repression  Book Burning  Chinese Legalism  Han Fei Zi

14. Qin Shi HunagdiQin Shi Hunagdi  Assassination Attempts  Mercury Elixir  Shihuang-di’s Tomb  Map of China  Terracotta Warriors

15. Qin DeclineQin Decline  The Imperial Eunuchs  Incompetent Heirs  Qin Er Shi  Rapid Ascent of the Han Dynasty

16. Han DynastyHan Dynasty Han Dynasty  Bureaucratic  Confucian  Focused on Trade  Silk Road  Collapse due to Decentralization  Steady Qin Dynasty  Authoritative  Legalist  Focused on Defense  Great Wall  Collapse due to Incompetent Rule  Rapid

17.  Silk Weaving  Empire Building  Trade  Rome  Safety for Travelers  Hotels Silk RoadSilk Road

18. Han GovernmentHan Government  Standardized Currency  Confucian Bureaucracy  Civil Service Exams  Differences in Han Social Structure  The Mean People

19. Slow DeclineSlow Decline  Regionalism  Usurpation  Dong Zhuo & Cao Cao  Abdication