Ancient ChinaAncient China

Nathan M. VoyerNathan M. Voyer

SJCOE Tech 290SJCOE Tech 290

9/17/089/17/08

California State California State StandardsStandards

History - Social Science StandardHistory - Social Science Standard

WH6.6WH6.6 Students analyze the Students analyze the geographic, political, economic, geographic, political, economic, religious, and social structures of religious, and social structures of early civilizations of China.early civilizations of China.

Ancient Ancient ChinaChina

Inventions Philosophies

Dynasties

The Silk RoadThe Great Wall

InventionsInventions

Developments improved life for all Developments improved life for all Chinese.Chinese.

InventionsInventions

FireworksFireworks CannonCannon PlowPlow PorcelainPorcelain

InventionsInventions

SilkSilk SeismographSeismograph UmbrellaUmbrella CompassCompass

InventionsInventions

AbacusAbacus PaperPaper Multi-mast sail Multi-mast sail

boatboat RudderRudder

PhilosophiPhilosophieses

Three Chinese philosophies grew Three Chinese philosophies grew

out of a need for order.out of a need for order.

Confucianism Daoism Daoism

ConfucianismConfucianism

ConfuciusConfucius

Family and Community Family and Community FirstFirst

His ideas helped open His ideas helped open government jobs to government jobs to people with talentpeople with talent

DaoismDaoism

LaoziLaozi

Should give up Should give up worldly desires in worldly desires in favor or nature.favor or nature.

To treat nature To treat nature with respect.with respect.

LegalismLegalism

HanfeiziHanfeizi

Humans were Humans were naturally evilnaturally evil

Harsh laws and Harsh laws and strict punishmentstrict punishment

The Silk RoadThe Silk RoadThe Silk Road carried Chinese goods The Silk Road carried Chinese goods

as far as Greece and Rome.as far as Greece and Rome.

The Silk RoadThe Silk Road

SilkSilk SpicesSpices TeaTea PorcelainPorcelain

Goods Traded

The Silk RoadThe Silk Road

It linked China It linked China to the Westto the West

DynastiesDynasties

A sequence of rulers from the same family

Grandfather

Father

Son

DynastiesDynasties

ShangShang ZhouZhou

Social Social ClassesClasses

Chinese Chinese written written languagelanguage

Longest Longest dynastydynasty

IrrigatioIrrigationn

DynastiesDynasties

QinQin HanHan

StrengtheStrengthen n GovernmenGovernmentt

First First Great WallGreat Wall

Silk RoadSilk Road

PopulatioPopulation Grewn Grew

GovernmeGovernment civil nt civil examexam

The Great WallThe Great Wall

The current wall, The current wall, which is about which is about 4,000 miles long, 4,000 miles long, was built about 500 was built about 500 years ago.years ago.

The first Great Wall of China was The first Great Wall of China was built more than 2,000 years agobuilt more than 2,000 years ago..

The Great WallThe Great Wall

Averages 25 feet tall.Averages 25 feet tall.

Can be seen from the moon.

Guarded by more than one million men.Guarded by more than one million men.

About 70% of China’s population About 70% of China’s population worked on the first sectionworked on the first section.

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