Trivia

Genghis Kahn was the founder of which huge empire?

AnswerMongol (Mongolian) Empire!

Founder of the Mongol Empire, which was the largest empire in history!

Buddha

Buddhism was founded based on his teachings. He believes in finding peace by eliminating ignorance and cravings.

People, places, and vocabulary quiz was moved to:

WEDNESDAY, June 3rd

Made in China

http://www.cntravel.biz/china-map/maps/china-globe-450x450.gif

Amazing inventions emerged from Ancient China.

movable sails & rudders

porcelain

high quality iron smelting

magnetic compass

http://www.vhinkle.com/china/inventions.html

canals and locks

mechanical clockgunpowder

http://www.vhinkle.com/china/inventions.html

paper and printing with movable type

spinning wheel

abacus

smallpox vaccine

http://www.vhinkle.com/china/inventions.html

Ocean, mountains, and desert limited China’s contact with the outside world.

http://www.wall-maps.com/Classroom/Countries/3-623-31341-6ChinaPhys.jpg

Their rulers strictly controlled outside contact, and were

suspicious of outside technology. In isolation, their innovation slowed as the rest of the world

became more connected and modernized.

http://z.about.com/d/ancienthistory/1/5/u/e/2/Yellow_Emperor.jpg

By the 19th century, China was poor and backward. The world had forgotten that China was ever

advanced.

http://listverse.files.wordpress.com/2009/04/plowfinished.jpg.jpeg

By 1949, when the Communist

Revolution shook China, 8 years of

fighting with Japan plus 4 years of civil war left China with a totally disrupted

economy.http://www.flickr.com/photos/zaruka/3663310246/

Chairman Mao, along with the

Chinese Communist

leadership, tried through the

years to modernize

China’s economy.http://www.flickr.com/photos/zaruka/3556212187/

But by 1977, China was still primarily an agricultural society and their grain

production was still at 1955 levels.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/45507342@N00/285517684/

Chairman Mao died in 1976. And in 1978, China began a modernization

program, loosening Communist controls on the economy and opening up more

to the outside world.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/22132989@N04/2442263001/

Add to your vocabulary:

Globalization: exchanging world views, products, ideas, and culture around the world.

Shenzhen was China’s first Special Economic Zone.

http://1.media.tumblr.com/QZFL2v6hvpvcfbkqeo5kgIJ8o1_400.jpg

The SEZs are worlds apart from rural

China.

http://www.ruralchina.au.dk/data/22758710/1421042/kedu.jpghttp://www.travel-hongkong-attractions.com/images/shenzhen-lowu.jpg

No tax during start-up years before making a profit and reduced taxes in the

next four years excellent infrastructure

economic freedom from China’s command economy

greatly reduced import/export tariffs large available workforce

low local wages

“Since the average wage for a Chinese factory worker is 92¢ an hour and US wages are

about 23 times higher, millions of US jobs have been lost and transferred to China.”

-- Moneyshow.com, Friday, 03 June 2005, Gold, China, and Resources

http://www.karenceliafox.com/Traveling/China/uploaded_images/image_china_factory-788572.jpg

But in fact, millions of rural people come to the SEZs for work.

http://img.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2007/08_02/055Mattelfactory_468x310.jpg

This is most obvious before

the Chinese New Year,

when workers crowd the

trains to travel home.

http://pub.creaders.net/upload_files/20090107175149.bmp

While Chinese workers value the jobs in the SEZs, they work long hours for low wages.

http://sunriseworldenterprises.com/china-factory.jpg

http://s3.images.com/huge.71.356303.JPG

But even working for $100/month, a Chinese worker can save money and send

some home to family.

It is easier for them to save money, because

factory worker typically get housing

in dormitories or small apartments. And many factories provide two meals a

day.

http://www.urbanphoto.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2007/05/shenzhen04.jpg

The days are long and the pay is not great, but workers are using these

jobs to build their futures. Many young

women work 2-3 years in a factory, then return to their hometown, use their money to start a

small business, get married and live out

their lives. http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3073/3009516045_0c7fd883c5.jpg

But China is not content to simply be the world’s manufacturing plant. So they are working to bring high-value jobs to China.

http://a.abcnews.com/images/WN/abc_safety_lab_071030_mn.jpg

Intel’s most advanced microprocessors are now being manufactured and tested

in Chengdu, China.

http://img.hexus.net/v2/internationalevents/idf2007/idf_large_3.jpg

Microsoft has opened a research center in Beijing, China.

http://decision.csl.illinois.edu/~yima/image/MSRA_Students.JPG

Google has also opened a research center in Beijing.

http://www.thejakartapost.com/files/images/google_0.jpg

China is working hard to build its future as part of the

global economy by adding high-

value jobs.

http://www.billfrymire.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/global-economy-technology-telecommunications-1000.jpg

Why do we find that many of the products we use everyday are

made in China or Asian countries?

Where in the World?

Create a list of the countries the OUTER

articles of clothing you are wearing are from.

Now…• After you have created your individual list share it

with your groups members, and create one group

list of the countries combined.

• Have one group member place talleys on the board

under the countries your group had clothing from.