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Ch.7 EARLY CHINA. 1800 B.C. – A.D. 150. Art showing aristocrats in ancient China. Section 1 - China’s First Civilizations: Civilization was shaped by geography. Dynasties ruled with strong armies. Section 2 - Life in Ancient China: They had 3 social classes. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Ch.7EARLY CHINA1800 B.C. – A.D. 150
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Art showing aristocrats in ancient China.
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Chapter Preview- Main Ideas• Section 1- China’s First Civilizations:a) Civilization was shaped by geography. b) Dynasties ruled with strong armies.
• Section 2- Life in Ancient China: a) They had 3 social classes.b) A need for order led to 3 philosophies.
• Section 3- The Qin and Han Dynasties: a) Qin and Han dynasties create strong central
governments.b) Han dynasty inventions improved lives of Chinese.
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Sec.1- TERMS
• Vocabulary: dynasty, aristocrat, pictograph, ideograph, bureaucracy, mandate, Dao
• People: Wu Wang (WOO WAHNG)• Places: Huang He (HWAHNG HUH) Chang Jiang (CHAHNG JYAHNG) Anyang (AHN-YAHNG)
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Sec.1 Main Ideas
a) Civilization was shaped by geography:
• Rivers*- Huang He (aka: Yellow River or China’s Sorrow), Chang Jiang (Yangtze River)
• Seas- Yellow Sea, South China Sea, East China Sea• Mountains*-Himalaya, Tian Shan, Kunlun Shan, Altay,
Altun• Plateau- Tibet• Deserts*- Taklimakan, Gobi
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b) Dynasties ruled with strong armies:
Shang Dynasty*- • Kings rule from about 1750 B.C. to 1045 B.C.• Built first Chinese cities• King in charge of defending kingdom• Descendants of Xia rulers (little known about these ancestors)
Zhou Dynasty*- • Kings rules from about • King in charge of defending kingdomDevelop irrigation and flood control system?Finish me, PUH-LEEESe!!!
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Sec.2- TERMS
• Vocabulary: social classfilial piety (FIH-lee-uhl Py-uh-tee)Confucianism (kuhn-FYOO-shuh-NIH-zuhm)Daoism (DOW-IH-zuhm)Legalism
• People: Confucius (kuhn-FYOO-shuhs)Laozi (LOWD-ZOO)Hanfeizi (HAN-fay-DZOO)
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Sec.2 Main Ideas
a) Early Chinese society had 3 social classes:• Aristocrats- Nobles whose wealth came from land ownership
• Farmers- Owned a small piece of land & grew food for their family
• Merchants- Shopkeepers, traders, & bankers; lived in towns that provided goods and services to the landowners
b) 3 Chinese philosophies developed from unrest:• Confucianism- Confucius taught that people needed a sense of duty
to their family and community in order to bring peace to society• Daoism- Laozi taught people how to behave by giving up worldly
desires in order to create a peaceful society; aka Taoism??• Legalism- Hanfeizi taught that humans are naturally evil and therefore
need to be ruled by harsh laws
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Sec.3 TERMS
• Vocabulary: acupuncture• People:
Qin Shihuangdi Liu BangHan Wudi
• Places:GuangzhouSilk RoadLuoyang
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Sec.3 Main Ideas a) Qin dynasty created strong central government. • Opposers of Qin Shihuangdi were punished or
killed.• Emperor created government offices to keep order. • 2nd in power to the emperor were kings of provinces.• Qin Shihuangdi created one currency- helped trade.• He built roads, a canal, & the Great Wall of China.***
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b) Han dynasty inventions improved Chinese life.
• Wudi created tests to measure talents and skills.• Paper, Rubber, & Steel• Waterwheels to grind grain• New iron drill bits• New forms of literature• Government officials developed record keeping methods.• New way to move sails of ships• Chinese medicine used herbs
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NOT Forever alone
• Liu Bang was a peasant & military leader before becoming emperor.
• The Chinese people liked Liu Bang more than Qin.• The Silk Road carried goods to Greece and Rome.
• Unrest in China helped Buddhism to spread.