“Teach Me”

Bellwork Review

Lesson 1: China Vocabulary

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Ch. 7 Early China

Lesson 2: Geography of China

pp. 170-172

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Objective: 6.30 – identify and locate on a map the geographic features of China, including the

Huang He, Plateau of Tibet, and the Gobi Desert

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Vocabulary

Look at the map on your notes.

Find the Vocabulary words for today.

Think: What could be so special about these geographic landforms?

Vocab: Huang He, Plateau of Tibet, Gobi Desert

The Land of ChinaWhat years? 1750 B.C. to A.D.

• In the ancient civilizations we have studied, what common basis seems to be the determining factor on where they developed?

• Ancient Chinese Civilization developed along the Huang He River

Powerful Rivers

Huang He River

• Huang He-means Yellow River– 2,900 miles long– Cuts through yellow soil called loess

Huang He-”China’s Sorrow”

• Huang He is sometimes called “China’s Sorrow” in honor of people killed by flood

Chang Jiang or Yangtze River

• Flows from west to east

• 3,915 miles long

• 3rd longest river in the world

Mountains and Deserts

Mountains

• Himalaya, Kunlun Shan, and Tian Shan mountains cover much of China

Himalaya Mountains

Kunlun Shan

Tian Shan

DesertDid you know: Deserts are defined

by their temperature?

• Gobi Desert - cold, rocky

• Taklamakan Desert

Gobi Desert- hot in summer-temperatures reach 122 degrees, cold in

winter-temperatures reach minus 40 degrees

Taklamakan Desert-second largest shifting sand desert in the world

Tibetan Plateau

• Highest and largest plateau in the world

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Geographic Features Effect on China’s Civilization

Rivers

•Provided rich soil for Chinese farmers•Caused many deaths by flooding•Used waterways for trade and transportation

Mountains

•Formed a barrier around the country making it difficult for invaders to enter•Made it possible for China to develop a unique culture and civilization

Deserts •Created a barrier around the country like the mountains did

Analyze

1. Take a look at the map.

2. Guiding Question: What geographic features would make governing and the spread of ideas and goods difficult for the Chinese?

3. Make a list on your notes page.

4. Give your list a title.

5. Work with someone who has on the same color shirt as you.

6. Time Limit – 3 minutes! When the lights go off – FREEZE!

Ch. 7 Early ChinaLesson 2: Geography of China

pp. 170-172

1. Reread these pages to find any blanks that you did not fill in during the lesson.

2. Work on History Mystery – due Friday

3. Study Word Wall Words – Test Thursday

Stop here!

• Lesson 2 Geography of China ends here

The Zhou: China’s Longest Dynasty

• Wu Wang overthrew Shang government

• Declared a new dynasty called Zhou (JOH)

• Ruled 800 years

How did the Zhou Rule China?

• King led the government

• Ruled with bureaucracy-officials who carry out the task of the government

• Aristocrats governed territories

The Right to Rule

• Mandate of Heaven-belief that the Chinese king’s right to rule came from the gods

• King must rule the proper “Way” known as the Dao

Technology and Trade

• Zhou kings developed new ways to irrigate the land

War Between the States

• Aristocrats grew powerful

• Aristocrats began to fight one another

• Fought for 200 years

• Known as “Period of the Warring States”

“Period of Warring States”

• Aristocrats forced farmers to serve as soldiers

• Soldiers used swords, spears, and crossbows

• Developed saddle and stirrups