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GRAPES: China and India
Geography, Religion, Achievements Economics,
Society
What is GRAPES?
G - Geography - how did the location, climate, and physical features affect the
lives of the people of an area.
R - Religion - the specific types of faith people of regions follow
A - Advancements - what did people of a certain area create, invent, or improve.
P - Politics - how did decisions made by governments affect people, relationships,
and events that happened in a certain area during a certain time.
E - Economics - what did the people of a certain area do to get wealth or
resources.
S - Society - what was the culture and values like of a group of people in a society
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G - India is located on the south central part of Asia. India is often considered to be
a subcontinent because of it’s size and length. India has a climate ranging from cold
mountain weather, to sub-tropical, to jungle, to desert depending on how far north or
south you are in India. The main river valley where civilizations first emerged is the
Indus River valley. Another major geographical feature is the Himalayan Mountains
which borders China.
G - China is located on the far eastern border of Asia. China is located mostly
towards central to southern Asia. Major geographical features are the Gobi Desert
and the Yellow or Huang (He) River Valley. That river goes by both names. Early
Chinese civilizations emerged in the Yellow/Huang (He) River Valley. The climate of
China is similar to India because of the China’s size and length.
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R - people in India mostly follow
Hinduism. Hinduism is a
polytheistic religion that has a
rigid class or caste system. The
holy book of Hinduism is the
Vedas. Hindu’s believe in the
ideas of reincarnation and
karma.
R - people in China mostly follow
Buddhism. It was started by a
man named Siddhartha
Gautama. He is known as the
Buddha. Buddhists believe in
the 4 noble truths. Buddhists
believe in following the 8 fold
path to achieve their goal of
enlightnement.
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A - India is home to the world’s first planned cities. Ancient Indian civilizations
also created advancements in medicine and mathematics. Ancient India also
were great traders and travelers.
A- Ancient Chinese civilizations made significant advancements in farming,
medicine, printing, gunpowder, creation of silk among other goods.
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P - Both India and China operated under a mixture of a Monarchy and Dynasty
system. The leaders may not have always been called Kings or Queens, but
there was a royal family and power was handed down from generation to
generation. Both societies severely limited the power of its citizens, and there was
a large difference between ruling classes and the working class in regards to
freedom and basic rights.
Major chinese dynasties that need to be remembered are the Shang, Xi, Huang,
and Zhou. One leader of ancient China that needs to be remembered is Shi
Huangdi. He began construction on the Great Wall and was buried with the
Terracotta Army to protect him in the afterlife.
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E - Both India and China were located along the silk road - a series of trade routes
linking Europe to Asia. Both civilizations used their geographic location along the
Indus (India) and Yellow/Huang (china) rivers to interact with other civilizations in
trade relationships. India shipped agricultural goods and building supplies, while
China focused on shipping agricultural goods and silk all along the silk road. Most
of the rural parts of both countries relied heavily upon traditional agricultural goods
within their own societies.
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S - India had two main civilizations, the Harappan civilization and the MohenjoDaro civilization. Hinduism separated the classes with its rigid class structure.
Most civilizations remained unaffected by travelers from other continents until
Alexander the Great arrived.
S- Chinese history is considered to be mostly “unbroken” because the Chinese
have never been conquered by empires outside of China. The Himalayan
mountains provided a natural barrier from most other civilizations allowing the
customs of Chinese civilizations to remain original.