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China’s First
Civilizations
Chapter 5, Section 1
Did You Know?
 Where
are the Qinling Mountains?
Answer
 They
stretch far west to east and form the
geographic line between north and south
China.
China’s Geography
 The
Huang He is also called the what?
 This river flows how many miles?
 What did the flooding of the river bring?
Answer
 Yellow
River
 It flows for more than 2,900 miles across
China.
 Flooding of the river brought destruction
but also good farming conditions to China.
China’s Geography

The Chang Jiang is also called what?
 How long is it?
 Where is it?
Answer

It is also called Yangtze River.
 It is about 3,400 miles long.
 It flows across central China.
China’s Geography

Why does China has very little farmland?
Answer

China has very little farmland because much of
the country is either mountains or deserts.
China’s Geography

When was the “Middle Kingdom” created?
Answer

The Middle Kingdom was created after the
Chinese people united to form one kingdom.
Discussion Question
 What
effect did the mountains and deserts
have on the Chinese people?
Answer
 The
mountains and deserts separated the
Chinese from most other peoples.
The Shang Dynasty

Archaeologists believe the _______ was the center of
Chinese civilization.
Answer
 Huang
He Valley
The Shang Dynasty

The first rulers were probably part of the_______. Little is
known about them.
Answer

Xia dynasty
The Shang Dynasty

Archaeologists know much more about the next dynasty,
_____.


These kings ruled from about 1750 B.C. to 1045 B.C.
______ was China’s first capital. It was built during this dynasty.
Answer
 Shang
Dynasty
 Anyang
The Shang Dynasty

Archaeologists believe the Hang He valley was the center of
Chinese civilization.
 The first rulers were probably part of the Xia dynasty. Little is
known about them.
 Archaeologists know much more about the next dynasty, the
Shang.



The Shang kings ruled from about 1750 B.C. to 1045 B.C.
Anyang was China’s first capital. It was built during the Shang dynasty.
People of the Shang dynasty were divided into groups.
• The king and his family were the most powerful group.
• Warlords and other royal official were in the class below.

They were aristocrats: nobles whose wealth came from the land.
• Traders and artisans were below aristocrats.
• Most of the lower classes were farmers.
• Slaves captured during wars were the lowest class.
The Shang Dynasty

Archaeologists believe the Hang He valley was the center of
Chinese civilization.
 The first rulers were probably part of the Xia dynasty. Little is
known about them.
 Archaeologists know much more about the next dynasty, the
Shang.



The Shang kings ruled from about 1750 B.C. to 1045 B.C.
Anyang was China’s first capital. It was built during the Shang dynasty.
People of the Shang dynasty were divided into groups.
• The king and his family were the most powerful group.
• Warlords and other royal official were in the class below.

They were aristocrats: nobles whose wealth came from the land.
• Traders and artisans were below aristocrats.
• Most of the lower classes were farmers.
• Slaves captured during wars were the lowest class.
The Shang Dynasty

Archaeologists believe the Hang He valley was the center of
Chinese civilization.
 The first rulers were probably part of the Xia dynasty. Little is
known about them.
 Archaeologists know much more about the next dynasty, the
Shang.



The Shang kings ruled from about 1750 B.C. to 1045 B.C.
Anyang was China’s first capital. It was built during the Shang dynasty.
People of the Shang dynasty were divided into groups.
• The king and his family were the most powerful group.
• Warlords and other royal official were in the class below.

They were aristocrats: nobles whose wealth came from the land.
• Traders and artisans were below aristocrats.
• Most of the lower classes were farmers.
• Slaves captured during wars were the lowest class.
The Shang Dynasty

Archaeologists believe the Hang He valley was the center of
Chinese civilization.
 The first rulers were probably part of the Xia dynasty. Little is
known about them.
 Archaeologists know much more about the next dynasty, the
Shang.



The Shang kings ruled from about 1750 B.C. to 1045 B.C.
Anyang was China’s first capital. It was built during the Shang dynasty.
People of the Shang dynasty were divided into groups.
• The king and his family were the most powerful group.
• Warlords and other royal official were in the class below.

They were aristocrats: nobles whose wealth came from the land.
• Traders and artisans were below aristocrats.
• Most of the lower classes were farmers.
• Slaves captured during wars were the lowest class.
The Shang Dynasty

Archaeologists believe the Hang He valley was the center of
Chinese civilization.
 The first rulers were probably part of the Xia dynasty. Little is
known about them.
 Archaeologists know much more about the next dynasty, the
Shang.



The Shang kings ruled from about 1750 B.C. to 1045 B.C.
Anyang was China’s first capital. It was built during the Shang dynasty.
People of the Shang dynasty were divided into groups.
• The king and his family were the most powerful group.
• Warlords and other royal official were in the class below.

They were aristocrats: nobles whose wealth came from the land.
• Traders and artisans were below aristocrats.
• Most of the lower classes were farmers.
• Slaves captured during wars were the lowest class.
The Shang Dynasty

Archaeologists believe the Hang He valley was the center of
Chinese civilization.
 The first rulers were probably part of the Xia dynasty. Little is
known about them.
 Archaeologists know much more about the next dynasty, the
Shang.



The Shang kings ruled from about 1750 B.C. to 1045 B.C.
Anyang was China’s first capital. It was built during the Shang dynasty.
People of the Shang dynasty were divided into groups.
• The king and his family were the most powerful group.
• Warlords and other royal official were in the class below.

They were aristocrats: nobles whose wealth came from the land.
• Traders and artisans were below aristocrats.
• Most of the lower classes were farmers.
• Slaves captured during wars were the lowest class.
The Shang Dynasty continued

People in the Shang dynasty believed in many
spirits and gods and honored ancestors with
offerings.

Shang kings believed they received wisdom and
power from the gods, spirits, and ancestors.
• Kings asked for help from oracle bones.

Early Chinese writing used pictographs:
characters that stand for objects


Ideographs: are two or more pictographs joined to
represent an idea.
Artisans created many works of ivory and clay
but are best known for their bronze objects.
Discussion Question
 How
does the Chinese language differ
from the alphabet system used by
Americans?
 In the American alphabet, each letter
represents a sound. The letters, or
sounds, are put together to make words:
________
 In the Chinese language, each marking, or
symbol, represents a whole word:
_________
Answer
 Phonetic
 Symbolic
The Zhou Dynasty
 Wu
Wang: and his followers rebelled
against the ________ Dynasty and
created the _______ Dynasty.

The Zhou dynasty ruled LONGER or
SHORTER than any other dynasty in Chinese
history.
Answer
 Shang
Dynasty
 Zhou Dynasty
 Longer
The Zhou Dynasty
______ in the Zhou dynasty served at the head of
the government.
• A ___________ (official who are responsible for different
areas of government) served under the king.
• The Zhou kingdom was divided into smaller territories.

Each territory was lead by ___________.
• Zhou kings were thought to be the link between the ____ and
____.


______________ was a heavenly law that gave Zhou kings the
power to rule.
• It also gave people the right to: ________________.
________: was the proper way kings were to rule their people.
Answer
 Kings






Bureaucracy
An aristocrat
Gods and the people
The Mandate of Heaven
overthrow an evil ruler
The Dao
The Zhou Dynasty continued

Irrigation and flood-control systems were
developed during the Zhou dynasty.

Farm tools, such as the plow, were developed.

Silk was an important trade during the Zhou.
 The “Period of Warring States” occurred before
the fall of the Zhou dynasty.

During this time, the local rulers began fighting with
each other.
Discussion Question
 What
innovative weapons and equipment
were used during the Period of Warring
States?
 The Chinese used crossbows for fighting
and invented the saddle and stirrup.