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Ancient China
Chapter 5
Section 1
Bell Ringer
• Answer the map questions on p.135 (Identify and Draw
Conclusions)
• Remember to restate!
• **When you finish, please make sure you place your
“China Anticipation Guide” into your notebook
Geography of Ancient
China
North China Plain is located to the east.
It is built up of soil deposits from the Huang
It has a intense rainy season in the summer.
It has a dry climate.
Geography
In the South, it is warm and
wet.
Heavy rains fall from March
to September.
Geographical
barriers separated
China from the rest
of the world.
They believed the
were the center of
the world.
Civilizations
developed along
the Huang River
and spread south.
Geography
Yellow River
Second longest river in China.
called the Yellow River because of the loess.(yellow-brown
soil)
provides fertile soil when the river floods.
Geography
Huang River is known as
the River of Sorrow.
Floods came without
warning.
Sometimes it had so
much force it cut new
path over the land.
Geography
To control flooding, early Chinese built dikes (protective wall
that holds back water) along the banks.
Loess settled along the bottom of the river and caused the
water level to rise.
The dikes were overflowed and deadly floods continued.
Early Civilization in China
Early farming societies developed into civilizations of the
Huang Valley.
The first civilization was the Shang dynasty.
Civilization
• Shang Dynasty
• Arose around 1760 B.C.
• Built China’s first cities.
• Produced first Chinese writing system and some of the
finest bronze work of ancient China.
Civilization
• Zhou Dynasty
• Lived in the Wei Valley (west of the Shang Dynasty)
• Rocky relationship with the Shang, until the Zhou
conquered the Shang in 1122 B.C.
• Zhou Dynasty ruled for 1,000 years.
• Period of “Warring States” began at end of Zhou Dynasty,
where the Qin dynasty finally emerged.
Civilization
• Mandate of Heaven
• Chinese believed rulers came to power because of destiny
or fate. Idea known as Mandate of Heaven.
• Whether throne was inherited or won by force, mandate (or
law) supported the leader’s right to rule and gave a father
authority over his family.
Families
• Family was the center of early Chinese society
• It was more important than the individual or the nation.
• A person’s first responsibility = FAMILY
Families
• Traditional Families
• Households contained as many as 5 generations of family.
• They lived with extended family (Closely related people
such as grandparents, Aunts, Uncles and cousins)
Families
• Family Authority
• Status in family depended on person’s age or sex.
• The center of authority was usually the oldest man. He
decided who his family would marry.
• After oldest man died, all his lands were divided among his
sons, who would then start their own households.
Families
• Women’s Roles
• Women had lower status than men.
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Bound by 3 obediences - Obey fathers in youth, husbands
in marriage, and sons in widowhood.
• Guided behavior by four virtues – Morality, Modesty, Proper
Speech and Domestic Skills.
Families
• Family Names
• In 300s B.C., Chinese began using inherited family names
along with a personal name.
• In Chinese society, the family name comes first. This
shows the importance of family.
Individual Work
• Complete questions 1A, 2A, 3A on p. 141
• REMEMBER TO USE THE RACE WRITING STRATEGY!