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CHAPTER 7
EARLY CHINA
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WHAT DOES
IT MEAN FOR
CHINA TO BE
THE
LONGEST
LASTING
DYNASTY
EVER?
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In China the dragon is a symbol of
good luck, power, and strength. The
dragon was often the symbol of the
Emperor.
The Chinese have used chopsticks to
eat for over 4,000 years.
The Ancient Chinese were the first
people to drink tea. At first it was
primarily used for medicine.
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SECTION 1
CHINA’S FIRST CIVILIZATION
PAGES 224 - 231
Label on your map the following
geographical feature:
• Chang Jiang River
• Huang He River
• Tian Shan Mts.
• Kunlun Shan Mts.
• Himalayas Mts.
• Gobi Desert
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Tian Shan Mts.
Kunlun Shan Mts.
Gobi Desert
Huang He River
Chang Jiang River
Himalayas
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Section 1 Continued:
Now, a question for you:
Why are ALL these geographical
features important to Chinese
civilizations?
*They all act as natural barriers to
protect China from other people
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Section 1 Continued:
Divide you paper in half and then set up as
shown:
Shang Dynasty
Zhou Dynasty
Dates:
Leadership:
Accomplishment:
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Shang Dynasty
Date:
* about 1750BC - 1045BC
* kings
* warlords- military leaders who
commanded their own armies
Leadership:
* aristocrats- nobles whose wealth
came from the land they owned
* Built first cities
* pictographs- characters that stand
Accomplishments:
for objects
* ideographs- joins 2 or more
pictographs to represent an idea
* Bronze work
* Silk weaving
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Zhou Dynasty
Dates:
Leadership:
* about 1045BC – 245BC-
lasted 800 yearslonger than any other Chinese dynasty in history
* Wu Wang- led a rebellion against the
Shang
* Kings( Mandate of Heaven)
* bureaucracy- appointed officials
who are responsible for different
areas of government
* mandate- formal order
* Dao- “proper way” to rule
* irrigation & flood control
Accomplishments:
development
* Improvements in farming tools
grew
Section *1 Trade
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SECTION 2
LIFE IN ANCIENT
CHINA
PAGES 232 - 239
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Top Group: landowning
aristocrats
Bottom Group:
merchants
Chinese
Society
Families
practiced filial
piety- children
must respect
their parents
and elders
Aristocrats
divided their
land among
their sons
Middle Group: peasant
farmers
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the head
of the
family was
the oldest
male
Founder:
Confucius
needs of family
& community
should come
before your
own
Confucianism
Aristocrats
did not like
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Taught
that all men
with a
talent for
governing
should take
part in
government
Also known as
Taosim
Based on
Laozi’s
teachings
Daoism
Taught that
people should seek
inner peace & live
in harmony with
nature
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Told
people to
give up
worldly
desires
Believed
that people
needed
harsh laws &
punishment
Founder:
Hanfeizi
Believed
people need
a strong
ruler to keep
order in
society
Legalism
Taught
that people
were
naturally
evil
Aristocrats liked
because it did not
require them to
show kindness
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Section 3
The Qin and Han Dynasty
Pages 240 - 248
Based on what we just discussed:
Write a short prediction on the
consequences of Qin’s rule.
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Next:
What type of ruler was Qin?
List any key points that describe the type of ruler
that he was using your social studies book as a
reference.
• Made farmers built the
Great Wall, roads, &
canals which caused
them to hate him
• Aristocrats hated him
because he reduced
their power by putting
censors in place to
look after the
aristocrats
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• Everyone who opposed
him was killed or
punished
• Books were burned –
scholars hated him
• Created one currency
What happened to the Qin Dynasty?
* Qin died, people overthrew his
dynasty, civil war followed, a new
dynasty soon arose
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Liu Bang- founder of the Han dynasty
Han Wudi- Han emperor
- Han dynasty reached its peak
under Han Wudi
- created the civil service
examination
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HAN’S RULE
CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATION
• test that was taken for choosing
government officials
• Favored the wealthy
• Only 1 out of 5 passed
• It stayed in Chinese civilization for
2,000 years
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Chinese Inventions:
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•
•
waterwheels
Paper
Steel
Iron drill bits
Rudder- a new way to move sails of a
ship which allowed ships to sail into
the wind
• Acupuncture- eases pain through the
use of needles stuck into the patient’s
skin
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Silk Road
• Large network of trade routes
• Stretched 4,000 miles
Why were only expensive goods carried
on the Silk Road?
• Only expensive goods could be sold
for enough money for profit
• Examples: silk, spices, tea, and
porcelain
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