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– China’s ethnocentric view of the world and use of Confucianism came into conflict with the ideas of the West. – During the Qing dynasty, China attempted to isolate itself by restricting trade with western nations. • The first civilizations developed in river valleys ______________ – Annual flooding – fertile soil – Long growing seasons • Civilization in China developed in the: – Huang He (Yellow) River Valley – Yangtze River Valley • Natural Barriers isolated __________ early China from other civilizations – Himalayas – Gobi Desert – Taklimakan Desert • Geographic isolation led to development of ethnocentrism ________________in China – The belief in the superiority of one’s own race, culture, or nation – Chinese referred to China as the Middle Kingdom _________________ – The construction of The Great Wall _________________ is an example of Chinese ethnocentrism • Chinese believed events on Earth controlled by ancestors in Heaven ________________ • Ancestors granted approval _______to dynasties to rule over China – Approval could be taken away Dynastic Cycle • _________________ referred to the cycle by which dynasties rose and fell in China • Early philosophies developed when people tried to understand how to social order create ______________in society chaos during times of _______ when dynasties were falling – Daoism – Legalism – Confucianism • Society should be ordered around _______________ Five Relationships • _________ stressed Filial Piety the importance of respect for parents and elders • Stressed importance good government and of ______________ education ____________ • Influenced development of Chinese Civil Service ________________ Shang Oracle bones, patriarchal society, ancestor worship, ethnocentric Zhou • Mandate of Heaven • established feudal states, • ends with Warring States period Qin Legalism, began Great Wall, Han Growth of trade on Silk Road, stressed Confucianism in society Song Tang Yuan Ming Qing Golden Age of China Prosperity, internal peace, technological advances Mongol’s rule over China Kublai Khan • Chinese rule restored • Admiral Zheng He – Explored & established sea trade with countries around Indian Ocean • China began an isolationist policy at the end of the Ming dynasty – Restricted trade with Europe – Destroyed Zheng He’s fleet • Last dynasty in imperial China • At start of Qing Dynasty China was prosperous and advanced • Isolation led China to fall behind Western countries technologically – Foreign nations began exerting influence over China