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Geography of China
***Civilizations in China grow along two rivers:
1. The __________ ________, also known as the ________________ River
because it carries ______________ = ______________ silt.
2. The ___________ River (also spelled ____________ or ___________)***
Natural barriers allow the _______________ to develop a very ____________
culture. This is because they were _______________ from the rest of the world.
Isolated =
Natural barriers:
In the West – Mountains
1. The _________________
2. The ___________ _____________
3. The ________________
In the Southeast: _____________
In the North: The ____________ _______________
To the East: The _____________ ___________
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This ________________ causes the Chinese to have a view of the world that is
very ________________ =
The population along the two rivers was ____________ because of the
_______________ ____________.
But, the __________ ________ River flooded often and _________________,
which caused the _______________ a lot of __________________.
***So, the Huang He was known as the ____________ _______
_____________.***
History of Chinese Culture
Ancient China is ruled by a series of ______________ =
The Shang Dynasty
The Shang were in control of China from ______________ to ______________.
Their main area of influence was between the _____________ ________ and
______________ Rivers.
Shang Government
Their capital was the city of ______________
The Shang rulers led their _______________
into battle and fought right alongside them.
Shang society was divided into classes:
1. _____________ _____________
2. _______________/____________
3. ______________/_____________
4. _______________
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Shang Religion
They were ________________ = believed in ____________ _________
They also prayed to their ________________ to bring good _____________
Their ancestors were like a “_________ - ____________” to the gods.
Pray →______________ carry message →_________ = answered prayers
Shang Writing
Their written language was based on
________________ = a _____________
that represents an ___________ or
___________.
There were more than ____________
characters to remember.
Some of the earliest Shang writings have
been found on _____________
_________.
Priests would write questions on
animal bones or turtle shells and
then heat them in fire. When
they cracked, the priests would
“interpret” the patterns to get an
answer.
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The Zhou Dynasty
The _________ Dynasty overthrew the __________ Dynasty in ____________.
The__________ believed that ___________ and the _________ directed them to
rule China. This belief was known as **The _____________of___________**
This idea held that the _________ would choose who would __________ China,
and that family would rule for as long as the _________ thought they should.
There are many dynasties throughout China’s history, and they came and went
in a cyclical pattern that became known as the…
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Zhou Achievements
**They developed a ____________ system so the king could more easily
control his ___________**
Feudalism = system of _______________ in which local _________ governed
their own land, but _________ allegiance and ____________ to the king.
**They produced __________ from the cocoons of __________ __________**
Silk is very _____________, and people want it very much. So the __________
mass-produce it to ___________ with the rest of the __________.
**The trade route from ___________ to the ___________ _________ and
beyond is known as ________ _____________ __________.”**
The ____________ gained much
___________ and _____________
through this trade.
The Silk Road started in China
and went all the way across Asia
and reached the edges of Europe
Eventually the __________ lost the ______________ of _____________ to the
___________ (pronounced like “_________”) Dynasty.
The Qin Dynasty
China is united under Emperor _______ ____________. This means
_________ ______________.
He gets rid of ______________ and creates ______________ __________ that
are ruled by ______________ loyal to the ________________.
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_________ _____________ may have been known as the First Emperor, but he
is **MOST FAMOUS for having the _____________ ___________ of
_____________ built**
**The ____________ ____________ is built in ________________ China to
keep _____________ invaders out of China.**
All of the sections of the Great Wall are over _____________ miles long!
Chinese Religions
Confucianism
This religion was founded by ________________.
So it makes sense that it’s called _______________.
This religion focused on _____________ __________
to bring _____________ to ________________.
**Five Key Relationships** (According to Confucius)
1.______________ and _________________
2.____________ ______________ and ______________ _______________
3._________________ and __________________
4._________________ and __________________
5._________________ and __________________
“________________” were responsible for setting good ______________ for
the “______________.” Confucianism stressed good _______________ and
nonviolence.
**The MOST IMPORTANT responsibility of the 5 Relationships is
_____________ for your _____________ = _____________ ____________.**
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Taoism (or Daoism)
This religion was founded by _____________.
Taoism stressed a ______________ for
______________ and people’s place in it.
**Taoist beliefs center around ____________
and ______________.**
Yin = _____________, _________________, _________________
Yang = ______________, _________________, _______________
___________ and __________, and its symbol, represent ________________
Legalism
This philosophy was founded by _______________
Legalists believed that people were _____________. Because of this, it was the
responsibility of _____________ to keep _____________.
If rulers could keep an ordered ________________, then people could overcome
________________.
So, _______________ had ___________ rules, and _____________ in China
who followed Legalism often treated their ______________ cruelly.
***The ______________ and ________________ of China will eventually
influence the development of _______________, which is ___________ of
China.***