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South Asia Religion and
Philosophy Review
HW: 60 Pts. Geo
& 1st 2 Dynasties
Due…..
Chinese Geography
Use the Map to Circle the following
Physical feature
 Altai Mountains
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Himalayan Mountains
Kunlun Mountains
Tien Shan Mountains
Gobi Desert
Taklan Desert
Tibetan Plateau
Highlight / Trace in Blue:
 Huang He River
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Pacific Ocean
Yangzi River
Yellow Sea
Xi River
Discuss: What are the potential Geographic Advantages &
Disadvantages for Chinese development?
The Geography of China
 Why does Ancient China refer to itself
as the ‘Middle Kingdom’?
 How does this Self-Identification relate
to both their Geographic features and
the idea of Ethnocentrism?
 According to the map where is ‘China
Proper’ Located?
(Please Circle the
area on your map). Why is the land of
‘China Proper’ so important to the
development of china?
 Explain which Chinese river is known as
the ‘River of Sorrows’ and where how
the name was determined?
 Describe the effects of the ‘River of
Sorrows’ in both the late 1800’s and
1931
China’s Sorrow
The 1st Chinese Ruling Family:
“Shang Dynasty”
1650-1027 BC
#_____
 Define a Dynasty
 Read: As the first family of China the
eldest members of the Shang Dynasty
would have the opportunity to
establish the Beliefs, Customs, History,
Religion, and Traditions for all the
people within the Middle Kingdom.
The Shang set the ‘rules’ for the
population to follow The Religious
Beliefs of the people of the Shang
Dynasty include the creator Shang Di
who only….
 So China needs to Veneration of
Ancestors or …
The
Dynasty
The 1st Chinese Ruling Family:
“Shang Dynasty”
1650-1027 BC
#_____
 The Religious Beliefs of the people of
the Shang Dynasty include the creator
Shang Di who only….
 So China needs to Veneration of
Ancestors or …
The
Dynasty
1st Shang Dynasty
BC
 Yin and Yang (Dualism) used to
describe how polar opposites or
seemingly contrary forces are
interconnected and
interdependent in the natural
world, and how they give rise to
each other in turn.
 Opposites thus only exist in
relation to each other.
 Yin- Light, Heaven, Good, Man
 Yang- Dark, Earth, Bad, Women
 So…
1650-1027
1st Shang Dynasty
BC
 Ancient Chinese writing
combined both pictographs
and ideographs or signs
that expressed thoughts or
ideas.
 Explain why is it still hard
for most of the population
of China to read or write
the Chinese language and
why the Chinese use
Calligraphy?
 Keys- Phonics?, Avg. Stroke,
# of Syllables, 6th Grade,
12th Grade,
 Ex) Pull-Iron-Cart
 Answer -‘Magnet’
1650-1027
The 2nd Chinese Ruling Family: The “Zhou
Dynasty”
1027-255 BC
Dynasty # ___
READ: To justify the rebellion against the Shang ruling family, members of the
Zhou family promoted the idea of the ‘Mandate of Heaven’ based on the
concept that Shang Di chose them to rule (in other cultures this concept is
known as Divine Right) due to the weakness of the current Government.
 If a Ruler claims Divine Right where does his power to rule come from?
 If I give you a Mandate or I Mandate you to do something what does that
mean?
2nd Zhou Dynasty
1027-256 BC
As Generations go by the New Dynasty becomes….
New Dynasty
Old Dynasty
- Prove M of H by
fixing problems
they can…
- Increased Taxes
- Lower Taxes
- Feed People
- Re-Build Military
- Corrupt Government
- Bad Infrastructure
- Dam Yellow River
- Fix Roads
The Dynasty Cycle
The people need
to (think WWE)
-Noble Families
compete to earn
the Mandate of
Heaven
-Winner Receives
the M of H
- High Crime Rate
- Poor Harvest
The people begin
to ask the question
What signs to look for?
(Gods need to Prove it)
-Natural Disasters
- Disease
-Yellow R. Floods
- Famine
-Invasion
Did the Old Dynasty
Lose the Mandate of
Heaven?
2nd Zhou Dynasty
Creation of Feudalism
 Definition- A Political,
Economic, and Social
System where Land =
Power
 Explain how Feudalism
is an Economic, Political
and Social System
1027-256 BC
2nd Zhou Dynasty
1027-256 BC
 List 4 Major
Achievements of the
Zhou Dynasty
Jade
Iron Casting
Bronze Casting
Silk
2nd Zhou Dynasty
1027-256 BC
• List 4 Major
Achievements of
the Zhou Dynasty
History Books
Iron Plow
Calendar
Crop Rotation
HW: 60 Pts. Geo
& 1st 2 Dynasties
Due…..
pgs. 110-113