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Ancient
› Definition – from the past
› Ancient China had temples.
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Art
› Definition – beautiful products that people
make
› Ancient China had art
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Civilization
› Definition – a group of people that share
ideas about living together
› Ancient China was
a great civilization.
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Emperors
› Definition – ruler of an empire
› Ancient China had emperors.
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Paper
› Definition – material used to make things
› The ancient Chinese had
paper.
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Dynasty
› Definition – rulers who belong to the same
family
› The Han dynasty
ruled for 400 years.
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Enemies
› Definition – people who want to harm you
› Enemies came
over the Great Wall.
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Temples
› Definition – places where people pray
› People went to
the temples to pray.
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Where was Ancient China?
› Ancient China was in Asia. People settled in
ancient China.
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Where was Ancient China?
› Some people settled along rivers. Some
people settled along the Yellow River in
China.
The Yangtze River
is the longest river
in Asia.
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Where was Ancient China?
› Some people
settled along
rivers. Some
people settled
along the
Yangtze River
and the Wei
River.
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Where was Ancient China?
› A civilization began. A civilization is groups
of people that share ideas and ways of
doing things.
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Ancient China was important. Ancient
China was an important civilization.
What kind of
map is this?
Answer:
Historical
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What was Ancient China like?
Ancient
Chinese
believed in
MANY gods.
› Ancient China had temples and that is
where people went to pray.
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People to Know
Confucius
believed
respect was
important.
He was a
great
teacher.
Buddha
believed a
simple life was
important. He
was a great
teacher.
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Who ruled Ancient China?
› Different families ruled
ancient China. Each
family was a dynasty.
› Each dynasty had
emperors. Emperors
were leaders.
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Who ruled Ancient China?
› Emperor Qin was
an important emperor
of China.
› He made everyone
use the same writing.
› He made everyone
use the same money.
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Who ruled Ancient China?
› The Han dynasty ruled China for about 400
years.
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Who ruled Ancient China?
› The Tang dynasty ruled China for about 300
years.
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What was Ancient China like?
› Ancient China had art
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What was Ancient China like?
› Ancient China had warriors.
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What was Ancient China like?
Why do you
think farmers
wore plain
clothes?
› Ancient China had farmers. Most people
were poor farmers.
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What was Ancient China like?
› Ancient China had money.
These
are
over
2000
years
old!
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What was Ancient China like?
› Ancient China had games.
These
games
are
from
2500
BC
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How did the people live in Ancient
China?
› Rich people
had large
houses.
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How did the people live in Ancient
China?
› Rich people
had silk clothes.
› Only a few
people were rich.
› The rich owned
the land.
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How did the people live in Ancient
China?
› Poor people
had small
houses.
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How did the people live in Ancient
China?
› Poor people
had plain clothes.
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How did the people live in Ancient
China?
› Some
people
had
houses
in cities.
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How did the people live in Ancient
China?
› Some
people
had
farms.
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Why was Ancient China important?
› The ancient Chinese had paper.
› The ancient Chinese
had writing and books.
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The ancient Chinese made the first
umbrellas. The umbrellas were paper.
Why was Ancient China
important?
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› The ancient Chinese
had the Great Wall.
› The Great Wall is more
than 2,000 years old.
Why was Ancient China
important?
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› The emperors made
people build the Great Wall.
› The Great Wall kept
enemies out.
› Enemies came over the
Great Wall in 1279 A.D. and
that is when Ancient China ended.
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Ancient China was a great civilization.
Ancient China
What was Ancient China like?
Temples
Emperors
Art
Warriors
Farmers
Money
Games
Writing
How did the
people live in
Ancient
China?
Rich People
Large
houses
Silk
Clothes
Poor People
Small
houses
Plain
Clothes
Why was
Ancient
China
important?
Paper
Writing
Books
Great Wall
Ancient China
Where was
ancient
China?
In Asia
Along rivers
What was life
like in Ancient
China?
Poor farmers
Rich people
Many gods
Who ruled
Ancient
China?
Temples
Emperors
Dynasties
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Think About It
› Where did people settle in ancient China?
› How did people live in ancient China?
› What happened in ancient China?
Largest country in Asia
 Asia
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› Largest and most people in the world
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Capital is Beijing
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Geography
› Many mountain ranges
 Great Himalayas
 Mount Everest
› Large dessert basins
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Mount Everest
› Highest point on Earth
› The oxygen levels are low, temperatures are
very cold, and the winds are strong
› Major glaciers cover its slopes
› Sherpa are people who live in villages on the
mountains in India
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Plants and Animals
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Paddlefish
Giant Salamander
Giant Pandas
Takins
Tigers
Monkeys
Alligators
Pheasants
Laughing Thrushes
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People
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Han Chinese is most spoken language
Mandarin is official language
Most live in small towns
Only one child
Religion
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Buddhism
Christianity
Islam
Judaism
Hinduism
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Tibetan Buddhism
› Form of Buddhism
› Leader is Dalai Lama in Tibet
 China took over Tibet so Dalai Lama lives in
India
 Promote Peace
 Won Nobel Peace Prize
› 7th Century AD
› Reincarnation
› Oracle gives answers
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Buddhism
› Teachings of a man called Buddha
› Was alive 500-300 BC
› 4th largest religion in the world
› Four Noble Truths
› Chinese rulers almost wiped out Buddhism
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Buddha
Founder of Buddhism
“Enlightened One”
Overcome suffering
He was a prince and became a wondering
monk
› Went without eating for long periods of time
› Meditated
› Message of peace, compassion, and
wisdom
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Christianity
› 2 billion followers – most widespread religion
› Beliefs = Love of God, each other, humble,
forgiving, kind, and patient
› Roman Catholicism believes in the Pope
› Grew out of the Jewish religion called
Judaism
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Islam
1.2 billion followers
Prophet Muhammad
God = Allah
Koran = holy book of Islam
Five pillars of Islam
Believe in prayer, charity, faith, fasting, and a
journey
› 2 branches = Sunnah and the Shi’ah
› Fastest growing religion
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Judaism
› Israel is the homeland
› Ten Commandments
› Hebrew Bible = Torah
› Synagogue is the gathering place
› Bat or Bar Mitzvah
› Very old religion = 2000 BC
› Abraham is the founder of the religion
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Hinduism
› Oldest of the world major religions
› 800 million people
› Majority in India
› Many gods
› Reincarnation
› Law of Karma
› Believe – nonviolence
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Culture
› Pottery
› Writing
› Theater
› Literature
› Philosophers
› Calligraphy
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Economy
› Socialist country
 Businesses and farms are owned by the
government
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Agriculture
› Half the country works in farming
› Farms the most rice
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History
› 400,000 years ago
› 2000 BC people started living there and
farming the land
› Communities changed into Dynasties
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Dynasty – royal family that rules
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Dynasties
› Shang (used Bronze)
› Zhou (had states)
› Qin (built roads, aqueducts, and canals) and
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the Great Wall of China
Han (making scientific discoveries)
Tang (reading and arts)
Song
Qing was the last dynasty continued into the
20th century
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Great Wall of China
› Started in 600s BC
› 4,000 miles
› East to West
› For protection against Northern invaders
› Dirt, stone, and brick
› 15 to 30 feet tall
› 15-25 feet wide
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Great Wall of China
› Trade routes
› Passes had a huge wooden door and
watchtower
› Signal towers were used to send military
information
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Government
› Communist in 1921
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China took control of Tibet in the 1950s