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Table of Contents
Date
10-26
Topic
6-1.4 Geography of China
pg #
19
China Geography
• China is in Asia
• The Huang He (Yellow River) flows across China to the
Pacific Ocean
• It picks up yellow dirt as it crosses and the water turns
yellow
• Huang He flooded every year leaving fertile soil behind
• Farmers could grow large amounts of food on small farms
• Only about one-tenth of China can be farmed
• The rest of the land is :
– mountains (Himalayas, Kunlun Shan, and Tian
Shun)
– Desert (Gobi)
– Plateau (high, flat land)
• The mountains and deserts closed off China to
the rest of the world, separating them from
other people
• The mountains and deserts helped shape
Chinese history
• Anyang was China’s first capital under the
Shang Dynasty
Mongolia
China
India
Shang Dynasty
• Built the first capital—Anyang
• A dynasty is a line of rulers from the same
family
• People were divided into three groups
The king and his family
The warlords and aristocrats
Farmers (few were artisans and traders)
• Aristocrats are nobles whose wealth came
from the land they owned
• Warlords are military leaders who command
their own armies
• They passed their land and power to the next
generation
Chinese Language
• Pictographs—characters that stand for objects
• Ideographs—they join two or more
pictographs together to represent an idea
• The earliest Chinese writing is found on oracle
bones (animal bones)
Zhou Dynasty
• The Shang Dynasty had a huge gap between
the rich and poor
• The kings treated people badly, and they
rebelled to form a new dynasty
• Zhou kings were similar to Shang rulers
• The Zhou had a bureaucracy—made up of
appointed officials who are responsible for
different areas of the government.
Religion
• The Chinese believed the king was their link
between heaven and earth
• The king’s job was to carry out religious rituals
• This led the way for a new kind of government
• Mandate of Heaven—the king was chosen for his
talent and virtue
• Under the Mandate of Heaven the people
expected two things:
– 1. The king would rule the proper way—called Dao
• His duty was to keep the gods happy
– 2. It gave the people and the king important rights
Bellringer 11-8-10
1. Identify two facts about the Shang Dynasty.
2. Identify two facts about the Zhou Dynasty
3. Identify two facts about the Qin Dynasty
Table of Contents
Date
11-8
Topic
Chinese Dynasties
pg #
21
Chinese Dynasties
• Zhou- lasted for 800 years.
– King was in charge, had to protect people and keep
spirits happy
– Mandate of Heaven: law that gave King power, he had to
keep the gods happy
– Time of warring states: territories fought with
eachother, fought with swords, spears, crossbows,
saddle/stirrup
• Qin Dynasty: powerful leader that used
‘Legalism’ with harsh punishments
– Built roads, made universal money
– Started the ‘Great Wall’ to keep out invaders
– When he died his sons lost power and there was
war
Han Dynasty
• Read pg 123-125
• Write 5 facts about the Han dynasty
• Write 5 facts about the Silk Road
Bellringer 11-9-10
Name two facts about the Han
dynasty.
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Han Dynasty (206 BC-220 AD)
Threw out a lot of Qin’s harsh punishments
Civil Service: created tests to get the jobs (favored the rich)
Population grew because of agricultural success
Aristocrats bought more land and farmers had to
pay rent to live on it
• New developments: waterwheels, steel, paper,
acupuncture, rudder to steer ships
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Thought to be the most fair of all
Chinese Dynasties
Use your notebook or blue workbook
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Shang
Zhou
Qin
Han
» Blue
Purple Journey Across Time
(pg 109)
(pg 111)
(pg 122)
(pg 123)
(226-229)
(229-231)
(241-243)
(244-246)
Bellringer 11-10-10
• Are all jobs in our society equal? Why/why not?
• Are men and women equal? Why/why not?
• -2 complete sentences
Find the Fiction
• Turn to pg 115 of Blue notebook.
• Read your section write two facts from it and one
fiction (remember your fiction should be
believable you want to trick your partner!)
• A = pg 115 Classes in Chinese Society to bottom
• B= pg 116 Start and top and stop at What was
Life Like?
Table of Contents
Date
11-10
Topic
Chinese Social Classes
pg #
22
Chinese Social Classes
Writing Assignment
• Which job do you think was most important in
China and why? Was it fair that some were looked
down upon? Why/Why not.
• Model: I think the most important job in ancient
China was ____________. This job was very
important because ________________.
Rubric
100%
90%
80%
70%
4 complete sentences 3 complete sentences 2 complete sentences List
Make a choice and
Make a choice and
Make a choice and
give 3 accurate details give 2 accurate details give 1 accurate detail
Make a choice but no
accurate details
Family Life: Turn to pg 116