What river is described below:
- called the “Yellow River”, gets its name from the loess (deposits of yellow silt)
-2,900 miles long
-this river empties into the Yellow Sea
- causes terrible flooding
Huang He River
What river is described below:
- meaning “long river”, also known as the Yangtze River
-3,430 miles long
- starts in Tibet and empties into the East China Sea
- caused terrible flooding
Chang Jiang River
What did Farming look like in ancient China?
- farmers lived along the Yellow Sea
- they benefited from the loess (deposits of yellow silt) from the Huang River, providing this with fertile soil
What does the geography of China look like?
- has 3 steps that descend as you move from West to East across China
- disconnected from the rest of the world because of the mountains, deserts, and oceans creating its boarders
Which of the three steps in China (western, central or Eastern) is described below?
-highest elevation (the highest step)
-home to the greatest mountain range in the world, the Himalayas
- has the worlds largest plateau, the plateau of Tibet
Western China
Which of the three steps in China (western, central or Eastern) is described below?
- the middle step (middle elevation)
- contains the Gobi desert in its northern section
- surrounding the Govi desert are mountains and very dry grasslands with no trees, called Steppes
central India
Which of the three steps in China (western, central or Eastern) is described below?
- lowest elevation (lowest step)
- boarders the Pacific Ocean
- the north has cold and dry winters and warm rainy summers (Huang He Valley where crops were grown)
- the south has warm, rainy, long growing seasons, which incorporates “terrace farming”
Eastern China
True/false
Was trade impacted in China because of its geographic barriers?
True
What were the different Dynasties in Ancient China?
- Shang Dynasty
- Zhou Dynasty
- Qin Dynasty
- Han Dynasty
When was the Shang Dynasty?
1766 - 1122 BCE
Who was the ruler of the Shang Dynasty? where was it located?
Tang ruled over 1,800 villages
Located near the Huang He and Chang Rivers
What did the Shang Dynasty government look like?
- ruled by monarchy, rule by a royal family
- had many social classes of craftsmen (villagers had chickens, pigs, and used silk worms to make cloth. Metalworkers who made weapons and tools out of bronze)
What were the building like in the Shang Dynasty?
- made if mostly wood and mud
-these houses crumbled a long time ago - some artifacts remain like marble, had figurines, silk fabrics, and bronze containers
- these artifacts were found in tombs of the wealthy
What did the writing system of the Shang Dynasty look like?
- was made of characters or symbols, much like the Egyptian system
- Animal bones and shells called oracle bones held the earliest writings
What did Religion look like in the Shang Dynasty?
- A Diviner (a person that would help speak to the gods) by touching hot metal sticks to bones and shells and the king would read the cracks to find the answers
-the Shang Kings would often visit the Diviners
When was the Zhou Dynasty?
1122 - 256 BCE
Describe the government of the Zhou Dynasty
- longest ruling dynasty in China
- “the mandate of Haven” was something the Zhou believed in. It was believed to giver them order to lead China. The Kings had to show virtue (good qualities) to keep the mandate.
-had written laws, which was a first for China
Who founded the Zhou Dynasty, when and where?
King Wu won over Shang in 1122 BCE, to the west of the Shang Kingdom in the Wei River Valley
Which Zhou king created the written laws and when?
king Zheng in 535 BCE
What did the social classes of the. Hou dynasty look like and what were their roles?
- Kings in top, ruled and provided land to the noble families for military support, known and Feudalism
- Nobel families, helped protect everyone from enemies
- peasant families, lived hard lives of farming and serving. They paid the noble families for use of land
-people in each class shows virtue by offering services to other classes
What was it called when the king gave land to the noble families to use for military support?
Feudalism
What did religion look like in the Zhou Dynasty?
- worshiped Tian, a god whose name means “heaven”
-Taoism
-Confuciusim
Nature does not seek power, it nearly is powerful. For example waves do not seek power, however, they are powerful.
Harmony can be achieved by learning from and observing nature
What religion is this?
Taoism
What religion is described below?
-based in the learnings of Laozi from 606 - 539 BCE
- believed humans are part of nature and that change will happen in your life, even disaster can be good.
-believed humans should live a simple life
-do not seek power or fame
-Yin and Yang
-Similar to Buddhism in both teach to live simply
Taoism
