1 / 38

China

China. Please define the following words using a dictionary, textbook glossary, or online resource. Do not use the word you are defining in the definition and do not type your homework ! Dynasty Mandate of Heaven Feudalism Bureaucrat Philosophy. Homework 12/16 & 12/17.

galen
Download Presentation

China

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. China

  2. Please define the following words using a dictionary, textbook glossary, or online resource. Do not use the word you are defining in the definition and do not type your homework! Dynasty Mandate of Heaven Feudalism Bureaucrat Philosophy Homework 12/16 & 12/17

  3. What comes to mind when you think of China? Where is China? (Continent + major natural boundaries) About what percentage of the land in China is suitable for farming? Why was the Great Wall of China built? Name two ancient Chinese inventions still in use today. Pre-Test (12/16 &12/17)

  4. What is a dynasty? • A. A small, crude explosive device invented in China circa 1100 BCE • B. A succession of rulers from the same family or line • C. A large cafeteria or dinning hall in the center of a Chinese village • D. A particularly gruesome or nasty way to die • What is a “Mandate of Heaven”? • A. The belief that everyone must go to heaven • B. When two or more men enjoy a day of beer and sports without their wives • C. The belief that rulers are divinely selected • D. The set of Chinese rules that determine whether or not one can enter heaven • What was the principle river of the civilization of ancient China? • A. Huang He River • B. Xi Jiang River • C. Tsingtao River • D. Monongahela River Pre-Test (12/16 &12/17)

  5. Describe the steps or stages of the Dynastic Cycle of China What role did the Mandate of Heaven play into the dynastic cycle? Bell Ringer 12/18 & 12/19)

  6. Please define the following words using a dictionary, textbook glossary, or online resource. Do not use the word you are defining in the definition and do not type your homework! Confucianism Filial (or Filial Piety) Daoism (may be spelled Taoism) Silk Road Tribute Homework 12/18 & 12/19

  7. What did you do over winter break? Don’t just tell me “nothing,” be specific! Details, details! • i.e. is “nothing” sitting in the dark talking to yourself? Is it eating Cheetos and drinking Cherry Dr. Pepper while watching a marathon of Scrubs? Illegally downloading music and googlinglolcats? Bell Ringer 1/6 & 1/7

  8. What did the script (written language) of the Mesopotamians, Ancient Egyptians, the Harappan, and the Chinese all have in common? What was the form of writing in Mesopotamia called? What was the form of writing in Ancient Egypt called? Does language stay constant (the same) or change over time? Bell Ringer 1/9 & 1/10

  9. What do we know about Buddhism? • What do we know about Confucianism? • What do we know about Daoism? • In what ways are they all similar? In what ways are they all different? Bell Ringer 1/13 & 1/14

  10. Located in Asia Mountains and deserts cover about 2/3 of China’s landmass 10% of land is suitable for farming Natural boundaries: Pacific Ocean, Yellow Sea, East China Sea, South China Sea, Himalayan Mountains, Taklimakan Desert and Gobi Desert Geography

  11. Western vs. Eastern China • The land between the Chang Jiang or Yangtze River and Huang He or Yellow River is called the North China Plain • AKA “China’s Heartland” • Densely populated • Mostly desert • Arid climate • Thinly populated • Rich in petroleum and natural gas

  12. The Huang He River (Yellow River) • “Cradle of Chinese Civilization” • “China’s Sorrow” • Loess (a windblown sediment) is deposited into the river, causing the yellow color and high silt content • 6th (or 7th, depending on how you measure) longest river in the world Yellow River Valley

  13. Coloring of the Yellow River

  14. Xiaolangdi Dam

  15. China has been historically led by dynasties, or a succession of rulers from the same family Cycle (see graphic) Power is claimed to come from a divine source: Mandate of Heaven Centralized Dynastic Cycle

  16. Shang Zhou (“Joe”) Qin (“chin”) Han (Repeat) Sui (“sway” without “w”) Tang Song (Repeat) Yuan Ming Qing (“ching”) Republic (Repeat) Mao Zedong ---------People’s Republic of China / Communist China (Repeat) Chinese Dynasty Song Tune ---- Frère Jacques / Are You Sleeping ) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJis9TSw1rE Harvard Professors teach us a nursery rhyme http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NIC4zom3w0g Vogue-History Teachers

  17. “First” Dynasty of China c. 3000 BCE - c. 2000s BCE The Xia dynasty was the first to irrigate, produce cast bronze and a strong army. King Yu was selected as leader because of his brilliant engineering & mathematics skills, first to tame Huang He King Yu was the first king to have his son follow him instead of a man chosen by his virtue. This made the Xia the first Chinese dynasty. Xia Dynasty

  18. c.1600 BCE - 1027 BCE First written record of dynasty Earliest glazed pottery, advanced bronze work and jade carving 365 1/4 days calendar year First appearance of Chinese script Oracle bones-questions etched on bone, then stabbed with a hot poker Archaeologist have found palace foundations, burials, and rammed earth fortifications. Capital city at Anyang Shang Dynasty

  19. 1027 BCE – 256 BCE • Period of Warring States 476 BCE – (221 BCE when Qin Dynasty emerges) • Moved capital to Luoyang • Overthrows Shang in 1027 BCE claiming last Shang ruler lost the Mandate of Heaven • Kept many Shang cultural practices • Establish feudalism • King/Emperor owns land>Grants nobles use of land>nobles owe loyalty and military service>peasants on land serve nobles • Over time as villages>towns>cities, land holding nobles grow stronger • Zhou introduce coin money, blast furnace iron, and build roads and canals Zhou Dynasty

  20. 221 BCE to 207 BCE • Qin Shi Huang declares himself “First Sovereign Emperor” • Military conquest and unification of warring states • Took land from nobles, assigned jobs, burned books • Legalism- • People are bad, law is necessary • Rule of Law • Spy networks • Public works • Bureaucracy • Standardized weights, measures, money, writing • Great Wall of China • Terracotta army • He dies, son murdered, incompetent ruler, peasant revolt Qin Dynasty

  21. 206 BCE – 220 CE • Liu Bang • Peasant birth, led rebellion • Merit system promotion • Confucianism • Silk Road • “Han” becomes a name for someone who is Chinese • Replace what was destroyed under Qin • Arts flourish Han Dynasty

  22. 220 CE – 589 CE After Han, warfare and instability rule China China breaks up into smaller kingdoms AKA the “Six Dynasties” Despite political troubles, arts again flourish in China Poetry Buddhism “Period of Disunity”

  23. 581 CE – 618 CE • Grand Canal • Over 1100 miles long • Military campaigns • 605 CE first gov’t exams Sui Dynasty

  24. 618 CE – 907 CE • Empress Wu Zetian(r. 690-705 CE) • Concubine of Tang Emperor, marries his son after his death • Only empress of China to rule in her own right • “Golden Age” • Poetry, painting, music, dancing • Capital Chang'an, est. pop. 1,000,000 Tang Dynasty

  25. 960 CE – 1279 CE • Technological highlights • Gunpowder • Compass • Paper money • Government exams for bureaucrats • Population growth Song Dynasty

  26. Ancient trade route linking China to the Mediterranean Evidence of Chinese silk in Egypt c. 1070 BCE Han Dynasty, Persians, Greeks, Romans, and Mongols aid development Transport silk, trade goods, ideas, and disease Silk Road • Crash course in World History: • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfe-eNq-Qyg&safe=active

  27. K’ung-fu-tzu or Confucius (551 BCE – 479 BCE) • Born into a poor family of higher class • Well educated, becomes teacher and bureaucrat • Stresses family relationships, ancestor worship, harmony & balance, respect for others, avoiding extremes and perfecting society • Ethics/Morals rather than religion • Reinforces individual roles in society; everyone had their place (positive and negative) Confucianism

  28. Laozi (Lao Tzu) circa 500 BCE (sometime during the Zhou Dynasty) • Tao TeChingprinciple text • “The Way” or “The Path” • Wu wei or non-action/non-doing without effort • Think water! • Emptiness • Think of a container! • Desires are bad • Good vs. bad, ugly vs. beautiful; distinctions lead to desires Daoism (Taoism)

  29. 1 1 2 1 Discovery Education- China: From Past to Present: Geography, Traditional Religions, and Beliefs (Film Resource)

  30. http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2008/05/china/yellow-river/larmer-text/1#\http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2008/05/china/yellow-river/larmer-text/1#\ Current Events: Yellow River

  31. Please answer the following questions based of the information from Brook Lamar’s article “Bitter Water: Can China the Yellow-China’s Mother River?” Five “W”’s & 1 “H”: Who, What, Where, When, Why, How? What did you find to be the most interesting facts or events in this article? What, if anything, surprised you? What is the significance? Why should we care? How can this affect the future? How does this relate to your life? Current Events: Discussion Questions

  32. Chinese characters, like all other languages changed over time • Five Principles of calligraphy • Balance, Posture, Knowledge of Tools, Rhythm, and Control • http://file.tumbnart.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/chinese%20symbol%20tattoos%20art.jpg Chinese Calligraphy

  33. Please evaluate the following primary source document: “Words of truth are not pleasing. Pleasing words are not truthful. The wise one does not argue. He who argues is not wise. A wise man of Tao knows the subtle truth, And may not be learned. A learned person is knowledgeable but may not know the subtle truth of Tao A saint does not possess and accumulate surplus for personal desire. The more he helps others, the richer his life becomes. The more he gives to others, the more he gets in return. The Tao of Nature benefits and does not harm. The Way of a saint is to act naturally without contention.” Who is the probable author of this text? What philosophy does this best fit with, Buddhism, Confucianism, or Daoism? Why? What does this mean to you? Bell Ringer 1/15 & 1/16

  34. Please evaluate the following primary source document: "The superior man in everything considers righteousness to be essential. He performs it according to the rules of propriety. He brings it forth in humility. He completes it with sincerity. This is indeed a superior man. The superior man is distressed by his want of ability. He is not distressed by men's not knowing him. The superior man dislikes the thought of his name not being mentioned after his death. What the superior man seeks, is in himself. What the mean man seeks, is in others. The superior man is dignified, but does not wrangle. He is sociable, but not a partisan. The superior man does not promote a man simply on account of his words, nor does he put aside good words because of the man.“ Who is the probable author of this text? What philosophy does this best fit with, Buddhism, Confucianism, or Daoism? Why? What does this mean to you? Bell Ringer 1/17 & 1/23

  35. Analects full text: http://www.indiana.edu/~p374/Analects_of_Confucius_(Eno-2012).pdf Tao TeChingfull text: http://www.with.org/tao_te_ching_en.pdf PDF Resources

  36. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9evCYVir5k&safe=active Engineering An Empire: China

More Related