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ANCIENT CHINA

ANCIENT CHINA. 2000-200 B.C. RIVER CIVILIZATION. HUANG-HE China’s Sorrow Loess YANGTZE MIDDLE KINGDOM. XIA DYNASTY. YU tamed the Yellow River. 2000B.C.-1532B.C. BRONZE AGE. SHANG DYNASTY 1532-1027 B.C. The first historic dynasty. Fought many wars with themselves and nomads.

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ANCIENT CHINA

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  1. ANCIENT CHINA 2000-200 B.C.

  2. RIVER CIVILIZATION • HUANG-HE • China’s Sorrow • Loess • YANGTZE • MIDDLE KINGDOM

  3. XIA DYNASTY • YU tamed the Yellow River. • 2000B.C.-1532B.C. • BRONZE AGE

  4. SHANG DYNASTY1532-1027 B.C. • The first historic dynasty. • Fought many wars with themselves and nomads. • Lived inside earthen walls in wood houses. (If you were a nobleman).

  5. SHANG DYNASTY • BRONZE WEAPONS • STONE AND WOOD TOOLS • CLASS STRUCTURE • NOBLEMEN • PEASANTS

  6. CHINESE CULTURE • FAMILY • EXTENDED FAMILIES • MEN HAD THE POWER • RESPECT FOR ELDERS • MUST BRING HONOR TO THE FAMILY • BRIDES MOVED INTO THE HOME OF THEIR HUSBAND’S FAMILY. • RELIGION • ANCESTOR WORSHIP/SHANG DI • DRAGON BONES-oracle bones

  7. CHINESE CULTURE • WRITING-Characters initially looked like the subject. Has changed very little. To be literate you must know at least 1000 characters. • TECHNOLOGY- Bronze weapons and bells, silk,

  8. The ZHOU • 1027 B.C. • MANDATE OF HEAVEN • DYNASTIC CYCLE • FEUDALISM • LORDS AND VASSALS

  9. ZHOU TECHNOLOGY • IRON WEAPONS AND TOOLS • COINS • WARRING STATES PERIOD • CROSSBOWS • CALVARY

  10. K’UNG FU-TZUCONFUCIUS • 551-479 B.C. • CHINA’S GREATEST THINKER • WAS CONCERNED WITH RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN SUPERIORS AND SUBORDINATES. • FIVE BASIC RELATIONSHIPS • FILIAL PIETY RESPECT FOR ONE’S PARENTS

  11. CONFUCIANISM • SUPERIORS- Must set a good example-must be worthy of respect and obedience. Should have integrity and generosity. • SUBORDINATES-must be loyal, obedient and respectful. • Public officials took tests on Confucian ideals to obtain positions.

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