Peking Man 750000 500000 BCE Sinanthropus pekinesis Yellow River Civilization Neolithic Pottery 3000 BCE to 2000 BCE The 4 OldWorld River Valley Cultures PanGu Mythical Creator of the Universe ID: 810617
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Slide1
Ancient
China
Slide2Neolithic
China
Slide3“Peking Man”
(750,000 – 500,000 BCE)
Sinanthropus
pekinesis
Slide4Yellow River Civilization
Slide5Neolithic Pottery
3000 BCE to
2000 BCE
Slide6The 4 Old-World
River Valley Cultures
Slide7Pan-Gu:
Mythical Creator of the Universe
Slide8“Chung Kuo”
(The
“Middle Kingdom”)
Slide9Hsia Dynasty
2205-1027 BCE
Slide10Yu, the Great –
Founder
of
the Hsia
Slide11“
Huangdi
”
–Emperor
The “Yellow
Emperor.”
Legend has it that
he ruled for over
100 years.
Associated with the
invention of
wheeled vehicles,
ships, armor,
pottery, and
silk-making.
Slide12Emperor Fuxi
Mythical Hsia
ruler.
Taught the
Chinese how
to read and
write,
according to
legend.
Slide13Hsia Plaque,
1700 BCE
Slide14Shang Dynasty
1766-1027 BCE
Slide15Bronze Age Empires
Slide16Shang:
1523-1028 BCE
Slide17Oracle Bones
Slide18Oracle Bones Calendar
Slide19The Evolution of Chinese
Writing during the Shang
Pictographs
Semantic-Phonetics
Slide20Axe Scepter –
1100 BCE
- jade
Ceremonial Dagger –
1028 BCE
Slide21Shang
Urn
Slide22Shang Bronzes
Slide23Ritual Wine Vessel – bronze,
13c BCE
Slide24Zhou Dynasty
1027 - 256 BCE
Slide25Western Zhou:
1027-771 BCE
Slide26Eastern Zhou:
771-256 BCE
Slide27Ritual Food Vessel, bronze
11c BCE
(Western Zhou)
Slide28Pendant of a Dancer - jade
3c BCE (Eastern Zhou)
Slide29Ritual Wine Vessel – 4c
bronze, silver, gold, copper
Slide30Zhou Coins - bronze
Slide31“T’ien Ming”
The Mandate of Heaven
The leader must lead by ability and
virtue.
The dynasty's leadership must be
justified by succeeding generations.
The mandate could be revoked by
negligence and abuse; the will of
the people was important.
Slide32The
Dynastic
Cycle
A new dynasty
comes to power.
Lives of common
people improved;
taxes reduced;
farming encouraged.
Problems begin
(extensive wars,
invasions, etc.)
Taxes increase;
men forced to
work for army.
Farming neglected.
Govt. increases
spending;
corruption.
Droughts,
floods,
famines occur.
Poor lose
respect for govt.
They join rebels
& attack landlords.
Rebel bands find
strong leader who
unites them.
Attack the emperor.
Emperor is
defeated !!
The emperor
reforms the govt.
& makes it more
efficient.
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Slide33In that case, they said, it was the will of the gods that that dynasty be overthrown and a new one take power.
When Zhou conquered Shang, leaders worried Chinese people would not accept them
Introduced idea they ruled by
Mandate of Heaven (
天命
)
Gods would support a just ruler and not allow anyone corrupt to hold power
Government
The Zhou (
周
)Dynasty (1027-256 BC)
Zhou said Shang overthrown because they lost gods’ favor
Later rulers used Mandate of Heaven to explain
dynastic cycle
, rise and fall of dynasties in China
If dynasty lost power, it obviously had become corrupt
Dynastic Cycle
Slide34Period of Warring States
Zhou era philosophies
Khan AcademyLatter Zhou descend into a period of civil conflictFrom this unrest come 3 competing philosophies that impact China and the world into the modern dayConfucianismDaoismLegalism Use the following link to take notes