PPT-Ancient China Unit 1.4 Mr. Duncan

River of Sorrows Chinese history begins along the Huang River valley or Yellow River where the Shang Dynasty arose The Yellow River got is name from the loess or yellow soil The Yellow River was called the . Dynasties, Philosophers . and Ancient Life. Geography. Huang He (Yellow River). Named for the rich yellow soil it carries . Runs from Mongolia to the Pacific Ocean. Chang Jiang (Yangtze River). . Runs east across Central China to the Yellow Sea. . China. Warring States Period. &. Qin Dynasty (Chin). 221-206 B.C.E.. Essential Standards. 6.C&G.1. Understand the development of government in various civilizations, societies and regions. . Chinese Inventions. The ancient Chinese invented many things we use today, including: . p. aper, ink, calligraphy, printing. silk. wheelbarrows. m. atches, gunpowder, fireworks. the decimal system, abacus. From at least 1766. BCE. to the twentieth century of the Common Era, China was ruled by dynasties. . . A dynasty is a family that passes control from one generation to the next. . A . dynasty does not have to last for a long . List some things that you feel would be needed for a civilization to be successful…. River Valley Civilizations. Mesopotamia, Egypt, India, and China. 9000 – 3000 Years Ago… . Advanced. Cities. Taoism. Calligraphy. Medicine. Pagodas. Great Wall of China. Achievements. Confucianism. Buddhism. Ancient China. Geography. Religion. Taoism. Calligraphy. Medicine. Pagodas. Great Wall of China. Achievements. The ancient Chinese invented many things we use today, including: . p. aper, ink, calligraphy, printing. silk. wheelbarrows. m. atches, gunpowder, fireworks. the decimal system, abacus. the waterwheel. I can describe the geographical features of China and explain how these features shaped the lives of people living in ancient China.. GEOGRAPHIC FEATURES. What are some of the physical features you notice on this map? What effects do you think these physical features would have had on the people and China’s early development?. Mesopotamia. Geographic Location. The area lies between the . Tigris. & . Euphrates. Rivers in modern day Iraq.. Mesopotamia. Advances. Bronze. Metallurgy. Cuneiform. (wedge shaped writing). Pictograph: picture representation. AND. BY TAMARA. Ancient Egyptian Food. Vegetables . that were grown included; Radishes, coriander, cabbages, endive, watermelons, cucumbers, cabbage, beans and melons were very common and widely grown. Ancient China. Ancient River Valley Civilizations – China . Vocabulary. Ethics. Confucianism. Daoism. Legalism. Jade. Oracle. Lords. Peasants. Geography of Ancient China:. Nearly 4 million square miles. Today, we know that magical dragons exist only in imagination and myth. They are . mythical. creatures. . But in ancient China, the people firmly believed that dragons were real and powerful. The dragon was the sign of the emperors. . What was filial piety in Chinese families?. What were the main social classes of ancient China?. How were men looked upon in ancient Chinese society?. How were women looked upon in ancient Chinese society?. uallpa. S. hang. D. ynasty. L. ocation. The Shang dynasty was located in northeast, which was called inner China.. What it is . n. ow. c. alled. As of now presently, it is just called Beijing.. Landforms.