PPT-Ancient China Neolithic China

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. 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 . Taoism. Calligraphy. Medicine. Pagodas. Great Wall of China. Achievements. Confucianism. Buddhism. Ancient China. Geography. Religion. Taoism. Calligraphy. Medicine. Pagodas. Great Wall of China. Achievements. Geography. Archaeologists pinpoint two areas as the beginnings of Chinese civilization: the . Yellow River. and the . Yangtze River. . The area between these rivers emerged as one of the greatest food-producing areas of the ancient world. . 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. 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. . GARDINER 7-1. pp. 180-186. CHINA: NEOLITHIC TO SHANG DYNASTY. China is the only continuing civilization that originated in the ancient world. Chinese archeological record begins in Neolithic times -> settled village life as far back as the 7. “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 . 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?. “Peking Man”. . (750,000 – 500,000 BCE). Sinanthropus. pekinesis. Yellow River Civilization. Neolithic Pottery. 3000 BCE to. 2000 BCE. The 4 Old-World . River Valley Cultures. Pan-Gu: . Mythical Creator of the Universe.