PPT-Ancient China World History I

Ancient China World History I 5500 miles long China Today Official Name Peoples Republic of China Total Area 3600927 sq miles Capital Beijing Population July 2010 1351 Billion Government. A Short Guide. On offer at Warwick. MA by Research. 1 year full-time; 2 years part-time. Variant 1: 40,000-word dissertation . Variant 2: 25,000-word dissertation + two 5,000-word essays + ancient language training. 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. . T. he Ancient World: a case study of Lake Mungo. Research guide . Year 11 . Student Name:_____________________________________________. Teacher Name:_____________________________________________. 1. Ancient History - Year 11. .. CHINA’S MAJOR CITIES AND NEIGHBOURING COUNTRIES. THE PHYSICAL FEATURES OF ANCIENT CHINA. China’s geography shaped where people settled in prehistory. The country is framed by mountains to the south, deserts to the west and north and two major river valleys in the centre, extending to the east coast. As was the case elsewhere in the world, river valleys provided the best opportunities for hunter gatherers to develop agriculture, farming and settled life.. In 221 BC the Qin Dynasty, who lasted for 20 years, succeeded where no one else had. With war, they unified China. The Emperor’s name was Shi . Huangdi. . . He . spent a lot of . time and people to . The Pyramids ' Egypt. No list of the greatest structures of the ancient world would be complete without a mention of the famous Pyramids in Egypt. The Pyramid of . Djoser. , the oldest of the Pyramids, is estimated to have been built around the year 2630 B.C. Still today, experts have not been able to come up with a solid conclusion to explain how the ancient Egyptians built these perfectly aligned buildings using nothing but physical strength. It is presumed that as many as 100,000 slaves worked over the years to build these immense, mysterious tombs, which are still considered one of the Seven Wonders of the World.. 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. 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. . A Short Guide. Why study at PG level?. On offer at Warwick. MA by Research. 1 year full-time; 2 years part-time. Variant 1: 40,000-word dissertation . Variant 2: 25,000-word dissertation + two 5,000-word essays + ancient language training. in making the country run properly so the Egyptians . w. orshipped gods for just about everything- flooding, health, love, having babies, the sun, the sky and so on.. There were over 2000 gods- that’s a lot more than all of the gods in all of the different religions that exist nowadays! The gods were male, or female (goddesses) and were often shown as having the body of a human and the head of an animal or bird. . Redeemer. Location‎. : ‎Rio de Janeiro, . Brazil. Importance. : It is an important icon of Brazilian Christianity, and it has also come to symbolize Rio. It is the fifth largest statue of Jesus in the world, and was also at one point the world's tallest Art Deco statue.