Civil Service Han Dynasty Cultural diffusion Define the following words What have we talked about and what do you already know Turn to page 186 Shang 1600 1029 BC Zhou 1029 476 BC ID: 272015
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DynastyCivil ServiceHan DynastyCultural diffusion
Define the following wordsSlide2
What have we talked about, and what do you already know?Turn to page 186Slide3
Shang – 1600 – 1029 BCZhou
– 1029 – 476 BC
Qin/Chin
– 221 – 206 BC
Han – 206 BC – 220 ADSui – 581-618Tang – 618 – 907 AD
Major Dynasties of Ancient ChinaSlide4
Silk Road (longest land trade route)
Started by Shang, expanded by Zhou, Han, Tang
Great
Wall of China
(longest wall on earth)Started by Qin, improved by Han, Tang, Ming Grand Canal (longest canal on earth)Built by Sui DynastyGunpowder (most destructive tool back then)
Invented during Tang Dynasty
Some Accomplishments of Ancient China
(there are many more)Slide5
On page 106 read the charts about Chinese Ethical Systems and answer the 2 questions at the bottom of the page
Bell WorkSlide6
Belief system created by Confucius in the late 400s BC during the Zhou DynastyMain idea:
if everyone maintains respectful relationships, society can prevent social chaos.
The powerful people (husband, parents, ruler, boss, older sibling) take care of and are fair to the less powerful people (wife, children, citizens, employees, younger siblings) who have to obey the more powerful people
Filial Piety
is the key virtue: respect for family (including elders and ancestors)
ConfucianismSlide7
Created by Lao Tzu in 700s BC in China during the Zhou Dynasty. He wrote the
Tao
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ChingYou can discover the Tao by understanding and working with opposing forces (yin and yang) to find balance“The best of men is like water”
Quote by Lao Tzu
What does this mean?
Taoism