Transcript China History

China
Past to Present
Geography
Natural Barriers
Geography / Natural
Barriers
• Largest Plateau in the World
• Plateau of Tibet
• 2 Deserts
• Taklimakan & Gobi
• 4 Mountain Ranges
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Himalaya
Kunlan Shan
Tian Shan
Altay
Geography
• Rivers
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3 Gorges Dam on
the Yangtze River
Yangtze
Yellow
Xi
Three Gorges Dambeing created to
control flooding
• Controversial Issues
• “Ring Of Fire”- Area in
Eastern China on a
fault line prone to
earthquakes
Inference #1
• How do you think the
geography effects the
population density of
China?
Geography forces people to
live on the east coast.
China’s History
Ch’in / QIN
Silk Road
Great Wall
Ch'in and the Great Wall
Great Wall of China
Great Wall of China
• Built over 2,000 years ago,
during the Qin (Ch'in) Dynasty
(221 B.C - 206 B.C.).
invasion and
wars from the barbarians to
the north, the MONGOLIANS.
• Protection from
(People from Mongolia)
• The Great Wall can be seen
from Earth Orbit, but, contrary
to legend, is not visible from
the moon
http://www.thenagain.info/WebChron//China/GreatWall.html
Inference #2
• How do you think
traveling to different
parts of the world could
or does effect
inventions?
Gives you ideas and new
supplies to build new
things.
Inventions
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Compass
Wheelbarrow
Umbrella
Paper
Printing
Compass
Abacus
Yoke
Used web of a worm
to produce silk
Abacus
Inventions
Abacus
Gun
Powder
Umbrella
Inventions
Gunpowder
Silk Road
• 2nd century B.C.:
The Silk Road "opens" for
commercial trade of silk and other
goods
• The Silk Road is a great East to
West trade route and vehicle for
cross-culture exchange
http://gallery.sjsu.edu/silkroad/history.htm
Effects of the Silk Road
End of an Era
Tiananmen Square
Laws/Tiananmen Square
• In 1989 the government sent soldiers and tanks
against thousands of peaceful protesters at
Tiananmen Square in Beijing. Many people were
killed. People who disagree with the system in
China are often sent to remote labor camps.
The death penalty exists for a variety of crimes,
including murder, rape and some political offenses.
Make
me!
Dude!
Get out
the Way!
FREEEEEEEDOOOOOM!
No really, I am
going to run
you over with a
tank!
Tiananmen Square
China Today
• Full country name: People's Republic of
China
• Area: 9,596,960 sq km (mainland)
• Population: 1.3 billion (mainland) Yikes!
• Capital city: Beijing (pop 13.8 million)
• People: Han Chinese (93%), plus 55
ethnic minorities
• Languages: Putonghua (Beijing Mandarin
dialect), Cantonese
• Religion: Confucianism, Buddhism,
Taoism (no stats available); Muslim (14
million), Christian (7 million)
• Government: (Communist/Totalitarian)
Communist Republic
or Peoples Republic of China
•The Chinese
Communist Party has
ruled mainland China
since 1949
Chinese Government
• It is currently the largest and most important
governing Communist party, but it has
essentially abandoned the principle of a
collective economy directed by the state. It
does continue to exercise exclusive political
power, however, and it has actively
suppressed real and perceived challenges to
its power. Jiang Zemin, who was party leader
from 1989 to 2002, essentially rejected the
notion of class struggle in 2001 when he
promoted the recruitment of business
executives and entrepreneurs as party
members. Jiang was succeeded as party
leader by Hu Jintao.
http://www.bartleby.com/65/co/CommunisChi.html
Inference #3
• Knowing China is a
Communistic country, why do
you think the government is
giving up total control of the
economy? In other words,
China is allowing the people
more freedom when it comes to
the economy. Why?
People
Yunnan, China -Farmers planting rice paddy.
Common
Wealthy
Soldiers
Religion
• Taoism sought to promote the inner peace of
individuals and harmony with their
surroundings
• Confucianism based on the teachings and
writings of the philosopher Confucius, is an
ethical system that sought to teach the
proper way for all people to behave in society
• Buddhism came to China from India as early
as the 1st century AD, was a more
conventional religion
• Christianity and Islam is also practiced
• The Chinese government is cautious about all
religious activity, especially if it happens to
involve foreign people in any way
http://acc6.its.brooklyn.cuny.edu/~phalsall/texts/chinrelg.html
Inference #4
• Do you think North/South Korea,
Japan and Taiwan have similar
religions? Why or why not?
Chinese New Year
• Chinese New Year (Chinese: 春節, 春)
also known as the Lunar New Year or
the Spring Festival is the most
important of the traditional Chinese
holidays.
• Calendar entirely based on the
astronomical observations of the
movement of the Sun, Moon and stars
• Chinese New Year - celebrated with
firecrackers, dragon dances and lion
dances.
• 2015 is Year of the Goat, 4712th year
in the Chinese Calendar. February 19,
2015
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_New_Year
http://chcp.o
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China in Pictures
Hong Kong
The skyscrapers of Hong Kong are one of China’s most
famous views. The city is on Hong Kong Island, off the
coast of southeast China.
China Pictures Cont.
Tibet
Mount Everest base camp is in
Tibet, which has been under
Chinese control since 1951.
Climbers set off from here to
climb the world’s tallest
mountain.
Tea plantation
The lush mountains of southwest
China are famous for their tea
plantations. Here, a mist-covered
forest surrounds the tea bushes.
China Pictures
Modern Shanghai
Shanghai is the commercial,
financial, and industrial center of
China. It is also the most
populous—in 2005, 14.5 million
people lived there.
Statue Square
The Bank of China,
designed by a Chinese-born
architect, towers over Hong
Kong’s Statue Square, the
financial center of the city.
Inference #5
• China and Japan’s cars and
homes tend to be smaller than
ours. Why?
Transportation
Bikes, boats,
trains, cars,
buses…1.3
billion people to
move around!
Farming/Agriculture
Silk Worms
Made In China..?
EVERYTHING
Toys, electronics and
ceramics are just a few of the
many things that are made in
China.
Inference #6
• Why is China able to
produce so many goods
like toys, phones,
computers, etc.?
Not all live
in the city!
Markets
New Years
Celebration
Budhism
Buddhist offering: Most Chinese people
are Buddhists. In temples, incense
sticks are left as an offering to the
Buddha.
Buddha:
This beautiful
gilded statue
shows the
Buddha using
a hand
gesture,
called a
mudra, which
symbolizes
wisdom.
Confucianism
Confucius: Confucianism
is a popular Chinese
religion and is sometimes
practiced alongside
Buddhism. It is based on
the teaching of the ancient
philosopher Confucius.
Food
Shark fin soup
An American animal
activist group was
recently trying to put this
type of shark on the
endangered list to protect
it and it failed to pass.
Dim sum
Cantonese dim sum
dumplings usually
contain pork or shrimp
and are enjoyed as
snacks and for lunch.
Peking duck
Education
School books
Education is not free in China.
Many parents have to pay for
their children’s textbooks and
school tuition.
School days
Children
start school
at six or
seven, and
stay until at
least
fourteen.
They work
toward the
Gao Kao, a
university
entrance
exam held
each June.
Resources
• http://www.foodsafety.org.cn/sp
ecial/ricetour/eng/photo.htm
• http://acc6.its.brooklyn.cuny.ed
u/~phalsall/texts/chinrelg.html
• Eyewitness Books