Transcript China: A History

China: A History
By: Emily Armstrong and Sheridan Davis
Overview
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Grabber
Thesis
Location
History:
– Prehistory
– Ancient Era
– Imperial Era
– Modern Era
• Conclusion
• Finisher
• Bibliography
Grabber
China over time!
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Thesis
• Throughout China’s history it has overcome
rough times and bad influences to become the
empowered and determined country it is
today.
China
Prehistory
By: Emily Armstrong
Prehistory
Peking Man
Prehistory
• 7000 B.C. first traces of
farming with millet.
• Cave carvings dated to
around 600 B.C. have
similar characteristics to
there earliest forms of
writing.
Ancient Era
By: Emily Armstrong
Location
Xia Dynasty (2100 to1600 BC)
• Skeptical evidence
• History still not understood
• Believed to be overthrown by the Battle of
Mingtiao
Shang Dynasty (1700-1046 BC)
• Capital was Yinxu
• Started the tradition of worshipping ancestors
• Shang Zhou was the last emperor and was
defeated in the Battle of Muye
Bronze Axe
Zhou Dynasty (1046–256 BC)
• Iron Age
• One Hundred Schools of Thought
• Declined when royal line was broken because
no sons claimed the throne.
• Spring and Autumn Period
• Warring Sate Period
Imperial Era
By: Sheridan Davis
Key Terms
• Legalism- strict adherence to law
• Confucianism- system of ethics, education, and statesmanship, stressing
love for humanity, ancestor worship, reverence for parents, and harmony
in thought and conduct
• Buddhism- a religion holding that life is full of suffering caused by desire
and that the way to end this suffering is through enlightenment
• Taoism- philosophical system advocating a life of complete simplicity and
naturalness
• Urbanization- taking on the characteristics of a city
• Imperialism- the policy of extending the rule or authority of an empire or
nation over foreign countries
• Republic- a state in which the head of government is not a monarch or
other hereditary head of state
Qin Dynasty
• 221-206 BC
• Major Contributions– concept of a centralized government
– unification of the legal code
– development of the written language
– measurement
– currency
Han Dynasty
• 202 BC- 220 AD
• Western Han– Advances in art and science
– Emperor Wu
• Xin Dynasty– Wang Mang
• Eastern Han– Emperor Guangwu
– Yellow Turban Rebellion
– Cao Cao
Wei and Jin Period
• 265-420 AD
• Cao Cao son
• Three Kingdoms Period
Wu Hu Period
• 304-439 AD
• Took advantage of Jin Dynasty civil war
• sixteen kingdoms of non-Chinese dynasties
Southern and Northern Dynasties
• 420-589 AD
• Buddhism debates
• Annexed into Sui
Sui Dynasty
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589-618 AD
Reunited country
Short but important
Collapsed
Tang Dynasty
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618-907 AD
Emperor Gaozu
Golden Age
Buddhism
More trade
Strong Government
Declined due to rebellions
Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms
• 907-960 AD
• Five rulers rapidly
succeeded each other
Song, Liao, Jin, and Western Xia
Dynasties
• 960-1234 AD
• Technological Developments
– Gunpowder
• China’s high point in classical
science and technology
Yuan Dynasty
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1271-1368 AD
Mongols conquered Jurchen then Song
Divided cultures
Population shrunk by half under Yuan rule
Ming Dynasty
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1368-1644 AD
Foreign Trade Increased
Strong Government
Industry & Agriculture
Great Wall
Qing Dynasty
• 1644-1911 AD
• Largest economy in the world
• After its peak, there were many internal
revolts and rebellions
• Worry of external imperialism
• Boxer Rebellion
Conclusion
The Imperial Era of China had its ups and
downs regarding its government, people, and
economy, which has shaped China to be how
it is today.
Modern Era
By: Sheridan Davis
Republic of China
• Qing is overthrown by citizens
• Slavery was abolished in 1910
• Communist Party of China
1949-Present
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Civil War ended in 1949
CPC left in control
Communist Party loosed control
Agriculture boomed
Constitution
Economic Growth 
problems?
Conclusion
• For much of China’s population, living
standards have seen extremely large
improvements, and freedom continues to
expand, but political controls remain tight and
rural areas are poor.
Finisher
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According to a 2008 National Geographic cover
story “China: Inside the Dragon”:
70% of the world’s umbrellas are made in China.
60% of the world’s buttons are made in China.
9% of Chinese goods sent to the U.S. end up on WalMart’s shelves.
72% of U.S. shoes were made in China.
85% of all U.S. artificial Christmas lights are made in
China.
50% of U.S. kitchen appliances are made in China.
50% of U.S. toys are made in China.
Conclusion
• The rise and fall of each dynasty in the history
of China taught them how to overcome tough
times and that led them to become one the
the leading nations today.
Quiz
• 1. What dynasties mark the beginning and end
of what historians refer to as the Imperial Era
of China?
• 2. What dynasty is referred to as the Golden
Age of China?
• 3. What does CPC stand for?
Answers
• 1. Qin marks the beginning and Qing marks
the end
• 2. Tang
• 3. Communist Party of China
Bibliography
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China#Prehistory
• http://ilookchina.net/2010/05/11/chinas-stick-people/
• http://www.naturalhistoryonthenet.com/Facts_Figures/Count
ry_Facts/china.htm
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_China
• http://www.chinatownconnection.com/qin-dynasty.htm
• http://temple-of-heaven.blogspot.com/2009/04/major-riversystems-of-china.html