Transcript 國際談判技巧與實務 - St. Joseph Hill Academy

Ancient China
The Geography of China’s River Valleys
(Ch. 8 Sec 1 and Section 2)
Key Terms
• Define: loess, dike, oracle bones
The Dragon
Dragons brought good luck and made the
soil fertile.
Rivers were described as dragons
Climate of Ancient China
• North China Plain: Made up of soil from
Huang River
*Climate is dry
• South China
*Warm and wet
Effects on Civilization
• Mountains and seas separated China from
other lands
*They had little knowledge about other
civilizations
*Thought they lived in the center of the world
and called themselves the Middle Kingdom
• Rivers overflowed bringing fresh soil
*Civilization began along the rivers
Yellow River
• 2nd largest in China
• Called Huang- which means yellow due to the
loess
• Along the river a grain called millet grows
• Known as China’s sorrow due to destructive
floods
• To help control the flooding, dikes were built
but eventually the tiver rose above them.
Early Chinese Civilization
• The Shang Dynasty: 1st civilization in China, 1760
BC
*Built 1st cities and 1st Chinese alphabet
*Famous for bronze work
• The Zhou Dynasty: lived in the Wei Valley about 600
years after the Shang people emerged
*Zhou conquered the Shang in 1122 BC and split into
Eastern and Western
*Conquered later by the Qin (chin)
• Mandate of Heaven: rulers came to power because it
was their destiny
Importance of Family
• Center of Chinese society; most important
• Traditional families: usually extended family
*Many generations loved together often in 1 room
• Family Authority
*Oldest male was the authority figure: decided who his children and
grandchildren would marry and punished disrespectful children
*After the oldest males passed- it was divided among sons
• Women’s Roles: considered lower status
*3 obediences: obey fathers in youth, husbands in marriage, and sons as a
widow
*4 Virtues: morality, modesty, proper speech, domestic skills
• Family Names: Inherited and personal name
*inherited name: passed from father to child (Like a last name)
*personal name: like a first name
Difference: family name comes first
Section handout
Writing Activity- p. 257
Ancient China- ppt
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