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China
Grade 6
Lesson 1
North China Plain
The region where human settlement and culture began in China.
Beijing
The capital of
China.
Huang
River
A river that
cuts through
the North
China Plain
Huang River Valley
The area surrounding the
Huang River.
Guangxi Zhungzu
A region in southern China
that has one of the best climates for farming.
Guangxi
Zhungzu
Tibetan Plateau
A rocky region in the west of China.
Himalayas
A mountain
range in
southern
Asia;
includes
the highest
point on the
Earth.
Mt. Everest
29,028 feet
The highest
mountain in
the world
located in the
Himalayas
between Nepal
and Tibet.
loess
A yellowish brown soil that blows
in from the desert.
terrace
A platform of earth used as a farming technique on
hill sides.
loess terrace
levee
A dike used to control flooding.
double cropping
A process in which two crops are grown
on the same land in one year.
Lesson
2
Anyang
A town in
eastern
China known
for its
artifacts of
bone.
Shi Huangdi
259 B.C.-210
B.C. King of Qin
who created the
first unified
Chinese empire
and became the
first Chinese
emperor.
Gaozu
256 B.C.-195
B.C. First
ruler of the
Han dynasty
who lifted
the ban on
books in
China.
Wu Di
87 B.C.
Chinese
emperor who
increased
authority
during the
Han dynasty.
Sima Qian
100 B.C.
Chinese
astronomer
who became
the first
Chinese
historian after
writing a
complete
history book in
China.
Ban Zhao
100 B.C.
Chinese scholar
and historian of
the Han Dynasty
who continued
the work of
Sima Qian.
Pictograph
A picture
that
represents
a word.
Oracle Bone
A bone commonly used during the Shang
Dynasty in Chine to predict the future.
Province
Territory occupied by one group of people
Ancestor
A relative who lived longer ago than a
grandparent.
Civil Service
The practice of using skills and
talents to work in the government.
Middleman
A person who goes between
buyers and sellers.
Shang Dynasty
A dynasty that
lasted from
1760 B.C. to 1500
B.C. in China.
•Wrote on oracle bones
•Introduced wheeled chariots
•Silk weaving was invented
•Chinese writing developed
Bronze Age
A period in
history when
bronze was
mainly used to
make items such
as tools and
weapons.
Zhou Dynasty
The
largest of
the
Chinese
dynasties
lasting
from
770-221
B.C.
Qin Dynasty
•Much of China is united in one kingdom
•Strict law code and tax system is designed
•Writing, weights, and measures are
standardized
•Building of the Great Wall begins
The Chinese Dynasty founded by the
first Chinese emperor, Shi Huangdi
in 221 B.C.
Great
Wall
A wall in China originally built for the protection
from northern invaders that over centuries was
extended to more than 4,300 miles.
Han Dynasty
•Beginning of
Buddhism in
China
•Trade routes to
India and Persia
are established
A dynasty that lasted from
206 B.C. to A.D. 220 in China.
Silk Road
A trading route that connected Europe and
lands of the former Roman Empire with China.
Tang Dynasty
A.D. 618-907
Tang emperors extend China’s control to
neighboring areas.
Height of Silk Road trade
Golden Age of art and learning
Song Dynasty
A.D. 960-1279
Age of high culture in China
Printing, poetry, calligraphy
Moveable type and paper money are
developed
Invention of the compass
Lu Province
The birthplace of Confucius.
Confucius
551 B.C. – 479 B.C.
Chinese teacher
of morals that
came to embody
the core of
Confucianism.
Mencius
371 B.C. – 289 B.C.
Disciple of Confucius who is regarded
as second only to Confucius as the
cofounder of Confucianism.
Laozi
Sixth century B. C.
First great teacher of
Daoism who taught before
Confucius.
nobility
A highranking
social
class.
Book of Documents
Zhou
dynasty text
that
Confucius
interpreted
and revived.
Analects
A
collection
of sayings
by
Confucius.
Confucianism
Li: includes ritual, propriety, etiquette, etc.
Hsiao: love within the family: love of parents
for their children and of children for their
parents
Yi: righteousness
Xin: honesty and trustworthiness
Jen: benevolence, humaneness towards
others; the highest Confucian virtue
Chung: loyalty to the state, etc.
A way of thinking and living based
on the teachings of Confucius.
Mandate
of
Heaven
In dynastic China, the divine right to
govern for the good of all people.
Daoism
The belief in finding the “way,”
or the dao, of the universe.
Symbol –Yin Yang
Yin = earth, darkness,
water, even numbers,
female
Yang = heaven, light,
air, odd numbers,
male
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