Transcript China’s People and Culture

China’s People and Culture
Pgs (168-172)
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China’s History (PG 168-169)
• For centuries –until the
early 1900s-rulers known
as emperors or
empresses governed
china. A dynasty, or a line
of rulers from a single
family, would hold power
until overthrown… Who
can we compare an
emperor or an empress
to?
• As china developed they tried to keep out
foreign invaders from the north by building
the Great Wall of China.
Video time…
The Chinese begin to think…
• They believed that
learning was good
behavior. About 500 B.C.
a thinker named Kongfuzi
or Confucius taught that
people should be polite,
honest, brave and wise.
• Do you think these are all
good or bad qualities one
should posses?
• Confucius once said.
• What you do not want done to yourself, do
not unto others?
• What does this quote mean to you, and
why is it a good rule to live by?
• Another famous thinker name Laozi taught
Daoism, he taught that people should live
simple and in harmony with nature.
• After WWII the nationalist became head of
the government and in 1949 the
communist party took complete control. In
a communist country, does the
government have limited or unlimited
power?
• In 1976 Deng Xiaoping took over.
Although he allowed economic freedom,
for example a free economic enterprise,
but he denied politcal freedom. In 1989
students protested, calling for democracy,
and he sent out troops that killed hundreds
of protestors and arrested thousands
more. He denied them their human rights.
• What bill of right do we have in the U.S.A
that allows us to protest?
• China has also been criticized for taking
control of Tibet. The Dalai Lama, the
Buddhist leader in Tibet, now lives in exile
in India. Someone in exile, is unable to live
in his or her own country because of
political beliefs.
China’s culture
• China is famous for their
art work that portrays
humans and nature.
• Their type of writing is
called calligraphy, the art
of beautiful writing. Their
writing uses characters
that represent words or
ideas instead of letters
that represent sounds.
Vocabulary words and Pictures.
Now write out the letter that matches the picture.
A) pagoda B) calligraphy C) dynasty D) human rights E.) free enterprise system
F.) exile G.) fault H.) Two system government I.) communist
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