Transcript Ancient China - Etiwanda E

Mrs. Perez
Mrs. Perez
June 26, 2007
Geography
• Rivers, mountains, and deserts helped shape China’s
civilization.
• The Huang He (Yellow River) and Chang Jiang River
(Yangtze River) provided rich soil for farming.
• The Himalaya, Kunlun Shan, Tian Shan, Altun, and Altay
Mountains provided protection from enemies.
• The Gobi Desert is cold and rocky that also provides
separation from other people.
Zhou Dynasty
• The Zhou dynasty ruled for more than 8oo
years.
• According to Zhou rulers, a heavenly law
gave the kings the power to rule.
• The Chinese developed an irrigation and
flood control systems.
http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/prehistory/chi
na/ancient_china/zhou.html
Life in Ancient China
http://cumbavac.org/Ancient_and_Modern_China.htm
• The early Chinese society had three main social classes.
 Landowning aristocrats
 Peasant farmers
 merchants
• Chinese families practiced filial piety, children had to
respect their parents and older relatives.
• Men grew crops, went to school and ran the government.
Women raised the children and saw to their education.
Confucianism
http://www.crystalinks.com/confucianism.html
• Confucius was the first
Chinese thinker and teacher.
He traveled through China
to persuade government
leaders to follow his ideas.
• He believed that people
should put the needs of their
family and community first.
• “Do unto others as you
would have others do unto
you.”
Daoism
• Laozi, or the Old Master
also promoted a
peaceful society.
• People should give up
worldly desires in favor
of nature and the Dao.
• Daoism is the opposite
of Confucianism.
Daoism told people to
give up their concerns
about the world. One
should seek inner peace
and live in harmony with
nature.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laozi
Legalism 法家
Hanfeizi 韓非
• Developed the teaching of
Legalism during the 200s B.C.
• Society needs a system of
harsh laws and strict
punishment.
• Many aristocrats liked
Legalism because it favored
force and punishment.
Qin Dynasty
• Qin Shihuangdi ruled according to
Legalism. Anyone who opposed him
was punished or killed.
• The Qin ruler made changes in the
government that would last for 2,000
years.
• Qin built the Great Wall of China to
keep enemies out. He had farmers
leave their homes and help build it.
Silk Road
• During the Han Dynasty, the Silk Road was
used to transport goods as far as Greece and
Rome.
• The Silk Road is 4000 miles from western
China to Southwest Asia.
• Silk was the most valuable trade product.
Works Cited
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_China#Ha
n_Dynasty_2
• http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/subjects/
ancientchina.htm
• http://www.kidskonnect.com/AncientChina/An
cientChinaHome.html
• http://www.crystalinks.com/china.html
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laozi
• http://glencoe.mcgrawhill.com/sites/0078688744/student_view0/web
_links.html
• http://www.crystalinks.com/confucianism.html
• http://cumbavac.org/Ancient_and_Modern_China.htm
• http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/prehistory/china/
ancient_china/zhou.html