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Welcome to 2nd Semester of World
Studies
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Global Civics
 What
does it mean to be part of a society?
 What is the relationship between an individual and a
government?
 What
systems have we seen?
 Are there other options?
 Is there a perfect system?
 When
should you rebel?
 How should you rebel?
 If you are successful (very rare), then how do you build a
new government system?
The Big Dogs
Comparative Approach:
China (5 weeks)
1.
Ancient history
Colonization
Revolution
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Communism
Present Day
USA! (5 weeks)
2.
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Colonial context
Philosophical foundations
Constitutional System
Global Civics
What do our values mean in the real world?
Domestic:
 Supreme
cases
 Politics
 Elections
Court
International: Contemporary World
Problems
 Recent
History and Foreign Policy
Problems
 North
Korea/South Korea
 India/Pakistan
 Middle East
 Israel/Palestine
 Iran,
Iraq, Syria
 Humanitarian
crises in Africa
You will be a Senator.
You will solve problems.
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You will present a unique, complex and focused argument
about how the United States should address one Foreign
Policy issue.
Based on our history, values, and practical needs.
You will:
 Choose an issue
 Research the issue
 Create a proposal (thesis)
 Support that proposal (evidence, stats, info, stories: ethos, pathos,
logos)
 Write a persuasive paper
 Participate in Senate committee debates
 Participate in a Senate Floor Debate
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Modern History
Modern Methods
We will be using more films this semester.
 To Live (China)
 Gandhi (India/Pakistan)
 Hotel Rwanda (Africa)
 Invictus;
Cry Freedom (clips)
Inside North Korea (NK)
 Promises (Israel/Palestine)
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China/East Asia
Guiding Questions
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Physical: What is the impact of physical geography on Chinese history?
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Religion: What is more important: the needs of the individual or the needs of society?
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Government (Dynastic System): What is authority based on?
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How do societies pass on values and knowledge?
Defense: How did Asian nations respond to European colonization attempts?
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What is power?
Why do some people have power over others? How does power change hands?
Education: How do you measure learning and merit?
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How should we behave in order to create an orderly society?
Is it more important to have order, or freedom?
Why is Japan unique?
Economics: Does communism work?
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Is China really a communist country?
On your physical map, add the following features:
1.
The Great Wall of China
2.
The Silk Road(s)
China has the longest
recorded history of any
human civilization.
For much of history China
has been the biggest, most
powerful, most advanced,
nation in the world.
Why?
HAPPY TUESDAY!
Get your book, HW (map), and notes out.
Warm up
Find & Discuss:
Two geographic advantages
Two geographic challenges
Notes
Continue working on Cornell notes for pages
92-100. Whatever you don’t finish in class
becomes homework tonight!
 I have extra notes sheets if you need more. 
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Ancient China
Use your notes to find one piece of information for each
of the following Elements of Culture:
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Technology
Government type
Economics
Social Organization (Gender Roles)
China:
A Practical Power
China must feed:
22 percent of the world population
With less than
10 percent of the arable land
The Chinese people demand:
RESULTS.
When there is prosperity, there is stability
When there is not enough food, the people
revolt.
The Yellow River (Huang He)
A big river: The 6th longest river in the
world.
 Very unpredictable:
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 frequent
flooding destroyed villages,
crops
 Nickname: “China’s Sorrow”
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Yellow River Civilization: began about
4000 BCE
The Xia
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Mythical first Dynasty
 We have no evidence that they ever really
existed.
A Golden Age based on engineering
Yu
the Great (AKA Yu the Engineer)
Became powerful by organizing tribes together
to build canals, dams, and levies
to control the flooding of the Yellow River
Warm up
1.
What is power?
2.
How do you get power?
3.
How do humans justify having
power over other people?
The Xia
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Role Models: Xia rulers are a model, something that
later Chinese dynasties try to live up to.
Chinese historians criticize dynasties for not living up to
the standard that the Xia set.
“I am not one who was born in the possession of
knowledge; I am one who is fond of antiquity, and
earnest in seeking it there.”
 Confucius
Fall of the Xia Dynasty:
The fall of the Xia is blamed on its last king,
King Jie is said to have fallen in love with an evil,
beautiful woman and become a tyrant.
The people rose up in rebellion under the
leadership of Zi Lü, the founder of the Shang
Dynasty.
“The Mandate of Heaven”
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What is authority based on?
One answer: the gods.
“The Mandate of Heaven”: the approval of the gods.
When the Zhou overthrew the Shang in 1027 BCE, they argued
that the Shang had lost the approval of the gods, because they
were corrupt.
From then on, whenever a new dynasty came into power, they
claimed that they had the “Mandate of Heaven”
The Dynastic Cycle
The Mandate of Heaven
Is this a solid system?
1. What are the strengths of this system?
2. What problems might arise?
Dynasties!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJis9TSw1rE
The Shang
The Shang Dynasty is the first major Chinese Dynasty
(1700s-1122 BCE)
Monarchy. Built along the Yellow River.
Rice, Wheat, Bronze (a soft metal)
Oracle Bones
Shang Dynasty:
Priests would submit questions to the gods.
Priests would ask about: weather, crop planting,
the fortunes of members of the royal family, or
wars.
These questions were carved onto the bone or
shell.
Intense heat was then applied with a metal rod
until the bone or shell cracked.
The Priest would then interpret the pattern of
cracks and decide whether people should plant
crops, go to war, or change their leaders.
http://udi.lib.cuhk.edu.hk/projects/ora
cle-bones/view-oracle-bone
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Archaeologists have found thousands and thousands of oracle bones,
each with a question carved on them. The questions on these oracle
bones have told archaeologists a great deal about daily life during
the Shang Dynasty. "If I sacrifice 8 men or 3 oxen, will it be sunny
tomorrow?"
A great many people and animals were sacrificed during Shang
times so that Shang kings and queens could ask their ancestors
questions. The people they sacrificed might be slaves, or people who
were sick or deformed, or people captured in war, or someone who
upset a noble, or a noble who upset the king. No one was safe. The
only thing that was important to the Shang kings and queens was
getting an answer to their question.
What do the use of oracle bones tell us about ancient Chinese
society?
Discuss
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What are some ways in which people try to get
answers about the future or decisions to be made?
No homework (other than prepare for your map quiz)
Warm up
“I hear and I forget.
I see and I remember.
I do and I understand.”
-Confucius
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What does this quote mean?
Do you think it is true?
China: The Zhou (1122-221 BCE)
Great cavalry warriors (used horses).
 Developed Iron technology (harder than
bronze)
 Defeated the Shang
 Expected their defeated enemies, and the
whole population, to be loyal to the Zhou.
 Came up with the idea of the Mandate of
Heaven!
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Zhou: Rise and Fall
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A new political order was established: the king granted
plots of land to lords, who in turn provided soldiers and
paid taxes to the king. Poor farmers were granted land
as well, and remained under the rule of the lords.
The lords helped Zhou rulers keep control of the
dynasty.
As the lords’ power grew, they became uninterested in
serving Zhou rulers. Many refused to fight against Zhou
enemies.
In 771 BC, the Zhou suffered a loss to invaders. The
dynasty survived, but morale weakened, and the Zhou
began to fight among themselves.
The Warring States Period marked power struggles
between the ruling-class families.
Zhou Achievements
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perfection of bronze casting
gold and silver inlays in metal and wooden/lacquered
objects
development of warfare technology like iron weapons,
armament, chariots and fortifications
engineering technology for irrigation, drainage,
waterways, canals, dams
dyeing of yarns and woven materials like silk and linen
glass production
perfection of the calendar
regular observation of the sky, recording of irregular
astronomical events
maps of the sky; first geographical maps
Confucius:
A practical man
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Confucius was born during the Warring
States period of the Zhou. He looked to
the earlier history of the dynasty to
develop many ideas of how society should
behave/what the world was like.
Confucius:
A practical man
Five relationships lead to social order:
 Ruler and Subject
 Parent to child
 Husband and wife
 Older sibling and younger sibling
 Friend to friend
Everybody has a role to play.
“A youth is to be regarded with respect.
How do we know that his future will not be
equal to our present?”
CONFUCIUS
Confucius:
A practical man
Find your two favorite sayings.
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a)
b)
What do those sayings mean (in your own
words)?
How would these sayings lead to social
stability?
Confucius
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Confucius emphasizes:
 Moral
cultivation of individuals,
 Service to the state,
 Leadership by ethical, educated men (the Kingly Way),
 Harmony
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There is a Moral Order (The Mandate of Heaven)
 Behavior
is based on relationships
 Filial Piety: Respect for father and family roles
 Citizens respect the ruler
 Ruler must act as a father to his citizens
What would Confucius do?
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Complete the worksheet. Make sure to answer using
a maxim (you’ve already practiced this!) as well as
summarize what your maxim means.
We will discuss together.
Chinese Culture develops
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Family:
 The
basic unit of society
 Respect for elders
 Male superiority
 Women’s
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status based on # of children
Social Class
 Each
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class has a specific role to play in the economy
Religious beliefs (Confucianism does not focus on afterlife)
 Ancestor Worship:
 Belief
that a person’s ancestors can affect your life
 Worshipped many other gods
Confucian Cartoons
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Partner work! (sort of)
Produce two individual cartoons that reflect two
versions of a similar story focused on one Confucian
relationship.
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will show the positive and harmonious effects of a
positive relationship
 The second will show the negative and detrimental
effects of a negative relationship
Due tomorrow!