Transcript Country Overview: China

Country Overview:
China
By: Haley Wehner
Grabber
• “When a Chinese child loses a baby tooth, it
doesn't get tucked under the pillow for the
tooth fairy. If the child loses an upper tooth,
the child's parents plant the tooth in the
ground, so the new tooth will grow in straight
and healthy. Parents toss a lost bottom tooth
up to the rooftops, so that the new tooth will
grow upwards , too.”
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Source: http://www.tooter4kids.com/china/fun_facts_about_china.htm
Thesis
• With China being the most populated country in the
world and making up 20% of the human population,
it’s a bit of a struggle to provide for their people,
however they manage to do so and are a prospering
country in terms of their economy and status.
Overview
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The Very Beginning
Timeline
Theme 1
Theme 2
Theme 3
Theme 4
Theme 5
Finisher
Conclusion
Quiz
The Very Beginning
Fossils were found in the Zhoukoudian
Cave in China from these hominids.
Hominids settled around
300,000 to 780,000 B.C.
Timeline
1600-1029 BCE
Shang Dynasty
2070-1600 BCE
Xia Dynasty
221-206 BCE
Qin Dynasty
1029-221 BCE
Zhou Dynasties
206-9 BCE
Han Dynasty
Interactions
Between Humans
and Their
Environment
Demography
• Current Population of 1,338,612,968
• Population Growth Rate: 0.493%
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Birth rate: 12 births/1,000 population
Death rate: 7 deaths/1,000 population
Infant mortality rate: 16 deaths/1,000 live births
Life Expectancy: 75 years
Population Density Map
Major Infectious Diseases
• Hepatitis A
• Typhoid Fever
• Rabies
• H5N1 Avian
Influenza
• Japanese
encephalitis
Migration
Patterns of Settlement
Yellow Sea
East China Sea
Philippine Sea
South China Sea
Ancient Chinese Technology
• Wheelbarrow
• Compass
• Cross bow
• Papermaking
Current Chinese Technology
• iPads & iPhones
• Fireworks
• Advanced
helicopters
• Maglev
trains
Development and
Interaction of
Cultures
Religion
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Daoism
Major
Buddhism religions
Christianity 3%-4%
Muslim 1%-2%
Belief Systems, Philosophies,
and Ideologies
• Legalism: government must control
people through strict laws
– Harsh punishments would make
people afraid to commit crimes
• Confucianism: developed by
Confucius to teach people proper
conduct
• Daoism (Taoism): people can live in
virtue by living in harmony with
nature
Arts
Ancient
Modern
Architecture
Architecture
Architecture
Architecture
State-building,
Expansion, and
Conflict
Political Structures and Forms
of Governance
• Communist
• President: Hu Jintao
– Elected in 2003
– Vice President: Xi Jinping
Mandate of Heaven
• A traditional Chinese
concept of legitimacy
used to support the rule
of the kings of the Shang
Dynasty and later the
Emperors of China.
Heaven would bless the
authority of a just ruler,
but Heaven would be
displeased with an unwise
ruler and give the
Mandate to someone
else.
Empires
• Mongol Empire: existed
during the 13th and 14th
centuries
– Largest land empire
– Ruled under Genghis Khan
– After Khan’s death, Kublai
took power
• A civil war resulted from this,
and Mongol Empire split into 4
different empires
Nations and Nationalism
• Unified central government
– The central government has
the power to make laws for
the whole country
• Patriotism: a devotion to
one’s country
– Not much of a say here since
a person could be put in jail
for voicing their
disagreement with the
government
Revolts and Revolutions
• First Anglo-Chinese War (Opium War) 1839-42
– Fought between the United Kingdom and Qing Dynasty
over conflicting ideas on trade, diplomatic relations, and
the administration of justice
– China wanted to stop the flow of opium out of their
country which upset the British, in which they
responded with their advanced military.
– Treaty of Nanking
Revolts and Revolutions
• The Xinhai Revolution of 1911
– Revolution that overthrew the Qing Dynasty and
established the Republic of China
Revolts and Revolutions
• Chinese Civil War (1927-1950)
– Fought between the Chinese Nationalist Party and
the Chinese Communist Party
– Led to the split of China: the Republic of China in
Taiwan and the People’s Republic of China in the
Mainland
People's Liberation
Army attacking
government
defensive positions
in Shang tang
Creation,
Expansion, and
Interaction of
Economic
Systems
Agricultural and Pastoral
Production
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China ranks first in worldwide farm output
Rice
Wheat
Potatoes
Sorghum
Peanuts
Tea
Millet
Barley
Cotton
Oilseed
Pork
Fish
Trade and Commerce
How much money
spent by the
million
% change over
2009
Rank
Country/region
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United States
385.3
29.2
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Japan
297.8
30.2
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Hong Kong
230.6
31.8
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South Korea
207.2
32.6
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Taiwan
145.4
36.9
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Germany
142.4
34.8
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Australia
88.1
46.5
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Malaysia
74.2
42.8
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Brazil
62.5
47.5
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India
61.8
42.4
Labor Systems in Ancient
China
• Slavery
– Formally abolished in 1906
• Mining
• Transporting copper
• Building railroads
Industrialization
• 1960’s 60% of
Chinese labor force
were involved with
agriculture
• Four great
inventions: compass,
gunpowder,
papermaking, and
printing
Development and
Transformation
of Social
Structures
Gender Roles in Ancient China
• Women were responsible mainly for
producing sons (hopefully) and doing the
household chores as well as being a servant to
their husband.
• Men had complete control over the wife and
their main responsibility was work.
Gender Roles and Relations
Family and Kinship Facts
• The one child per family policy will be
maintained until at least 2020.
• Polygamy (having multiple wives) was
practiced up until the Han Dynasty.
• Divorce used to be forbidden.
Racial and Ethnic Constructions
• Ethnic Groups:
– Han 91.59%
– Zhuang 1.28%
– Manchu 0.84%
– Hui 0.78%
– Miao 0.71%
– Uyghur 0.66%
– Tujia 0.63%
– Other 3.51%
Ethnic Groups Map
Ancient China’s Social
Structure
Conclusion
• In conclusion, the ample population in China
results positively and effectively with
immense trade outcomes and an overall
stable economy. China could probably survive
solely off of the $1.6 trillion dollars America
owes them.
Finisher
• “Ice cream was invented in China
around 2000BC when the Chinese packed a
soft milk and rice mixture in the snow.”
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Source: http://www.tooter4kids.com/china/fun_facts_about_china.htm
Quiz
1. What was the first Dynasty in China?
A. Song
B. Buddhist
C. Han
D. Xia
Quiz
1. What was the first Dynasty in China?
A. Song
B. Buddhist
C. Han
D. Xia
Quiz
2. What is the population of China?
A. 954 million
B. 1.3 billion
C. 10,000
D. 2 billion
Quiz
2. What is the population of China?
A. 954 million
B. 1.3 billion
C. 10,000
D. 2 billion
Quiz
3. What is the name of the current President of
China?
A. Hu Jintao
B. Ho Chi Minh
C. Barack Obama
D. Xi Jinping
Quiz
3. What is the name of the current President of
China?
A. Hu Jintao
B. Ho Chi Minh
C. Barack Obama
D. Xi Jinping
Quiz
4. A person could be put in jail for disagreeing
with the government.
A. True
B. False
Quiz
4. A person could be put in jail for disagreeing
with the government.
A. True
B. False
Quiz
5. How long did the Chinese Civil War last?
A. 1963-1970
B. 1500-1515
C. 1927-1950
Quiz
5. How long did the Chinese Civil War last?
A. 1963-1970
B. 1500-1515
C. 1927-1950
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