Transcript China - JayKing

Wu
1750 B.C.
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Xia
Huang He (Yellow River)
Chang Jiang (Yangze River)
Loess- fine dusty soil deposited in the Huang He river valley
Plenty of rainfall (rice)
Colder and drier (wheat and millet)
Shang dynasty 1750 BC- 1045 BC.
Zhou dynasty 1045 BC- 221 BC.
Chin dynasty 221 BC- 202 BC.
Han dynasty 202BC- 220 AD.
Confucius
Buddha
Ancient China
Chinas first civilization developed in river valleys.
Huang He (Yellow River)
Chang Jiang (Yangze River)
Loess- fine dusty soil deposited in Huang He river valley.
Southern China- plenty of rain fall (rice)
Northern China- cooler and drier (wheat and millet)
Xia- Chinas first dynasty
Shang dynasty 1500 BC- 1027 BC
Zhou dynasty 1027 BC - 221 BC
Chin dynasty 221 BC – 202 BC
Han dynasty 202 BC – 220 AD
Mandate of heaven- God would support a just ruler.
Dynastic Cycle- rise and fall of dynasties in China.
Legalism- Political Philosophy that the most effective government is that
which
rules the people by a harsh set of laws.
Confucianism- traditional manners, respect, and honoring ones
ancestors
Daoism- Retreat from the laws of society and yield to the laws of nature