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CHINESE CIVILIZATION
From River Civilization to Isolation
Between which two rivers is the heartland of China found?
The Heartland of China
China’s Sorrow
River Systems Yellow River Yangtze River
Environmental Challenges Floods Geographic isolation Invasions from the
west and north China’s Heartland
North China Plain Remained center of
civilization throughout time
The Dynastic Cycle
Chinese Dynasties and Empires The Hsia Dynasty, 2205-1766 BC The Shang Dynasty, 1766-1050 BC The Chou, 1050-256 BC The Han Dynasty, 206 BC-220 AD Period of Disunion, 220 AD-618 AD Tang Dynasty, 618 AD-907 AD Sung Dynasty, 969 AD-1279AD Yuan Dynasty, 1279 AD-1368 AD Ming Dynasty, 1368 AD-1644 AD Qing Dynasty, 1644 AD-1912 AD
The First Dynasties
Xia (Hsia) 2000 BC Flood control & irrigation
systems Society to civilization
Little archaeological evidence exists No written record – largely
myth Which brings up an
interesting point…
“History is not about facts, it is about cultural memory, which means that what a culture believes its history to be is as important, or even more important, than the ‘facts…’”
The First Dynasties
Shang 1700- 1027 BC First written records Creation of walled cities
Early cities Social stratification Warring culture
City-states China is NOT unified at
this point in historyYin, the Capital of the Shang
Dynasty for 300 years.
What are the benefits and drawbacks of the belief that the group is more important than the individual?
The Development of “a” Culture
The Development of Culture
Family Social Classes Religious Beliefs The Development
of Writing Zhou (Chou)
Dynasty 1027 BC-256 BC
The Dynastic Cycle
Would a ruler who followed Confucian or Daoist ideas have built the Great Wall?
The Great Wall
The Unification of China
Confucius and The One Hundred Schools (551-233 BC) Filial piety = respect for the
family and ancestors Government bureaucracy Confucius’ goals was to reform
government so it could better take care of the welfare of the people
Daoism Legalism Qin (Ch’in) Dynasty
3rd Century BC
Why was agriculture considered the most important and honored occupation in Chinese culture?
The Heart of China
Han Emperors in China
200 BC- 220 AD Centralized
Government Highly Structured
Society Technology &
Commerce Unification
assimilation
What inventions have had the greatest impact on society?
Modern Inventions
Tang and Song China
Tang Dynasty 589AD Expansion of China Muslim invasions Chaos
Song Dynasty 960- 1279 AD Prosperity and
innovation Golden Age Changes in Chinese
society
What are the benefits and drawbacks of isolationism?
Chinese Exploration
Early Modern China
The Rise of the Ming 1368 AD- 1644
Manchus found the Qing Dynasty 1644 AD- 1911