Name Perid Date Gegraphy and Early China Nte Guide** China has gegraphical features that separate it frm neighbrs Nrth China mstly Gbi desert Suth China Muntains/Highlands Himalayas Muntains are mre than 26,000 feet! West China - Muntains Suthwest China Plateau f Tibet East China Farmland Tw majr rivers in China Huang He (Yellw River) Chang Jiang (Yangzi River) Huang He 3,000 miles lng Flding silt China s srrw Chiang Jiang Lngest river in Asia Rivers cnnected East and West China Muntain range f Qinling Shandi separates Nrth and Suth China The Chinese began farming alng Yellw and Yangzi Rivers thanks t silt Grew rice and wheat Hunted and fished as well Chinese began with small villages Sme had walls arund them Prtectin frm flds r neighbrs Many artifacts frm early Chinese villages have been fund Arrwheads, fishhks, tls, pttery Suggests an advanced culture Burial sites have als been fund Prvide infrmatin abut culture Graves cntain items needed fr afterlife Sme graves cntain mre stuff than thers Jade rnaments hard gemstne Suggests sme peple were richer than thers - Classes 2200BCE Yu the Great begins Xia Dynasty Mst infrmatin abut Xia cmes frm legend One legend: Yellw River had a terrible fld Yu the Great spent 13 years digging channels Drain the water t the cean These channels became the majr waterways f China Legends may r may nt be accurate But they d shw peple wrking tgether Als explained hw gegraphy influenced the peple The Shang Dynasty is the first Dynasty that we have clear evidence fr Began in 1700 sbce Huang He River Valley
The Shang Dynasty had very rganized scial classes Ryal Family at the tp Nbles/Warrirs secnd Craftspeple third Farmers furth Slaves last Many advances made during this perid China s first writing system Predecessr t tday s Chinese writing Oracle bnes Oracle predictin abut the future Brnze Pttery/Tls Military achievements Charit, bws, brnze armr Astrlgers created a calendar based n the mn Grup f peple called the Zhu cme t pwer in 1000 sbce Overthrw Shang Dynasty The Zhu Dynasty becmes the lngest dynasty in Chinese histry 1046BCE 256BCE (790 years) Zhu believed Kings had the Mandate f Heaven Heaven apprved their rule The Zhu used the Mandate f Heaven t take ver Shang And t expand their empire Land was cnsidered as wealth Land was traded fr wrk On the land r in the military The Zhu brught a new Scial Order: Kings Lrds and Warrirs Lrds peple f high rank Peasants farmers with small farms New rder prvides stability Hwever, eventually this rder breaks dwn Lrds eventually became less lyal t the king Refuse t fight enemies fr the king 771BCE Grup f invaders reach capital New Zhu king put in pwer and capital city mved Nw the lrds begin t fight each ther 481BCE Warring States perid begins Wars grw fights becme brutal and cruel While Zhu declines, s des family Large families had a lt f pwer Eventually large families fight each ther Were nt lyal t king, why be lyal t each ther? Fight bth ther families and themselves N strng gvernment t help ut Chinese sciety falls int disrder Ex: Brthers fught each ther ver inheritances
Name Perid Date Gegraphy and Early China Nte Guide* China has features that separate it frm its neighbrs China mstly Gbi desert China Muntains/Highlands China - Muntains China Farmland majr rivers in China (Yellw River) (Yangzi River) cnnected East and West China The Chinese began alng Yellw and Yangzi Rivers thanks t silt Chinese began with small Many frm early Chinese villages have been fund, fishhks, tls, sites have als been fund Yu the Great begins Xia Dynasty Mst infrmatin abut Xia cmes frm The Dynasty is the first Dynasty that we have clear evidence fr Began in River Valley The Shang Dynasty had very rganized Ryal at the tp secnd third furth last
Many advances made during the Dynasty China s first system bnes predictin abut the future Pttery/Tls achievements Charit,, brnze Astrlgers created a based n the mn Grup f peple called the cme t pwer in 1000 sbce t ( years) The Zhu Dynasty becmes the dynasty in Chinese histry Zhu believed Kings had the Mandate f apprved their rule The Zhu used the Mandate f Heaven t take ver was cnsidered as wealth The Zhu brught a new Order: Kings Lrds and peple f high rank farmers with small farms eventually became less lyal t the king Grup f invaders reach capital New Zhu king put in pwer and city mved Warring States perid begins While Zhu declines, s des Eventually large fight each ther N strng t help ut Chinese sciety falls int
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