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WARM-UP (page A) Write out the whole clue and answer. A.Woodblock Printing B. Compass C. Gunpowder D. Calligraphy 1.A type of art. 2.Example: Stamp 3.Very important to sailors and explorers.
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China Lesson 2 - Economics and Achievements

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Page 1: China Lesson 2 - Economics and Achievements

WARM-UP (page A)Write out the whole clue and answer.

A. Woodblock Printing B. CompassC. Gunpowder D. Calligraphy

1. A type of art.2. Example: Stamp3. Very important to sailors and explorers.

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Economics Natural Resources:

China’s diverse geography provided an abundance of natural resources.

• Jade (a green stone used in jewelry and art)

• Silver• Iron• Silk (most valuable resource)• Spices (Ginger, Cinnamon)

How was China’s natural resources different from Mesopotamia?

What is Jade?

Which resource of China provided the greatest economic benefit?

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Economics The Silk Road:

The Silk Road began during the Han Dynasty. It was not a single trade route, but instead many smaller one’s linked together from China to the Mediterranean.

When did the Silk Road begin?

What was the Silk Road made up of?

Where did the Silk Road stretch to?

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Economics Global Effects of the Silk Road:

1. Economica) Made China wealthyb) Provided jobs to lower class

Chinese; silk production

2. Diffusion of Ideasa) Buddhism spread to China

from the silk road

3. Diseasea) Bubonic Plague (Black Death)

What three ways did the Silk Road impact world history?

Which religion spread to China on the Silk Road?

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Achievements The Great Wall of China:China valued it’s isolation, or being separate, from the rest of the world.

Trying to stop invaders (Mongolians), the Qin Dynasty were the first to build a wall.

Later, the Han and Ming Dynasties would rebuild and lengthen the wall.

What is isolation?

Who first began building the Great Wall?

Was the Great Wall built all at once?

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Achievements Han Dynasty:

1. Civil Service Exam: This was a test you had to pass if you wanted to work in the government. The exam improved the effectiveness of government.

2. Paper : A thin sheet for writing

3. Seismograph: A device that can measure earthquakes.

What was the purpose of the Civil Service Exam?

What other invention was similar to paper?

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Achievements The Four Great Inventions:

1. Woodblock Printing2. Paper3. Gunpowder4. Compass

These 4 Chinese inventions had the greatest impact on human history.

What are the 4 greatest inventions of ancient China?

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Achievements Art and Literature:

1. Poetry / Paintings2. Porcelain: a hard, white

substance that only the Chinese could make for more than a 1,000 years.

3. Calligraphy

Chinese art focused on nature, the family, and Buddhist themes.

What was porcelain?

A Chinese painting was most likely to have was kind of image?