DO NOW: CHINESE CIVILIZATION, GREW UP LARGELY IN ISOLATION FROM OTHER CIVILIZATIONS. IN WHAT WAYS DOES ISOLATION BOTH FOSTER AND HINDER GROWTH OF CIVILIZATION? Aim: How did early civilizations arise in China? Coach Smith
Dec 27, 2015
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DO NOW: CHINESE CIVILIZATION, GREW UP LARGELY IN ISOLATION FROM OTHER CIVILIZATIONS. IN WHAT WAYS DOES ISOLATION BOTH FOSTER AND HINDER GROWTH OF CIVILIZATION?
Aim: How did early civilizations arise in China?
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Geographic features isolated China.
Mountains and deserts separated China from the rest of Asia.
The Himalayas separate India from China.
The Gobi desert lies in the north.
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China’s isolation helped it develop its own unique culture.
However, Chinese ideas and practices influenced other cultures.
Many Asian cultures were influenced by China’s culture. Cultural diffusion occurred.
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China has many important rivers.
The Huang He or Yellow river floods and is called “China’s Sorrow”.
The Yangtze river is China’s longest and most important river. It is used for transportation.
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Ancient Chinese rulers built the Great Wall of China to protect China from nomadic invasions.
Many Chinese died building the vast wall.
This defensive wall was built on the northern border.
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The first known dynasty of China was theShang dynasty. This dynasty united the people living around the Huang He and
Yangtze river valleys.
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• The Shang dynasty emergedaround 1760 B.C.
• It built the first Chinese cities.
• A system of writing developed
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The Zhou Dynasty Around 1027 B.C., the Zhou conquered
the Shang.
The Zhou dynasty lasted longer than any other Chinese dynasty. It lasted from 1027 B.C. to 221 B.C.
Zhou rulers claimed the right to rule or the Mandate of Heaven.
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Mandate of Heaven
The Mandate of Heaven was the Chinese belief that the gods picked the emperor to rule but the gods could also remove a bad emperor from power.
The Mandate of Heaven can be viewed as the right to rule.
The ruler kept the Mandate of Heaven for as long as he ruled effectively.
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Zhou rulers claimed
theMandate of Heaven or
theright to rule.
However, the
gods couldremove
the ruler’s right to rule.