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The Foundations of ChineseCivilization:

Ancestors, Dynasties, and Writing (Shangand Zhou)

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Todays topics

Chinese Geography: The Basics

Ruler, Heaven and Man

The concept ofWen

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ChineseGeography:The Basics

Land mass

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ChineseGeography:The Basics

Topography

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ChineseGeography:The Basics

Majorwaterways

YellowRiver

Yangtze

River(LongRiver)

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ChineseGeography:The Basics

Regions

Temperate

Sub-tropical

Tropical

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Think-Pair-Share

How might Chinas physicalgeography have affected the wayChina developed as a civilization?(Make an educated guess, based on what youve

just learned).

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Ruler and people

Dynasty: Rule by a single clan

handed down through the father-son

lineage of that clan Set pattern for later periods

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Timeline of Chinese History

Chinese Dynasties Europe Xia, Shang Zhou Ancient Han Roman

Empire Period of Division Sui MedievalTang Song Yuan Early Modern Ming

Renaissance

Qing Late imperial

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Timeline of Early ChineseHistory

Xia dynasty: 2205?-1554? B. C.

Shang dynasty: 1554?-1045/1040 B.C

Western Zhou: 1045/1040-771 B. C

Eastern Zhou: Spring and Autumn: 722-481 B. C

The Warring States: 403-221 B. C

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Heaven, gods and ancestors:Di and Heaven

Di (Shang)

Highest deity in thepantheon

May have been adivinized ancestor

Not alwaysbenevolent

Very distant &awe-inspiring

Heaven (Zhou)

Not at allanthropomorphic

Far removed fromhuman realm

Agent of good &order

Very distant, butnot as fearsome asDi

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Ruler and people

No separation between religious andpolitical responsibilities Communication with spirits, ancestors

Link between heaven and earth

Religious authority as political

authority Political stability

Maintain clan authority, social order

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Ruler and authority: Oraclebones

Divination

Rulers access to truth, ability to communicatewith heaven and ancestors

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Oracle bones

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Mandate of Heaven

A ruler and a dynastys virtuousconduct justifies his/its hold on power

If a formerly virtuous dynastybecomes unjust, it lays itself open torebellion

Maintaining the Mandate requiresconstant self-review and self-correction

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Minute Paper

Write for one minute on the followingquestion:

Why was lineage so important inearly China?

Your response will be counted as an in-class

exercise for credit. Please be sure to putyour name, date and section number onyour paper and turn it in to the correct boxin the back of the room before you leave.

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Wen

Culture or civilized

wen (civil affairs) and wu (militaryaffairs)

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Religion and politics

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Religion and politics

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Wen

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Compare and contrast

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Summary

What three main things should youremember from this session?