China
Bellringer
• What is the Mandate of Heavan?
Agenda
• Bellringer
• Readings
• GRAPES Chart
• Homework:
– Guided Readings
Geography
Religion
• Ancestor worship
Political
• Autocracy- a government in which a ruler has
unlimited power and uses it according to this
manner
• Legalism
Achievements
• Uniformed a
– Writing system
– Laws
– Weights and measures
• Irrigation projects
• New roads
• Great Wall of China
Social
• Shi Huangdi- first
emperor
• Peasants force to work
on government projects
• Forces nobles to leave
their homes to live at
his court
Find a partner!
SOL REVIEW
Directions
• For each question write down your answer!
• The team with the most points win!
Write down if the characteristic is Paleolithic or Neolithic
PALEOLITHIC, NEOLITHIC OR BOTH
Migration
Slash and burn farming
Domestication of animals
Men and women having equal status
Aleppo and Jericho
pottery
Living in small clans
Gathering food from wild plants
Learning how to use fire
Learning to farm
Stone tools
Stonehenge
Guess Mesopotamia, Egypt or Indus
RIVER VALLEYS !
Irrigation systems
Unpredictable flooding
Un readable language
Ziggurats
Pharaohs
Menes
Nile River
Hammurabi Code
Babylon
Hieroglyphics
Harappa
Pyramids
Planned cities
Cuneiform
Agenda
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Bellringer
Review packet from last class
PowerPoint
Activity
Han Dynasty
(206 BCE – 220 CE)
Han Dynasty
• Many tried to become
emperor, but Liu Bang
conquered the others and
founded the Han Dynasty
in 202 BCE
• Liu Bang and Wudi
strengthened the
government, but without
punishing the people
Government Confucianism
• Expanded the bureaucracy
– Civil service exams and education
• Stable government, lower taxes
• Farmers were most important part of society
• Importance of family
Han Achievements
• Technology and commerce
– Silk trade
– Invent paper, porcelain, harness, plow,
wheelbarrow, watermills, compass
• Assimilation of conquered people into
Chinese culture
Predictions
What happened to the Han Dynasty?
Han Fall
• Poor grew poorer with each generation
– Rich manipulated the poor, so the poor revolted
• Wealthy families tried to be more powerful
than the emperor
• Rivals fought for power and the dynasty fell
apart
Activity:
Create a Poster which illiterates
How were the Han and Qin similar?
How were they different?
Poster must include the follow:
3 seminaries and 3 differences
A picture which shows one achievement for each
Find a partner, use your notes and the book
Bellringer
• Pull out your Religions chart
– Fill in Confucianism, Legalism and Daoism
Agenda
• World Religions Chart
• Finish posters
• Review for Classical China Test next class
• Homework:
• Study for test
The Silk Roads
• Silk is a strong, lightweight, attractive fabric
– Carried from China, through deserts and
mountains, to India, Persia, Egypt, and Rome
• Cultures and ideas also spread along the Silk
Roads – Buddhism
Goal
• Students will be able to identify characteristic
in classical China
Hello I’m the
Wise Dragon
Mandate of Heaven
• Can also be called???
– Dynastic Cycle
• Place in the correct order:
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New Dynasty wins favor with the gods
People begin to revolt
Old Dynasty loses favor of the gods
New Dynasty experience good times
Dynasty begins to decline
Wise Dragon:
Established by
the Zhou
dynasty
The Mandate of Heaven
Timeline
• Place in the correct order of events!
– Han Dynasty
– Qin Dynasty
– Era of Warring States
– Zhou Dynasty
Timeline
• Place in the correct order of events!
– Zhou Dynasty
– Era of Warring States
– Qin Dynasty
– Han Dynasty
Events!
• What philosophies were established during
the Era of Warring States?
– Confucianism
– Legalism
– Daoism
Wise Dragon:
These philosophies were
trying to help establish order
during this period of time
Guess Who?
• I created a philosophy
which believes in:
– 5 basic Relationships
– Respect for Elders
– Good Education= good
government officials
– Humans are good not
bad
Guess Who?
• I created a philosophy
which believes in:
– 5 basic Relationships
– Respect for Elders
– Good Education= good
government officials
– Humans are good not
bad
What Philosophy?
• This Philosophy believes
that:
– A simple life brings inner
peace
– Harmony with nature
What Philosophy?
• This Philosophy believes
that:
– A simple life brings inner
peace
– Harmony with nature
What Philosophy?
• This Philosophy believes
that:
– Strict Laws
– Tough punishment
What Philosophy?
• This Philosophy believes
that:
– Strict Laws
– Tough punishment
Dynasties
Han or Qin
Ruled through fear
Silk
Burned books
Autocracy
Porcelain
Short lived dynasty
Legalism
Farmers Important
Shi Haungdi
Silk Trade
Paper
Great Wall
Civil Service
ANSWERS
Ruled through fear
Silk
Burned books
Autocracy
Porcelain
Short lived dynasty
Legalism
Framers Important
Shi Haungdi
Silk Trade
Paper
Great Wall
Civil Service
Dynastic Cycle
• The dynastic cycle can be applied to any
Chinese dynasty. Explain how the dynastic
cycle can be applied to each of the Qin and
Han dynasties.
Guess Persian or Classical India
PERSIAN OR INDIA
Aryan Migration
Gupta Empire
The Royal Road
Cyrus the Great
Mauryan Empire
Zoroastrianism
Caste system
Asoka
Located in the Middle East
Darius
Judaism, Hinduism or Buddhism
RELIGIONS
Reincarnation
Canaan
Caste System
Vedas
Four Noble Truths
Polytheistic
Buddha
Eightfold Path
Moska
Siddhartha Gautama
Covenant
Nirvana
Abraham
10 Commandment