Monday, July 11, 2016
Early China
#17
Venn Diagram Due for Stamp
Vocab Due Friday
Reminder Unit One Test 9/3
Early China
• Ancient China starts along the
Huang He (Yellow) River around
2000 BC.
Two important
authorities
• Family – obey elders and
parents
• King/emperor – seen as “supergrandfather”
Mandate from Heaven
• Right to rule given by divine
approval
• Good behavior + good results =
Mandate of Heaven
• Bad behavior + bad results =
lost Mandate of Heaven
Dynastic Cycle
• Pattern of the rise, fall, and
replacement of dynasties in
Chinese history.
• Xia Dynasty were the first rulers
of China
• Great Wall – started in about
200 BC, Finished 1300 AD,
25'x35'x4000mi
• Great Silk Route – 4,000 miles,
connected China with the
western world
Contributions to the
World:
Silk:
• Soft fabric made from the
silkworm
• Valued around the world for
comfort
Gunpowder:
• Used for celebrations,
fireworks
Paper:
• Invented paper and block
printing
Calligraphy:
• Brush writing. Symbolic
writing of China, 5,000+
characters, very complex
Compass:
• Magnetic compass to find
North
Astronomy:
• Plotted the stars, predicted
comets and lunar eclipses