Do Now
 Look over your notes for Ch. 26 Quiz
CHAPTER 27 SECTION 1
CHINA & MONGOLIA
 Aborigine
Vocabulary
 Culture hearth
 Dynasty
 Ideogram
 Atheist
Population Patterns
1. The Chinese
 About 92% of the people belong to the Han,
ethnic group named for a powerful ruling
family
 Remaining 8% belong to 55 different ethnic
groups
Population Patterns
2. Non-Chinese ethnic groups
 Tibet once a Buddhist Kingdom was taken over
in the 1950s, creates tension between Chinese
and Tibetans‘
3. The Taiwanese
 Most Taiwan people are descended from Chinese
who migrates hundreds of years ago
 Taiwan’s original inhabitants, ”aborigines” make
up 2% of its population
Population Patterns
4. The Mongolians
 The Mongolian empire ruled the worlds
largest empire which included much of China
to eastern Europe
 Most of China’s population live on the fertile
plains and valleys along the three great rivers,
 This is where the large urban centers are, like
Shanghai, Beijing, Tianjin, & Guangzhou
Reading Check
 Read Urban growth on page 677
 Answer this question in your notes.
 How has urban population growth affected
rural areas in China?
Dynasty’s
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Shang (about 1600B.C.)
Power over the North China Plain,
first to keep historical records
Rebels by local lords and Central Asian nomad
attacks weaken dynasty
Eventually fell, Lost its “Mandate of Heaven”
(favor of the Gods and Goddesses)
Dynasty’s
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Zhou 800 yr. Rule about 1045 B.C.
Chinese culture spread, along with trade
Iron tools made at this time
China’s best known Philosopher Confucius
lived during this time. (Confucianism is a
believe of discipline and good moral conduct
to be successful in life.)
Laozi founded his philosophy Daoism, (living
simplicity and harmony with nature.)
Dynasty’s
Han
 United all of China
 Built the first section of the Great wall
 Traders and missionaries took Chinese culture to all
east Asia
Ming/ Qing dynasty’s ruled after
 Trade routes established with other countries
 China refused to allow foreigners into it trade
markets
 1890s European and Japanese governments force
China to open its ports and take portions of its land.
Modern Times
 Create your own graphic organizer that tells
of the significance of how china was
transformed in modern times.
Great Wall of Culture
Education & Health
Care
Life expectancy above 70
yrs
Language &
Religion
Most people speak
Mandarin
The Arts
Poetry
Government pays for
Most are Atheist
healthcare, limited services
Opera
Gov’t pushing to raise
literacy rate
Thin porcelain “China”
Language is ideograms
Tour of China video
http://www.youtube.com/user/onthegotours?
v=Z_p4j8XlJKM&feature=pyv