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World History Core
Ancient China (50-55)
Geography/Interaction with Environment
Location
Isolated by Distance
Yangtze River
Huang He (Yellow) River
Loess
“China’s Sorrow”
Challenges
China’s Heartland
Power and Authority
Dynastic Civilization
Xia Dynasty and Yu the Great
Shang Dynasty
Warrior Kings
Middle Kingdom
Barbarians
Class Division
Zhou Dynasty
Mandate of Heaven
Solutions
Dynastic Cycle
Feudalism
Religious and Ethical Systems
Loyalty to Family
Ancestor Worship
Polytheistic
Oracle Bones
Cultural Interaction/Economics/Empire Building
Agrarian Society
Expansion Limited by Distance
Warring Nomads
Revolution
Shang are overthrown by the Zhou
Science and Technology
Written Language
Symbols NOT letters
Calligraphy
Difficult to learn
Silk Production
Coined Money
Iron Weapons and Tools