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China. Modern China must be seen in terms of its past. China. China is an ancient land with evidence of habituation going back 200,000 years. China. Civilization arose in China almost 7,000 years ago along the Yellow and Yangtze Rivers. These early settlements were made by diverse peoples.
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China Modern China must be seen in terms of its past
China China is an ancient land with evidence of habituation going back 200,000 years
China • Civilization arose in China almost 7,000 years ago along the Yellow and Yangtze Rivers. These early settlements were made by diverse peoples.
China • Three historical facts that have influenced China: • Never a homogenous country • Confucianism • Need for a strong central authority to function as a unified country
China • Geography has been a constant influence in China’s history: • Mountains and deserts to the North and west influence has been to south and east into Annam or modern Indochina and the China sea.
China • There are three general periods of Chinese History: • Pre Dynastic period • Dynastic period(Classical period) • Modern Period
China • Pre dynastic period: • 5000BCE - 1700BCE • No central authority • Various states
CHINA • Six dynasties that are of major importance: • Shang 1700-1027BCE • Zhou 1027-771 BCE • Qin 221-207BCE • Ming 1368-1644 • Quing 1641-1911
Dynastic period: Shang 1700-1027BCE -First logographic writing Zhou 1027BCE-771BCE Confucianism Deism Qin 221-207 BCE Unification Han 206BCE – 220CE -Wu Di’s reforms China’s renaissance begins Ming 1368-1644 CE Quing 1641-1911CE Last Dynasty China
China • The Twentieth Century Period: • The republic forms under Sun Yet Sun. • Republican party KMT fails to unify the country • Succumbs to corruption • Local Warlords Dominate
China • The Japan War 1932-1945 unifies KMT and the Communist (CCP) led by Mao Tse Tung. • 1945 KMT turns on CCP and is defeated 1950
China • China under Mao and the CCP: • Great leap forward; an attempt to changes China’s neo Confucianism culture led to the greatest famine of all time. • Counter revolution reversed course and China began to pull itself economically forward
China • Modern China’s Major problems: • Ideology: Is it Capitalist or Communist? • Will Central Authority Hold? • Income Gap; Average worker earns $994.00 per year • Rural poverty is intense