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China. Early Culture. Confucius. People should be polite, honest, brave, wise. Children should obey parents. Everyone should respect elderly and obey the country’s rulers. LAOZI. His teachings: Daoism LIVE SIMPLY IN HARMONY WITH NATURE. Chinese Inventions. Silk
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China Early Culture
Confucius • People should be polite, honest, brave, wise. • Children should obey parents. • Everyone should respect elderly and obey the country’s rulers.
LAOZI His teachings: Daoism LIVE SIMPLY IN HARMONY WITH NATURE
Chinese Inventions • Silk • Magnetic compass • Printed books • Gunpowder • Fireworks
The Rise of Communism 1911 Pu Yi, the last emperor, is overthrown in Chinese uprising.
Two Parties Fight for Control!!! Communists Nationalists Chiang Kai-shek Mao Zedong
People’s Republic of China • Set up in 1949 • Nationalists fled to Taiwan.
Government and Society • Under Chairman Mao, all land and factories were taken over by government • Farmers forced to combine farms onto large government-run farms. • Women joined work force
Cultural Revolution • Mao’s little red book • Forced to give up old ways • Few individual freedoms • Red Army • Teachers jailed • Historic landmarks destroyed
Mao’s Little Red Book • His quotes and views on Communism
Leader after Mao died in 1976 Gave Chinese more freedoms Current leader Deng Xiaoping Hu Jintao
Three Gorges Dam • Across the Yangtze River
Free Enterprise • People start and own their own businesses without much government involvement. • China has limited free enterprise
Population • Over 1 billion people • One-child only law. Started by Xiaoping. Enforced mainly in urban areas. Fines, forced abortions, etc. If the married couple are each without siblings, they may have two children.