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Unit 3 – China Geography and Ancient China

Unit 3 – China Geography and Ancient China. Global Studies 9. Geography. The Three Major Rivers. Huang He River. Yangzi River. Xi River. Altai Mountains. Manchurian Plain. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^. Tien Shan Mountains. ^^^^^^^^^^. North China Plain. Gobi Desert.

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Unit 3 – China Geography and Ancient China

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  1. Unit 3 – ChinaGeography and Ancient China Global Studies 9

  2. Geography

  3. The Three Major Rivers Huang He River Yangzi River Xi River

  4. Altai Mountains Manchurian Plain ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Tien Shan Mountains ^^^^^^^^^^ North China Plain Gobi Desert Taklamakan Desert Yellow Sea Tibetan Plateau Himalayas ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Pacific Ocean South China Sea

  5. Climate 1 mm = .04 inches

  6. Monsoons

  7. Main Regions – Ancient China Manchuria Mongolia Xinjang North China Xizang “Chinese Heartland” South China

  8. Main Regions of China • 1. Chinese “Heartland” • Eastern China Farmland, very populous. • 2. Xinjang • 3. Xizang (Tibet) • 4. Mongolia • 5. Manchuria } }Ancient China Rugged terrain; Attacks } from nomads.

  9. The Middle Kingdom • Little contact  Middle Kingdom • East Coast = Most populated • Trade existed with other cultures despite isolation • Middle East, Egypt

  10. 4 Old World River Valley Civilizations

  11. Shang Dynasty

  12. Government • 1650 B.C. - 1027 B.C.  Shang occupied area along Huang He • Ruled by King • Clans controlled regions • Resembled India • Set up 1stdynasty

  13. Huang He • Flooding = Centralized government

  14. Social Structure • Noble warriors owned land • Merchants/Craftspeople lived in cities • Peasants lived in farming villages. Ancient Chinese Dagger

  15. Religion • Polytheistic • Veneration of Ancestors • Yin and Yang • Balance = Peace and Prosperity

  16. Evolution of Chinese Writing

  17. Chinese Writing

  18. Contributions • Written Chinese  4,000 yrs. Ago • Pictographs and Ideographs • Strictly upper class

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