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5.4 Achievements of Ancient China

5.4 Achievements of Ancient China. Week 2 February 5 th, 2014 Pages 4-6. The Plan:. Objectives Review the Geography of China’s River Valleys Vocabulary Silk Road Tradition & Learning Han Technology Review Questions Evaluation Preview. Objectives. Learn about the Silk Road

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5.4 Achievements of Ancient China

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  1. 5.4 Achievements of Ancient China Week 2 February 5th, 2014 Pages 4-6

  2. The Plan: Objectives Review the Geography of China’s River Valleys Vocabulary Silk Road Tradition & Learning Han Technology Review Questions Evaluation Preview

  3. Objectives Learn about the Silk Road Find out about the Han dynasty’s respect for tradition and learning Discover what important advances in technology were made in China during the Han dynasty

  4. KEY TERMS • Silk Road: n. an ancient trade route between China and Europe • silk: n. a valuable cloth, made by silkworms • SimaQian: n. (c. 145-85 BC) a Chinese scholar who wrote the most important history of ancient China, Historical Records

  5. Page 5 The Silk Road

  6. The Silk Road, page 5 Wudi’s conquests brought the Chinese into contact with the people of ________ _______. The Chinese exchanged ______ with these people. A major trade route, the Silk Road, was developed

  7. The Silk Road, page 5 The Silk Road was over ________ miles long. It went over ___________ and __________. The end was in __________.

  8. The Silk Road, page 5 Good passed from trader to trader which caused the price to go _____. At the ends goods were very _________.

  9. The Silk Road, page 5 The Silk Road got its name from _____. _____ farmers developed new ways for raising silkworms. Silkworms: ___________________________________ ________ would pay high prices for Chinese silk.

  10. What are silkworms? Reading Check Page 5

  11. The Silk Road, page 5 New ______ also traveled along the Silk Road. Missionaries from ________ traveled to China and brought ___________ with them. By the end of the Han dynasty, Buddhism was a major religion in __________.

  12. Page 5 Tradition & Learning

  13. Tradition and Learning, page 5 Teaching and learning flourished during the Han dynasty They respected the traditions of the original cultures

  14. What contribution to learning did SimaQian make? Reading Check Page 5

  15. Han Technology, page 6 The Chinese improved their society because the Han government was _______. China was the most advanced ________ in the world. Farming tools were made better and the Chinese _________ many devices They were years ahead of _______

  16. Han Technology, page 6 The Chinese made advances in the _____, _______ _______, ________ _______, _________, and jade _________. They made improvements in medicine: __________ and herbal ________. They improved farm tools, invented the ________ and the ________, used for steering ships.

  17. Han Technology, page 6 One of the most important inventions was _______. To keep records they originally used ______ _____ and _____. They even used _______ for messages. Paper replaced _______ from Egypt as the material for scrolls and books.

  18. What did the Chinese write on before the invention of paper? Reading Check Page 6

  19. Han Technology, page 6 The Han dynasty ended in the AD _______. People in China still call themselves “ the _______ of the _____.”

  20. 1. How did the Silk Road get its name?2. In what ways did the Han dynasty show respect for Chinese traditions? Review Questions Page 6

  21. GAME TIME!!!

  22. Review Game Instructions Break into your assigned teams After the question is read, if you know the answer, be the first girl to grab and ring the bell If your answer is correct you earn one point for your team If you are incorrect, the other teams have a chance to steal the point You may use your books to help The team to score the most points earns stickers

  23. How long was the Silk Road?

  24. Over 4,000 miles

  25. What did the missionaries from India bring with them?

  26. Buddhism

  27. What is silk?

  28. A valuable cloth, made by silkworms

  29. What did SimaQian do?

  30. Wrote “The History of China”

  31. What are the two English names of the Huang River?

  32. The Yellow River and River of Sorrows

  33. Why did the Chinese work on improving their society?

  34. Their government was stable

  35. What is one of the most important Chinese inventions?

  36. Paper

  37. What advances did the Chinese make in the arts? (4)

  38. Bronze-work, building temples and palaces and jade carvings

  39. What 2 things did the Chinese use before paper?

  40. Wood scrolls and bones

  41. What inventions for ships did the Chinese invent? (2)

  42. The compass and rudder

  43. How did the Silk Road get its name?

  44. Silk was the most famous of all goods to be traded on the route

  45. What did paper replace?

  46. Papyrus from Egypt

  47. How is silk made?

  48. From silkworms

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