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China’s River Valley Civilization

China’s River Valley Civilization. 5 Characteristics of Civilization. Geography Of China. Natural Barriers Gobi and Taklimakan Deserts to north and west Yellow Sea, Pacific Ocean, East China Sea to east Himalayas Mountains and Plateau of Tibet to southeast. River Systems.

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China’s River Valley Civilization

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  1. China’s River Valley Civilization 5 Characteristics of Civilization

  2. Geography Of China • Natural Barriers • Gobi and Taklimakan Deserts to north and west • Yellow Sea, Pacific Ocean, East China Sea to east • Himalayas Mountains and Plateau of Tibet to southeast

  3. River Systems • Huang He River (Yellow River) • In north, flowing from mountains in west to Yellow Sea • Called “Yellow” because of yellow silt • Chiang Jiang (Yangtze) • Further south, flowing from Tibetan Plateau • 10% of land is suitable for agriculture. • 90% of this land is b/w these 2 rivers

  4. 1. Advanced Cities • Erligang: • Surrounded by a large wall -- 7 km around. • Workshops were located outside of the city walls • Ch'ang-an • Had a population over a million people

  5. 2. Specialized Workers • Farmers • Merchants • Trading for goods • Craftsmen • Building more advanced tools to use in everyday tasks • Great Wall of China

  6. 3. Complex Institutions • Chinese Government • Confucianism • Scholar/Teacher • Wrote Analects— • Five basic relationships: (Ruler-Subject, father-son, husband-wife, older-younger brother, friend-friend) • Different rules of behavior depends on which relationship • (Example) Filial Piety: devotion to one’s parents during their lifetime and honoring their memory after. • Not a Religion, but the Ethical System Which became the basis of Chinese Government and Social Order.

  7. 4. Record Keeping & Writing • Written language developed over thousands of years. • Developed a system of symbols that represented a word as well as a sound • Started developing around 1500 BCE

  8. 5. Advanced Technology • Coined money (later paper money) • Blast furnaces for Iron working • Improved iron farm tools increased productivity • Better military weapons • Highway network (4000 miles) • Standardized weights & measures, currency • Paper (AD 105)

  9. Know For The Quiz • All the major rivers for each civilization discussed • The 5 characteristics of a civilization • Characteristics of an advanced city • Religions • Sargon vs. Moses • Noah vs. Epic of Gilgamesh • Book Of The Dead vs. The Rosetta stone • Primary vs. Secondary Sources • Hinduism, Buddhism, Christianity • Reincarnation • Buddha • 3 Major Gods of Hinduism • Caste System • Importance of a civilization’s location • Hammurabi’s Code • Confucius and his importance in China • Historic Structures (Ex. Great Wall of China) & their locations

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