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Forbidden City

an Introduction to China. Forbidden City. History of China - rule of dynasties. Ancient China’s history is divided into dynasties and dates back to 2000 B.C. A dynasty is a succession of rulers from the same family.

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Forbidden City

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  1. an Introduction to China Forbidden City

  2. History of China - rule of dynasties • Ancient China’s history is divided into dynasties and dates back to 2000 B.C. • A dynasty is a succession of rulers from the same family. • The Chinese believed that their rulers were divinely selected. They called this process the Mandate of Heaven. • The Chinese had eleven major dynasties before a revolution put an end to the last emperor in 1911.

  3. DYNASTY culture art philosophy leaders HSIA 2000-1500 BC millet and wheat cultivated potter’s wheel used animals domesticated black pottery SHANG 1500-1122 BC writing invented silkworms for silk wheel used on chariots white pottery worked bronze marble and ivory jade and turquoise belief in spirit world filial piety ancestor worship ZHOU 1123-256 BC astronomy advanced crossbow invented lacquer Confucianism Taoism CH’IN 221-206 BC Great Wall built legalism official policy Ch’in Shih took title of Emperor HAN 202BC-AD222 iron sword used soybean cultivated wall painting Confucianism official policy early Chinese dynasties

  4. dynasty culture art leaders SUI 589-618 Grand Canal built Yang Ti T’ANG 618-906 building of schools golden age of poetry, literature, art, music Wu Chao, first female emperor SUNG 960-1279 inventions of magnetic compass, paper money, book printing golden age of painting porcelain YUAN/MONGOL 1279-1368 increase in trade abroad use of gunpowder as a weapon Genghis Khan Kublai Khan MING 1368-1644 Forbidden City built Yung-lo Encyclopedia of Chinese writings Grand Fleet makes China an international naval power Chu Yuan-Chang QUING/MANCHU 1644-1911 Empress Dowager Tz’u-hsi early Chinese dynasties

  5. the Forbidden City, 2012 In ancient times if Chinese working citizens stepped foot on the wrong pathways within the walls of the Forbidden City; they, and all their family members would be executed.

  6. Republican China (1911-1949)‏ • Sun Yatsen (leader of Chinese Nationalist Party) and Chinese Communist Party gain support from the Soviet Union. • He became the first president of The Republic of China and embarked on a road to modernizing China. • Mao Zedong later proclaimed the creation of the People's Republic of China.

  7. Mao Zedong • Attracted to the nationalist ideas of Sun Yat-sen, Mao Zedong joined the army when he was 18 and fought in the revolution that overthrew the Manchu dynasty in 1911. • Several years later, while studying at Peking (Beijing) University, he came across the teachings of Karl Marx, and committed his life to the ideas of socialism. • Eventually he became the leader of the Communist revolution and then chairman of the People’s Republic of China (P.R.C.) from 1949 to 1959. Mao remained chairman of the Communist party until his death in 1976.

  8. Deng Xiaoping • Deng Xiaoping emerged as the new leader in 1978 and immediately launched an economic reform plan. • His goal was a wealthy, modern, powerful China -- one worthy of international respect. His method was the open door, establishing ties with the United States and other Western nations, encouraging international investment, private enterprise, family farming, and other aspects of a market economy.

  9. Peaceful demonstrations, May 1989 • As 'new ideas' spread to the masses, economic reforms and movements demanding democratization occurred all over China. • These demonstrations came to a head in Tiananmen Square in May, 1989. • The masses of students and citizens wouldn't withdraw from Tiananmen Square. And finally on June 4, martial force occupied Tiananmen Square and opened fire on the crowd. • During the progression more than two hundred people died. The actual number is likely much larger.

  10. Pictures of the demonstrations:Calling for freedom and democracy, demonstrating students surround policemen near Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China, Thursday afternoon on May 4, 1989.

  11. A Chinese couple on a bicycle take cover at an underpass while tanks deploy overhead in eastern Beijing, China on June 5, 1989.

  12. A Chinese man stands alone to block a line of tanks heading east on Beijing's Cangan Blvd. in Tiananmen Square on June 5, 1989. The man, calling for an end to the recent violence and bloodshed against pro-democracy demonstrators, was pulled away by bystanders, and the tanks continued on their way.

  13. The bodies of dead civilians lie among mangled bicycles near Beijing's Tiananmen Square early June 4, 1989.

  14. images of Tiananmen Square (today)

  15. Entrance to the Forbidden City • 2012 • Inside the Forbidden City, • Documentary, series trailer

  16. Forbidden City – the novel • “Seventeen-year-old Alex Jackson is thrilled when his father, a cameraman with the CBC, asks Alex to join him on assignment in China. Not only will he get some time off from school, but Alex, who is a Chinese history buff, knows this trip is the chance of a lifetime. • Alex and his dad could not have predicted that they would get caught up in the historic events that begin to sweep China in the spring of 1989. • As students and civilians demonstrate for democracy in Tian An Men Square, Alex experiences the thrill of being a reporter. However, his excitement turns to horror and dismay as the movement becomes violent. Alex and his father know they must communicate the story to the rest of the world, but at what cost to their own lives?”

  17. U4L2 Assignment • Read the PDF file 'China' in Lesson Two • Review the website,'Visual Sourcebook...' • Be sure to write China Background Quiz this week. - Time limit – 2 hours - No password - Be sure to write by the end of the week. ·

  18. U4L3 – Making Predictions Assignment • Answer each in complete sentences and in such a way that your reader will know what question was asked. • What do you now know about the nature of the protagonist, Alexander Jackson? >Insert answer here<What is Alex's attitude towards China? >Insert answer here<What do you know about China?>Insert answer here<How do you feel about China? >Insert answer here<What do you expect will happen in the remainder of the story? Why? >Insert answer here< • Imagine that you are Alex, having viewed ONE of the places in the links you just explored. Write the travel diary entry that would describe the site to Mr. Jones, your history teacher. Your entry must be at least ten sentences long and full of vivid, specific details.

  19. 1989: Massacre in Tiananmen Square • Watch the following BBC video coverage of the massacre in Tiananmen Square • http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/june/4/newsid_2496000/2496277.stm

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