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CHINESE CIVILIZATION

CHINESE CIVILIZATION. From River Civilization to Isolation. Between which two rivers is the heartland of China found?. The Heartland of China. China’s Sorrow. River Systems Yellow River Yangtze River Environmental Challenges Floods Geographic isolation Invasions from the west and north

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CHINESE CIVILIZATION

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  1. CHINESE CIVILIZATION From River Civilization to Isolation

  2. Between which two rivers is the heartland of China found? The Heartland of China

  3. China’s Sorrow • River Systems • Yellow River • Yangtze River • Environmental Challenges • Floods • Geographic isolation • Invasions from the west and north • China’s Heartland • North China Plain • Remained center of civilization throughout time

  4. The Dynastic Cycle • Chinese Dynasties and Empires • The Hsia Dynasty, 2205-1766 BC • The Shang Dynasty, 1766-1050 BC • The Chou, 1050-256 BC • The Han Dynasty, 206 BC-220 AD • Period of Disunion, 220 AD-618 AD • Tang Dynasty, 618 AD-907 AD • Sung Dynasty, 969 AD-1279AD • Yuan Dynasty, 1279 AD-1368 AD • Ming Dynasty, 1368 AD-1644 AD • Qing Dynasty, 1644 AD-1912 AD

  5. The First Dynasties • Xia (Hsia) • 2000 BC • Flood control & irrigation systems • Society to civilization • Little archaeological evidence exists • No written record – largely myth • Which brings up an interesting point…

  6. “History is not about facts, it is about cultural memory, which means that what a culture believes its history to be is as important, or even more important, than the ‘facts…’”

  7. The First Dynasties • Shang • 1700- 1027 BC • First written records • Creation of walled cities • Early cities • Social stratification • Warring culture • City-states • China is NOT unified at this point in history Yin, the Capital of the Shang Dynasty for 300 years.

  8. What are the benefits and drawbacks of the belief that the group is more important than the individual? The Development of “a” Culture

  9. The Development of Culture • Family • Social Classes • Religious Beliefs • The Development of Writing • Zhou (Chou) Dynasty • 1027 BC-256 BC • The Dynastic Cycle

  10. Would a ruler who followed Confucian or Daoist ideas have built the Great Wall? The Great Wall

  11. The Unification of China • Confucius and The One Hundred Schools (551-233 BC) • Filial piety = respect for the family and ancestors • Government bureaucracy • Confucius’ goals was to reform government so it could better take care of the welfare of the people • Daoism • Legalism • Qin (Ch’in) Dynasty • 3rd Century BC

  12. Why was agriculture considered the most important and honored occupation in Chinese culture? The Heart of China

  13. Han Emperors in China • 200 BC- 220 AD • Centralized Government • Highly Structured Society • Technology & Commerce • Unification • assimilation

  14. What inventions have had the greatest impact on society? Modern Inventions

  15. Tang and Song China • Tang Dynasty • 589AD • Expansion of China • Muslim invasions • Chaos • Song Dynasty • 960- 1279 AD • Prosperity and innovation • Golden Age • Changes in Chinese society

  16. What are the benefits and drawbacks of isolationism? Chinese Exploration

  17. Early Modern China • The Rise of the Ming • 1368 AD- 1644 • Manchus found the Qing Dynasty • 1644 AD- 1911

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