Key Concept 1.3 Early Societies SSWH2c-Describe the development
of Chinese civilization under the Zhou and Qin. STANDARD
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ANCIENT CHINA Great Wall Mandate of Heaven Dynasties Silk
astronomy
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Early Chinese will settle near the Yellow and Yangzi Rivers
Eastern China can be split: GEOGRAPHY NorthernSouthern Yellow River
Valley Dry, cold climate Loess soil Suitable for growing millet
Yangzi Valley Plentiful rainfall, relatively warm Rainy, suitable
for cultivating rice
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CHINA
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Earliest Civilization forms around the Yellow River (Huang He)
Also known as river of sorrow YELLOW RIVER CIVILIZATION
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The first known dynasty of China was the Shang dynasty. This
dynasty united the people living around the Huang He and Yangtze
river valleys.
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Develop Chinas first writing system Belief in Supreme God, that
could only be reached through ancestors The Shang elite was a
warrior aristocracy Used bronze weapons and rode on horse- drawn
chariots SHANG PERIOD (1750-1045BCE)
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ORACLE BONES FROM SHANG Two important aspects of Chinese
society & religion: ancestor worship + fortune-telling
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Zhou rulers claimed the divine right to rule or the Mandate of
Heaven. Beginnings of Feudalism Design capital city to follow feng
shui Government: a new class of educated men became bureaucrats and
recorded data and offered advice to the rulers ZHOU DYNASTY
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Innovations: -built roads and canals -coined money / helped
trade -furnaces produced cast iron -advancements in agriculture
ZHOU DYNASTY
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Development of the concept of private property, including
privately owned land. Saw the development of the three-
generational family Women were subordinate to men in this
patriarchal society. ZHOU DYNASTY
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Ruler a Legalist (uses punishment to maintain order) ideas to
subdue the warring states and unify his country. He established an
autocracy (government with unlimited power). QIN DYNASTY
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Built by Shi Huangdi to keep the Mongols out GREAT WALL OF
CHINA
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ECONOMIC: CHINESE INVENTED SILK Silk was exotic and expensive,
so it was good for trading with the rest of the world. It is made
from silk worms. Silk also makes paper