EASTPacificOcean
S.E.Thick Jungle
SOUTHMountains (Himalayan)
WESTDesertMountains(Himalayan)
NORTH – Desert (Gobi Desert)
1) Belief as center of world and civilization2) Self reliance and innovation3) Independent evolution of society and culture
ART & WRITING PHILOSOPHY
CHINESE INNOVATIONS
1) Mechanical Clocks – 700s C.E.2) Block Printing – 700s C.E.3) Gunpowder – 800s C.E.4) Smallpox Vaccine – 900s C.E.5) Spinning Wheel – 1000 C.E.6) Moveable Type – 1040 C.E.
Chinese Development TO Europe
1300s C.E1200s C.E.1200s C.E.1600s C.E.1200s C.E.1456 C.E.**Gutenberg Bible
SHANG & ZHOU DYNASTIES (1650 B.C.E) (1027 B.C.E)
DYNASTY = One family in power
SHANG FEATURES ZHOU FEATURES1. “Ancestor worship” (veneration) 1. Language unification - 2. Ancestors control everyday life creation of common characters3. Oracle bones consult ancestors 2. The Mandate of Heaven and predict future 3. Bad kings must be removed4. Afterlife reunion with ancestors 4. Feudal social structure 5. Philosophy demands correct behavior and good govt.
SIMILARITIES1. Walled cities2. Powerful leaders3. One family rule
IDEAS OF GOVERNMENT1. Mandate of Heaven - good rule gods endorse - poor rule gods withdraw support & favor - natural disasters were signs - Confucius is Zhou Dynasty 2. Yin & Yang -universe exists in balance -YIN: earth, darkness, female -YANG: heaven, light, male -people affect the balance!
YIN
YANGlight
dark
EARLY ACHIEVEMENTS: Shang & Zhou Dynasties
1. Astronomy: Calendar (365 ¼ days)2. Writing: Pictographs/Ideograph (ideas vs. letters) - tens of thousands (today 10,000 characters)3. Silk: 1,000 B.C.E. discovery - kept a secret - becomes key trade item - The Silk Road4. Books: The I Ching, The Book of Songs
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