Ancient China

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Ancient China

• By Justin Farr

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Geography

• Located in Eastern Asia bordering the east China
  sea, Korea, Bay, Yellow sea and South China sea
  between North Korea and Vietnam 35n 105e.
• Climate extremely diverse tropical in the
  south sub artic in the north terrain mostly
  mountains ,high Plateau desserts in the west
  plains deltas and hills in the east.

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The Shang Dynasty

• This was the first dynasty that began between
  1760and 1500bc.Most people farmed they grew
  grains such as millet and rice. They raised
  animals and made cloth from silk and flax which
  comes from fiber.

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The Zhou Dynasty
The Zhou people came from the west of the Huang
He river. This dynasty was the longest of any
other Chinese dynasty, lasting for over 800 years.
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The Han Dynasty

• This dynasty began in 206bc and lasted to 220 ad.
  The second priest was Wu Di who ruled about
  41-87bc.WuDi divided lands owned by princes and
  lords. To improve transportation he built more
  roads. He believed there was more to history than
  what kings wanted written.

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The Qin Dynasty

• It was proceeded by the Zhou dynasty. The
  unification of China in 220bc under the First
  Emperor Qin Shi Huang marked the beginning of the
  Imperial of China.

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Confucius

• Confucius was a wise philosopher. He was one of
  the most famous people in China.
• One of his famous analects was, Treat others the
  way you want people to treat you.

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The Silk Road

• The silk road was the only one way to connect
  with the rest of the world on land. It is
  important for the Chinese to transport goods and
  it was a trade route.