Ch. 7: Early China

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Ch. 7 Early China

• Lesson 3 The First Chinese Dynasty The Shang
  Dynasty
• pp. 172-175
• Objective 6.31 Locate and describe the origins
  of Chinese civilization in the Huang He Valley
  during the era of the Shang and Zhou Dynasties

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Vocabulary

• Look at map of China .
• Find the Vocabulary words for today.
• Think What connection could you make between
  these terms?
• Vocab valley, achaeologists, artifacts, loess,
  civilization

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The First Chinese Dynasty The Shang Dynasty

• According to Chinese myth, Yu the Great built
  channels to control floods
• Chased away the dragon caused floods
• Dragons helped dig channels
• Took 13 years to complete the work

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Yu the Great

• Legend says Yu the Great founded Chinas first
  dynasty named the Xia (Shyah)
• Archaeologist have not found any historical
  evidence of the Xia

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Shang Dynasty

• Built the first cities in China
• Ruled most of the Huang He Valley
• Appointed warlords - military leaders
• Most people were farmers

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Shang Religion

• Polytheistic
• Shang Ti supreme (chief) god
• Gods lived in mountains, rivers, and seas
• Honored ancestors or long-dead family

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Seeking Guidance from Ancestors

• Kings believed they received their power to rule
  from gods and their wisdom from ancestors
• Asked for help from oracle bones

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Writing

• Pictographs - characters that represent objects
• Ideographs - link two or more pictographs to
  express an idea

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Shang Arts

• Created objects made of bronze

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Silk

• Silk - farmers raised silk worms to produce silk
• Weavers made the silk into clothing

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Kaolin

• Kaolin - fine, white clay
• -made vases and dishes

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Jade

• Jade - a green stone

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Religions of Multiple Civilizations
Civilization Religion(s) Description Contrast it to another civilization
Mesopotamia
Egypt
India
China
Teach Me Describe in your words, how they are
different from each other.
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1. Work on Research Questions
2. History Mystery