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1.THE 1ST RULERS IN RECORDED HISTORY AND THEY PRODUCED THE FIRST WRITING SYSTEM
2. THEY WERE CONQUERED BY THE ZHOU |
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| A WARLIKE KINGDOM IN NORTHERN CHINA THAT OVERTHREW THE ZHOU. THIS IS WHERE THE WORD "CHINA" COMES FROM |
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1. THE LONGEST DYNASTY IN CHINESE HISTORY.
2. THEY CLAIMED THEY RULED BY THE WILL OF THE GODS AND THAT MADE THEM MORE POWERDUL |
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1. LASTED FOR 4 CENTURIES
2. EXISTED AROUND THE TIME OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE
3. CREATED THE FIRST SEISMOGRAPH
4. FIRST EMPEROR WAS HAN WHO WAS BORN A PEASANT
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1.A RELIGIOUS TEACHER WHOSE TEACHINGS BECOME KNOWN AS CONFUCIANISM.
2. HE WAS ADVISOR TO KINGS
3. HE WANTED AN ORDERLY SOCIETY WITH OBEDIENCE FROM LOVE AND DUTY, NOT FEAR.
4. HE PREACHED LOVE FOR ALL PEOPLE
5. HIS REAL NAME WAS KONG FUZI |
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-Merchant from Venice that traveled the Silk Road and wrote about it.
-first European to visit a Chinese court |
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- the grandson of Genghis Khan
-he was mongolian
-under him they became less nomatic
-and took on Chinese ways |
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| EARLY RELIGION HAD MANY GODS THAT REPRESENTD THE FORCES OF NATURE-TI RULED OVER ALL. |
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THE QIN DYNASTY
1. HE DIVIDED THE LAND INTO DISTRICTS AND APPOINTED A GOVERNOR TO RULE OVER THEM.
2. NOW CHINA HAD ALL THE SAME LAWSS
3. HE STARTED THE GREAT WALL OF CHINA
4.STARTED THE CANAL THAT CONNECTED THE YELLOW AND CHANG JIANG RIVERS |
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| LOCAL LEADERS OF ARMED GROUPS |
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| THE GRANDSON OF BANG, AND REACHED THE GREATEST POWER IN THE HAN DYNASTY |
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| FIRST EMPEROR OF THE HAN DYNASTY AND IT WAS A PEASANT |
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-the grandfather of Kublai Khan
-known foe bringing Elephant's across the Himalayas with success |
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1.THE LONGEST WALL IN THE WORLD
2. STRETCHES FRO 4,500 MILES ACROSS CHINA
3. STARTED IN THE 3RD CENTURY BC BY SHI HUANGDI TO PROTECT CHINA FROM INVADERS |
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THE TEACHINGS OF CONFUCIUS
AN ORDERLY & OBIEDIENT SOCIETY
BASED ON LOVE AND DUTY NOT FEAR
"LOVE FOR ALL PEOPLE"
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ANOTHER IMPORTANT CHINESE PHILOSOPHY-
1.LITTLE GOVERMENT
2.SUPPORTED THE RIGHT OF THE INDIVIDUAL TO BE LEFT ALONE.
3.PEOPLE SHOULD BE LIVE ACCORDING TO THE LAWS OF NATURE
4. PEOPLE SHOULD ACCEPT THE LIFE THEY HAVE AND BE HAPPY |
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-the capital of over 10 dynasties
-literally means "Perpetual Peace" |
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| THE ART OF BEAUTIFUL WRITING. THE CHINESE WRITING IS A FORM OF CALLIGRAPHY |
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| -what people called the mongolians because they stole riches from the conquered lands and those who they defeated |
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| IT IS TO FULFILL ONES DUTY TO ONE'S PARENTS BY BEING RESPECTFUL, FOLLOWING THEIR WISHES AND TAKING CARE OF THEM WHEN THEY ARE OLD |
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| WATERWAYS THAT ARE DEEP AND WIDE ENOUGH FOR SHIPS TO PASS THROUGH |
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| WHAT DOES MANDATE FROM HEAVEN MEAN? |
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| THE BELIEF THAT RULERS CAME TO POWER B/C IT WAS THEIR DESTINY. THIS GAVE THE LEADER RIGHT TO RULE THE PEOPLE |
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1. A SYSTEM OF WRITING CHINESE WITH THE ROMAN ALPHABET
2. STARTED IN THE HAN DYNASTY |
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| A MAN MADE BARRIER OR DAM TO HOLD BACK RIVER WATERS. |
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| THE LONGEST RIVER IN CHINA IS |
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| WHAT ITEMS WERE BROUGHT ON THE SILK ROAD? |
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| SILK, HERBS, TEA, BUDDHISM, AND GLASS |
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| THE OLDEST SURVIVING WRITING WAS FOUND ON WHAT? |
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| ON ANIMAL BONES USED BY FORTUNE TELLERS |
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| WHAT LIES NORTH OF THE HIMALAYAS? |
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| WHO BROUGHT BUDDHISM TO CHINA? |
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INDIA
IT ENRICHES LIVES BY OPENING THEM TO NEW IDEAS. |
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| EARLY CHINESE WORSHIPED THE FORCES OF NATURE |
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| NAME THE 3 RIVERS IN CHINA |
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1. THE YELLOW (HUANG)
2. THE WEST
3. THE YANGTZEE/CHANG |
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| WHAT DOES THE DISCOVERY OF THE CLAY ARMY TELL US ABOUT ANCIENT CHINESE BELIEFS IN LIFE AND DEATH? |
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| THEY BELIEVED IN LIFE AFTER DEATH |
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THERE ARE THREE REGIONS:
1. WESTERN INTERIOR- HAS MOUNTAINS AND DRY PLATEAUS AND AN ELEVATED PLAIN
2. NORTHEASTERN- A LARGE LOWLAND PLAIN WITH MOUNTAINS AS A BORDER. THE REGION IS RICH IN NATURAL RESOURCES
3. CENTRAL CHINA- LOWLANDS WITH LOW MOUNTAINS. THE RIVERS WINDS BETWEEN AND THERE ARE MANY CITIES IN THE VALLEYS AND DELTAS.
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| WHAT ARE THE HIGHEST MOUNTAINS IN CHINA? |
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| NAME THE WORLD'S TALLEST MOUNTAIN |
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| MOUNT EVEREST IN THE HIMALAYAS |
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| WHAT IS THE AREA TO THE NORTH OF CHINA? |
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THE TIBETAN PLATEAU
THIS WAS A BARRIER FOR TRADE AND TRANSPORTATION |
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| WHY DID CHINA CALL THEMSELVES THE MIDDLE KINGDOM? |
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| BECAUSE OF THE NATURAL BARRIERS, CHINA BELIEVED THEY WERE AT THE MIDDLE OF THE WORLD. |
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| WHAT RIVER DID THE FIRST CIVILIZATION LIVE BY? |
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| WHY IS THE YELLOW RIVER CALLED THE YELLOW RIVER? |
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| IT IS CALLED YELLOW B/C THE SOIL IS YELLOW FROM THE MOUNTAINS- LOESS |
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| WHAT PLAIN IS MUCH LIKE THE NILE THAT IS GOOD FOR CROPS BUT DANGEROUS IN THE SUMMER WITH WILD CURRENTS AND FLOODING? |
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| A SERIES OF RULERS FROM THE SAME FAMILY |
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| VARIOUS FORMS OF THE CHINESE LANGUAGE |
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| WHY CAN THEIR WRITING BE UNDERSTOOD WITH THE MANY DIALECTS? |
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| BECAUSE THE SYSTEM OF CHARACTERS STANDS FOR OBJECTS AND IDEAS NOT SOUND |
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| WHAT 2 TYPES OF WRITING HAVE DISAPPEARED? |
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| THE POLITICAL PRACTICE OF EXCHANGING LAND FOR LOYALTY AND PROTECTION. |
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| WHAT DYNASTY WAS DESTROYED BY FEUDALISM? |
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| A CLOSELY RELATED PEOPLE WHO LIVE TOGETHER. THE MALE WAS THE HEAD OF THE HOUSEHOLD AND THE FEMALE HAD A LOWER STATUS |
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| A PERSON WHO TRIES TO SPREAD HIS OR HER RELIGION |
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| A CURE FOR PAIN THAT INVOLVES STICKING TINY NEEDLES INTO KEY POINTS OF THE BODY. IT IS STILL USED TODAY |
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