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China Study Guide

Published on Jan 09, 2016

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

Probably built the first Chinese cities.

One was Anyang, the first capital.

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Han

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Used Civil Service Exams to choose officials

Almost everyone failed!

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Zhou

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Ruled longer than any other dynasty.

over 800 years!

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Qin

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Based the dynasty on a system of harsh rules and punishments

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Ming

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Led by a very cruel military emperor.

Created the census to better collect taxes.

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Song

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Struggled due to the lack of soldiers.

The empire was huge and control was an issue.

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Tang

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Introduced numerous reforms

led by Empress Wu.

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Sui

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Reunited China

Led by General Wendi who declared himself emperor.

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The Great Wall

was built by

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Criminals, Farmers, Slaves

Basically anyone that they could find!

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The Great Wall

was built to. . .

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Keep invaders out,

but also keep peasants in!

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The Forbidden City

was enjoyed by

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Royalty only

You really did not want to be summoned there!

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The Forbidden City

has five bridges.

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Each bridge represents

one of the virtues of Confucianism

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The Forbidden City

When invited, court officials. . .

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Were terrified

You were frequently killed or punished harshly when visiting.

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The Silk Road

was first built because. . .

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China wanted to establish relations with rulers in the west

It wasn't about trading goods!

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The Silk Road

was dangerous because. . .

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Temperature, disease, bandits

even snow and sandstorms!

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The Silk Road

led to advancements in . . .

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paper and flying money, ideas in numerous areas

Previously China had been very isolated

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Marco Polo

came from a family of

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Merchants

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Marco Polo

was proficient in many

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Languages

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Marco Polo

was a high official in. . .

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Kublai Khan's Court

His family served for over 17 years!

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Zheng He

came from a family that was. . .

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very poor

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Zheng He

went on . . .

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Seven Ocean Missions

Then, some officials made it illegal to travel!

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Zheng He

was proficient at

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Numerous languages

The emperor loved that he could speak with every foreign guest at the palace!

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Study the Vocab!

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Study the Social Diagram!

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Explain which dynasty you would have preferred to live under. Use concrete reasons!

Consider: Government, philosophy, social conditions, etc.

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