GRAPES

GEOGRAPHY

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• Two of China's main geographical features are the Yellow River and the Yangtze River.
• The Yellow River is sometimes called "The Cradle of Civilization" because the ancient civilization was built along the banks of the river. It is the sixth longest river in the world at 3,395 miles long. The fertile yellow silt along the banks of the river were ideal for farming.

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• The Yangtze River is the third longest river, measuring 3,988 miles long. The Yangtze was a good boundary between northern and southern China, for it was very difficult to cross.

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• The highest mountains in the world, the Himilayas, to the south and southeast of China, acted as a nearly impassible barrier.
• Two of the world's largest deserts, to the east and west of China, also acted as borders to separate China from the rest of the world. The deserts were the Gobi and Taklamakan.
• The climate in Ancient China ranged from tropical to polar weather.

RELIGION

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• Chinese religion is a term describing the complex interaction of different religious & philosophical tradition that have been influential in China.
• Around 1500 BC, people began to use written oracle bones to try to find out what was going to happen in the future.
• Some major religions are Taoism,Islam,Christianity,& Confucianism.
• People who lived during the Shang Dynasty also believed that their ancestors became gods when they died.
• China's written history goes back 3,500 years ago.

ACHIEVEMENTS

INVENTIONS OF CHINA

• An achievement of China was inventing silk.
• The Chinese invented paper.
• Another achievement of China was inventing printing.

INVENTIONS OF CHINA

• The Chinese invented the compass.
• Gunpowder was invented by the Chinese

SOCIAL STRUCTURES

SOCIAL STURCTURES

• Social structures have a very long history, going from the feudal society of imperial times to the industrializing and urbanizing society of today.
• In first class were the kings and nobles; they were at the highest level. Then came the lords and warriors, they were in the second class. Lastly were the peasants, they were in the lowest class.

SOCIAL STRUCTURES

• Some groups more powerful than others. They were more powerful because they were wealthy and known and because they had a lot more resources than others.
• Boys were valued more than girls because they were the ones that passed down the family names to their families. When their parents got old, the boys were the ones that took care of their parents.
• The United States and Ancient China's social structure is similar because the kings and presidents are the same by how they are ranked.

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