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The Geography of China’s River

Valleys

•The Geography of Ancient China•Early Civilization in China•Importance of the Family

The Plan:• Objectives• Vocabulary• Geography of China’s River Valleys• Early Civilization in China• Importance of Family• Review Questions • Evaluation• Preview

Objectives:• Examine the geography of ancient China

• Find out about early civilization in China

• Learn about the importance of family ties in early Chinese society

KEY TERMS• loess: n. yellow-brown soil• dike: n. a wall that controls or holds back

water• millet: n. a type of grain grown in China• extended family: n. several generations of

closely related family

P. 2

The Geography of Ancient China • ______, ____, _______ and _________ were

different in each region

P. 2

The Geography of Ancient China • The North China plain in East Asia is made from

soil deposits from the ________ River.

• The ______ is very dry, with a very brief monsoon season in the _______.

• People depend on _______ to survive.

The Huang, or Yellow, River

P. 2

The Geography of Ancient China • In southern China, the climate is _____ and

____.

• There are monsoons from March to __________ and light rain the rest of the year.

P. 2

The Geography of Ancient China • ___________ and ______ separate China from

other places so the Chinese had little contact with other __________.

• The Chinese called themselves the _________ ________ because they thought they lived at the center of the world.

P. 2

The Geography of Ancient China • In the spring, China’s rivers _______ flooded

each year bringing fertile topsoil to the land.

• The first _______ villages developed along the _______ and _______ Rivers.

• The Chang River is China’s largest river.

P. 2

The Geography of Ancient China • The Huang River, or Yellow, River is called as such

because of the _______ in the water.

• During the floods the loess is deposited on the plains where they grew a grain called _______.

Loess Terraces in Northern China

P. 2

The Geography of Ancient China • The Huang River is also called “_______

_______” because the floods were dangerous

• Chinese people built _______ to help control the flooding.

P. 2

Reading Check #1Write the answer on the lines provided in your

booklet or a note and attach it to page 2

• What did the Chinese do to control flooding?

P. 2 & 3

Early Civilization in China• Where were the first Chinese settlements?

• The settlements may have began as early as ______ B.C. and later grew into ____________.

P. 3

Early Civilization in China• The _______ dynasty was the first civilization in

China.

• It arose around ______ B.C.

• The Shang people built the first cities, created _____ work and the first Chinese _______.

P. 3

Early Civilization in China• The ______ dynasty emerged 600 years after

the founding of the Shang dynasty.

• They conquered the Shang and ruled from 112 B.C.

• Much later small kingdoms fought for control in a time known as the ________ _______.

Early Civilization in China• Rulers thought they came to power because of

_____.

• This idea was called the ________ of ______.

• It was used to support a king’s right to rule his people and give a father power over his family.

P. 3

P. 3

Target Reading SkillWrite the answer on the lines provided in your

booklet or a note and attach it to page 3

• Which sentence states the main idea of the bracketed paragraph?

P. 3

Reading Check #2Write the answer on the lines provided in your

booklet or a note and attach it to page 3

• What was the Mandate of Heaven?

P. 3

Importance of Family• The family was the center of early Chinese

society.

• Family came _____.

• It was much more important than the individual or the _______.

P. 3

Importance of Family• Five generations may have lived in one home.

• Status in the family depended on the _____ and gender of a person.

• The oldest man had rights and power.

• Women obeyed men and became part of her husband’s family

P. 3

Reading Check #3Write the answer on the lines provided in your

booklet or a note and attach it to page 3

• What factors did a person’s status depend on in early Chinese families?

P. 3

Importance of Family• The Chinese people were the first people to use

two names.

• The one name was for _____.

• The other name was for ______.

• The _______ name is ordered first.

P. 3Review QuestionsWrite the answer on the lines provided in your

booklet or a note and attach it to page 3

1. What was the first known civilization in China?

2. Describe the importance of the family in early Chinese society.

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