Warm-up Questions 10/29/19

Which of the following would most likely take place last on the journey along the Silk Road?a) Local traders took the silk to the cities of the Mediterranean

b) Camels were loaded with silk and other valuables.

c) The caravan left with armed guards for the journey.

What importance did the Chinese place on the production of silk?

Ancient China

A Time of Change

Ancient Civilizations

Mr. Hollingsworth – World History

Tuesday – October 29, 2019

Today’s Learning Targets

I will use academic vocabulary of this region and

time appropriately.

I will locate key geographical features of China on

a map.

I will describe key features of early Chinese

dynasties.

Warm-up Questions

Which of the following would most likely take place last on the journey along the Silk Road?

a) Local traders took the silk to the cities of the Mediterranean.

b) Camels were loaded with silk and other valuables.

c) The caravan left with armed guards for the journey.

Warm-up Questions

What importance did the Chinese place on the production of silk?

Revealing the secret to silk production was punishable by death.

Key Terms Review

A prediction

oracle

A hard gemstone.

jade

Key Terms Review

To alter or change, to differ

vary

Farmers with small farms

peasants

Key Terms Review

People of high rank who provided soldiers to the king.

lords

moral values

ethics

Key Terms Review

Living in harmony with nature

Daoism

Key Terms Review

The practice of inserting fine needles through the skin at specific points to cure disease or relieve pain.

acupuncture

Key Terms Review

An invention used to tell time by measuring shadows cast by the sun.

sundial

A device that measures the strength of an earthquake.

seismograph

W.D.U.K. – Cultural Diffusion

You are know going to take a quiz to test your understanding of cultural diffusion. You are to write the answers down on a separate sheet of paper which you will turn in at the conclusion of the test.

Good Luck!

W.D.U.K. – Cultural Diffusion

What was the most common way in which ideas were spread from one country to another?

a) Isolationism

b) Conquest

c) Trade Routes

W.D.U.K. – Cultural Diffusion

What was the most obvious evidence of cultural diffusion as Buddhism spread east?a) The Buddhist language changed to reflect the people of

the area.

b) The Buddha’s appearance changed to resemble the people of the area.

c) Buddhism became Confucianism.

W.D.U.K. – Cultural Diffusion

How did Buddhism reach China?

a) The shipping industry.

b) The Silk Road.

c) Over the Himalayas and through Tibet.

W.D.U.K. – Cultural Diffusion

Why did Buddhism become popular in China?

a) It offered relief from suffering.

b) The Buddha was from China.

c) The Buddhist monks were good at fighting.

Buddhism Comes to China

Buddhism arrived from ___ through the ___ ___ in the first century AD. What is this spread of cultural ideas called?

India / Silk Road / diffusion

Arrival of a New Religion

As the Han dynasty began to decline, everyday life became more ___ and ___. ___ and ___ did not give the people relief from their suffering.

violent / uncertain / Daoism / Confucianism

Arrival of a New Religion

___ offered relief from this suffering. By combining it with ___ ideas, it quickly caught on in China with the ___ and ___ ___ alike.

Buddhism / Daoist / poor / upper class

Cultural Diffusion

The culture of China and the religion of Buddhism was changed through the exchange of ideas along the Silk Road.

1) Xi River

2) Yangzi River

3) Yellow River

4) South China Sea

5) East China Sea

6) Yellow Sea

7) Sea of Japan

8) Pacific Ocean

9) North China Plain

10) Manchurian Plain

11) Gobi Desert

12) Taklimakan Desert

13) Plateau of Tibet Map Colors:

Water – Blue

Fertile Lands – Green

Deserts – Yellow

Mountains – Brown

Plateaus – Light Orange

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Today’s Learning Targets

I can use academic vocabulary of this region and

time appropriately.

I can locate key geographical features of China on

a map.

I can describe key features of early Chinese

dynasties.