ChinaChina

Early CultureEarly Culture

ConfuciusConfucius People should be polite,People should be polite, honest, brave, wise.honest, brave, wise. Children should obey Children should obey parents.parents. Everyone should Everyone should

respect elderly andrespect elderly and obey the country’s obey the country’s rulers.rulers.

LAOZILAOZIHis teachings: His teachings: DaoismDaoism

LIVE SIMPLY IN HARMONY WITH NATURELIVE SIMPLY IN HARMONY WITH NATURE

Chinese InventionsChinese Inventions

SilkSilk Magnetic compassMagnetic compass Printed booksPrinted books GunpowderGunpowder FireworksFireworks

Child Emperor, Pu YiChild Emperor, Pu Yi

The Rise of CommunismThe Rise of Communism

19111911

Pu Yi, the last emperor,Pu Yi, the last emperor,

is overthrown in is overthrown in

Chinese uprising.Chinese uprising.

Two Parties Fight for Control!!!Two Parties Fight for Control!!!

Nationalists Communists

Mao Zedong Chiang Kai-shek

People’s Republic of ChinaPeople’s Republic of China

Set up in 1949Set up in 1949 Nationalists fled to Taiwan.Nationalists fled to Taiwan.

Government and SocietyGovernment and Society

Under Chairman Mao, all land and factories Under Chairman Mao, all land and factories were taken over by governmentwere taken over by government

Farmers forced to combine farms onto large Farmers forced to combine farms onto large government-run farms.government-run farms.

Women joined work force Women joined work force

Cultural RevolutionCultural Revolution

Mao’s little red bookMao’s little red book Forced to give up old waysForced to give up old ways Few individual freedomsFew individual freedoms Red ArmyRed Army Teachers jailedTeachers jailed Historic landmarks destroyedHistoric landmarks destroyed

Mao’s Little Red BookMao’s Little Red Book

His quotes and views on CommunismHis quotes and views on Communism

Deng Xiaoping Hu Jintao Deng Xiaoping Hu Jintao

Leader after Mao died Leader after Mao died in 1976in 1976

Gave Chinese more Gave Chinese more freedomsfreedoms

Current leader Current leader

Three Gorges DamThree Gorges Dam

Across the Yangtze RiverAcross the Yangtze River

Free EnterpriseFree Enterprise

People start and own their own businesses People start and own their own businesses without much government involvement. without much government involvement.

China has limited free enterpriseChina has limited free enterprise

PopulationPopulation

Over 1 billion peopleOver 1 billion people One-child only law.One-child only law.

Started by Xiaoping. Started by Xiaoping.

Enforced mainly in urban areas. Fines, Enforced mainly in urban areas. Fines, forced abortions, etc.forced abortions, etc.

If the married couple are each without If the married couple are each without siblings, they may have two children.siblings, they may have two children.