Work Day
Go over Religion Test / make-up test
Read & Annotate: Land and People of China Answer questions on the worksheet
Homework: Finish worksheet
Bell Work
1. How many characters are there in the Chinese language? The Chinese language has over 20,000 characters. The average Chinese only learns about 5,000 of these in
his lifetime.
2. How long is the Great Wall of China? (miles) The wall is over 1500 miles in length.
3. How many countries are larger than China in square miles? 3
4. What is the total population of China? 1,339,724,852 (2012 est.)
Speed Dating: Homework
First row: Turn your desk around Everyone: Sit in row 1 or 2
1st Date: Answer Questions #1-2 2nd Date: Answer Questions #3-5 3rd Date: Answer Questions #6-7 4th Date: Answer Questions 8-9
China
The Land and People
Objectives
Explain how the geography of China has impacted the people
Compare & contrast Chinese geography to the Mesopotamia & Egypt
“Middle Kingdom”
In China
The Middle Kingdom or Central Country
People of the Central Country
In Europe
China
Chinese
What is Central about China? In area, largest
country entirely in Asia
4th largest country in world. Russia, Canada & US
are larger
China is in the heartland of Asia Bordered on 3 sides
by countries & the Pacific on the other
Cut off by mountains Himalayan Mountains
Where do people live?
East is where 6 of 7 Chinese live Why?
East Has rivers for fertile soil Large trading cities are
along the great rivers They lead to the Pacific
Ocean
Almost impossible to live in the North and West – Why? Tall mountains and deserts –
Gobi Desert “empty lands”
China’s Rivers
Hwang Ho (Yellow, Huang He)
Nicknamed “China’s Sorrow”
2nd longest in China, 6th in the world
Very unpredictable Overflows, causing disastrous
floods Since 600 BC over 1,500 floods
have been recorded Some places the bottom of the
river is 10m above surrounding plains
China’s Rivers Yangtze
Largest River in China Kinder river Hardly ever overflows
China’s lifeline to the sea Rich farmlands to the south
Monsoon rains make it ideal for rice
Not reliable Major centers of Chinese
commerce to the north
The People
Live apart from each other. Why? Vastness of China Mountains and deserts
Result: Own customs and habits Call people from other
provinces “men from other lands”
Compare China to the United States
The World Isolated from the
world Geography keeps it
cut off naturally Mountains/desert Pacific Ocean kept the
Chinese isolated as well
Result: Inward-looking
people Little interest in
other places Considered
themselves the best or center of the world
To Do:
China Map Use a book from the back of the room
Bell Work:
Complete China map When you are finished, help others
Go over and correct the Map
Geography analysis
Start the Geography Analysis worksheets Groups of 3 Use your map and the maps on the
screen to complete
Be ready to report to the class
Geography Themes
• Location• Place• Human/Environment
Interaction• depend, adapt, modify
Bell Work: Geography Analysis
Write your homework assignment in your assignment notebook
Continue working on the Geography Analysis Use your map of China and the maps on
the next screen to complete Be ready to report to the class
Geography Themes
• Location• Place• Human/Environment
Interaction• depend, adapt, modify
To Do:
Complete the Geography Analysis chart on the board
Compare the geography of China to: Mesopotamia & Egypt
Similarities & Differences
Homework: Culture Reading
Read your assigned column Fill out your section of the notes
Bell Work
Answer the following questions
The Chinese people consider themselves to be the
Middle Kingdom. Explain why.
What mountains divide China from India?
Where do most Chinese people live? (East/West) Why?
What are the names of the 2 major rivers in China?
Compare the geography of China to: Mesopotamia
Egypt
Objectives
Describe the social hierarchy (order) of Chinese society
Examine key traits in the Chinese civilization
Culture Jigsaw
Expert Groups – Compare and Correct Complete your assigned section
Teaching Groups – one of each & Teach One person from each section Teach your section the other members in the group
To Do: Jigsaw Quiz??? No Homework!!!!
Bell Work
Jigsaw Quiz
The Family
Elders Leaders of the family Most privileges &
powerYoung
Expected to obey without question
Practically no powerWomen
Inferior Obey fathers,
husbands, then sons
Ancestors: Spirits had the power
to bring fortune or disaster
Family paid respect to the father’s ancestors
Do you notice a pattern? Who has the power?
Men
Nobles Peasants
Owned landGovernment leadersServed in the armyWeapons
Horses Chariots Bow & arrow
Farmers – worked for the lords
Tools NO plows Only wooden digging
tools Stone sickles
Trait?
Social Classes
Crafts Writing
What products were made in Ancient China? Bronze work Silk
How does help prove there was a civilization? Skilled Workers Improved Technology
Characters represent an idea Found on oracle bones
How is it different than other writing? An idea, not sound No links - spoken &
written languageAdvantage?
One written language for all China
Crafts & Writing System
To Do
Read the “Mandate of Heaven”
Write the main idea of each paragraph in the right column
Bell Work Mandate of Heaven & Divine Right
Create a definition (7 words or less) Create a memory cue to help remember the
definition
Mandate of Heaven a political theory of ancient China where those
in power were given the right to rule from a divine(heavenly) source. Power can be given or taken away, based on the behavior of the ruler in question.
Divine Right monarch's supposed God-given right: the
belief that the monarch's authority comes directly from God rather than from the people and cannot be taken away, despite the behavior of the ruler.
China
The Mandate of Heaven&
The Dynastic Cycle
Objectives
Compare and contrast the Mandate of Heaven and Divine Right.
The Mandate of Heaven Mandate of Heaven
Heaven blessed the authority of a just ruler
Heaven would take away the authority of an unjust ruler
Used in China Keep power of the rulers under
control – Heaven blessed them Kick out rulers not doing the
right thing for China – Heaven would take away their authority
Divine Right vs. Mandate
Similar Received power from divine
approval (god)
Differences Divine right = unconditional
Never overthrow Mandate = conditional
(behavior of the ruler) Can overthrow unjust rulers Evidence that the Mandate is
over
Origins of the MandateDynasty: A family line of rulers governing over a civilization
Shang Dynasty Had used divine power Believed the gods gave kings
power
Zhou Dynasty Used the mandate to justify the
overthrow of the Shang
Zhou said the king had misused his power
What was the proof the Mandate was taken away?
To Do:
No Homework
Bell Work: Questions
Rulers who have Divine Right get their power from…?
What is the difference b/w Divine Right and Mandate of Heaven?
Objective
Explain the stages of the dynastic cycle
Dynastic Cycle in China
1. Strong dynasty brings peace
has the Mandate of Heaven
2. Dynasty declines and becomes corrupt
Taxes increase, power decreases
3. Disasters occur - evidence
Floods, famines, revolts, invasions
Dynastic Cycle in China
4. Old dynasty loses Mandate Rebellion is justified
5. Dynasty is overthrown Through rebellion
6. New dynasty gains power Claims to have mandate Restores power
To Do:
Reading Packet Read pages 7-8: The Unification of
China Answer the questions at the top Go over as a class (next slide)
Complete the worksheetLeave the “Solution to conflict” row
blank
Warring States Period Warring states period
Zhou Dynasty had complete control
Lords started to rebel Almost constant conflict
Chinese Values Social order, harmony & respect
for authority
What would bring order & values back to China? Confucianism, Taoism or
Legalism???
Bell Work
Staple the Silk Road reading to the end of your reading packet
Pair share ideas from your homework Put your ideas on the board
Objective
Compare & contrast the philosophies of Confucianism, Taoism & Legalism
Warring States Period
Zhou Dynasty had complete control Lords started to rebel Almost constant conflict
What would bring order & values back to China? Social order, harmony & respect for authority
Confucianism, Taoism or Legalism??
Confucianism
Creator: Confucius Wanted to restore order and moral (honest/right)
living
Organize society around relationships Why? Ruler & subject Father & son Husband & wife Older brother & younger Friend & friend
Code of conduct regulated these relationships
Ex: Rulers are kind & subjects are loyal
What is his solution?
Confucius: Solution
People should have moral & ethical values (honest/good)
Live right and the world will be right Four virtues (qualities): courteous, precise,
generous, just.
Live by the rules - government Everyone has a job to do Do your job and everything will run smoothly
If everyone lived this way – there would be order
Taoism: Solution
Creator: Laozi (low-dzuh)
Nature has “natural” relationships/rules Universal force, “The Way”
guides all things .
Government is not needed If you follow nature, you
will be moral (good)
Humans live with few possessions See quote to the right Who does this sound
like???
The Tao never does anything, yet through it all things are done. If powerful men and women could center themselves in it, the whole world would be transformed by itself, in its natural rhythms. People would be content with their simple, everyday lives, in harmony, and free of desire. When there is no desire, all things are at peace. LAOZI, Dao De Jing, Passage 37
Legalism: Solution
Key to order – harsh government Highly effective and powerful
government Rewards for people who follow the
government Harsh punishment for those who are
disobedient
Everything, even thoughts/ideas, are controlled by the government
The next Dynasty followed this way The Qin
To Do
Confucius Quotes: What do they mean?
A superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions.
Do not impose on others what you yourself do not desire.
The superior man acts before he speaks, and afterwards speaks according to his action.
When anger rises, think of the consequences.
To Do
Read Page 9-10 in your reading packet The Qin Dynasty Unifies China & The Silk Road
Fill in your notes (page 8) The Unification of China: The Qin Dynasty
Bell WorkShi Huangdi -
GOOD
Stopped internal fighting
defeated invaders Doubled China’s size Built highways Standards for writing,
law, money, weights Irrigation projects
improved farming Trade increased Great Wall??
Shi Huangdi: BAD
Made noble families move to the city
Murdered many Confucian scholars
Burned books Harsh taxes Cruel/strict
government
Great Wall??
Objective
Explain how the Qin unified China Explain the importance of the Great
Wall & the Silk Road
Great Wall Good?
Yellow Sea to the Gobi Desert
Built to keep out invaders
Bad? Poor people were
forced to work on it
No wages Many workers diedhttp://
www.history.com/videos/great-wall-of-china-deconstructed#great-wall-of-china-deconstructed (2:14)
Silk Road The Han Dynasty links Europe and
Asia Silk Road
Trading route for silk – make money Also trade ideas
Geography Theme?? Movement
To Do
Review!!!!!!
If there is time
Key Traits Circle: Fill in the circle using the information
that you have learned about China On worksheets or on the board