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Essential Questions
1. What was the layout of the Indus Valley civilization?
2. Why do we not have a lot of information about the Indus Valley civilization?
3. What is ancestor worship?
4. What is the mandate of heaven?
5. What is the dynastic cycle?
Agenda
Essential QuestionsIndus Valley/Huang He NotesIndus/Huang He Venn diagram
HW: Essay #1 and Stearns Ch. 1
Location/Geography
Indus Valleysouth of Himalayan MountainsIndus and Ganges RiversDeccan plateaumonsoons (seasonal winds)
Huang Heisolated from other civilizations because of
natural barriersPlateau of TibetHimalayan MountainsYangtze and Huang He Rivers
Religion
artifacts indicate links to modern day Hinduism
worship the God Shiva
worshiped cattle
family was strongly linked to religion
spirits of ancestors determine fortune
spirits demanded attention and respect
used oracle bones to communicate with the gods
carved questions bones, heated them up, and observed the cracks
Mandate of Heaven – divine approval for a just ruler
Writing
has not yet been deciphered each character represented an idea, not a sound
there are no links between spoken and written Chinese
should know 10,000 words to be a scholar
Government/Law
strong central government (because of planned cities)
limited conflicts (because few weapons have been found)
Xia dynasty was the first, cities grew Shang dynasty: first to leave written
records, built elaborate palaces/tombs
constantly raging war so they had walls around their cities for protection
dynastic cycle – the rise, decline, and replacement of dynasties
Feudalism – a political system in which nobles use lands that belong to the king, provide loyalty to king, protection to workers
Science/Technology
domestication of sheep and goats
sophisticated city planning
cities in grid systemcitadel = fortified
area with major buildings inside
plumbing /sewage systems
craftsmen made weapons, jewelry, religious items
produced silk cloth built roads and canalscoined moneyiron used for weapons
Social Classes
social divisions were not great (because of common residential areas)
prosperous society that produced nonessential goods
two groups: nobles and peasants
warrior-nobles were at the top with kings and owned the land
peasants workers had no tools because metal was too precious, used for weapons
grew millet, rice, wheat