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