EASTPacificOcean

S.E.Thick Jungle

SOUTHMountains (Himalayan)

WESTDesertMountains(Himalayan)

NORTH – Desert (Gobi Desert)

1) Belief as center of world and civilization2) Self reliance and innovation3) Independent evolution of society and culture

ART & WRITING PHILOSOPHY

CHINESE INNOVATIONS

1) Mechanical Clocks – 700s C.E.2) Block Printing – 700s C.E.3) Gunpowder – 800s C.E.4) Smallpox Vaccine – 900s C.E.5) Spinning Wheel – 1000 C.E.6) Moveable Type – 1040 C.E.

Chinese Development TO Europe

1300s C.E1200s C.E.1200s C.E.1600s C.E.1200s C.E.1456 C.E.**Gutenberg Bible

Dynastic Period: 1650 B.C.E. to 1912 C.E. (Ch’ing Dynasty)

SHANG & ZHOU DYNASTIES (1650 B.C.E) (1027 B.C.E)

DYNASTY = One family in power

SHANG FEATURES ZHOU FEATURES1. “Ancestor worship” (veneration) 1. Language unification - 2. Ancestors control everyday life creation of common characters3. Oracle bones consult ancestors 2. The Mandate of Heaven and predict future 3. Bad kings must be removed4. Afterlife reunion with ancestors 4. Feudal social structure 5. Philosophy demands correct behavior and good govt.

SIMILARITIES1. Walled cities2. Powerful leaders3. One family rule

IDEAS OF GOVERNMENT1. Mandate of Heaven - good rule gods endorse - poor rule gods withdraw support & favor - natural disasters were signs - Confucius is Zhou Dynasty 2. Yin & Yang -universe exists in balance -YIN: earth, darkness, female -YANG: heaven, light, male -people affect the balance!

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EARLY ACHIEVEMENTS: Shang & Zhou Dynasties

1. Astronomy: Calendar (365 ¼ days)2. Writing: Pictographs/Ideograph (ideas vs. letters) - tens of thousands (today 10,000 characters)3. Silk: 1,000 B.C.E. discovery - kept a secret - becomes key trade item - The Silk Road4. Books: The I Ching, The Book of Songs