Geography Challenge 4: China

(ISN 46-47)

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Geography Challenge 4: China

1. Protection from the east, trade2. Population increased, by force3. Water for farming4. Shang = smallest, Han = largest5. 1,042 yrs; unsuitable for

settlement, people too strong to conquer

6. Protection7. Han; Vietnam & Korea8. Believe they are descendents of largest

dynasty; Minority might live in southwest or northeast

Assignment PageHinduism – Buddhism Venn 27Ch. 17 & 18 Vocabulary 28Preview 17 29Reading Notes 17 30-33The Empire of Ashoka (map & wkst) 34-35Ch. 16 & 17 Study Guides (optional) 36-37Reading Notes 18 38-41Timeline Challenge 3 42-43GRAPES of India 44Unit 4: Ancient China 45Geography Challenge 4 46-47O.A. Geo. of China 48Preview 20 49RN 20 50-51Ch. 20 Vocabulary 52

O.A. Geography of China (ISN 48)

1. Where were the early settlements in ancient China?

2. Why was China isolated from the rest of Asia?

O.A. Geography of China (ISN )

1. Where were the early settlements of Chinese society?• Near the Huang He

2. Why was China isolated from the rest of Asia?• Geographic features: mountains,

cold climate, and deserts

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Unit 4Ancient China

Directions for Reading Notes 201. Group chooses an artifact.

2. Answer artifact questions on scratch paper.

3. Use decoder to check answers.Write secret word and section number

4. Read section, write important facts, check off characteristics of civilization.

5. Choose another artifact

Reading Notes 20

Secret word Section

A. Vessel 20.7

B. Ceremony 20.3

C. Helmet 20.8

D. Shells 20.4

E. Chariot 20.3

F. Tools 20.4

G. Bone 20.6

H. Victim 20.5

19.2 An Overview of China’s Geography

Size and population?3.7 million square miles

3rd largest (size)Population = 1.3 billion

Largest (population)US = 300 millionWorld = 6 billion+

Two main areas?Outer ChinaInner China

19.3 Tibet-Qinghai Plateau

Tibetan Plateau “Roof of the World”

19.4 Northwestern DesertsTaklimakan=“Once you go in, you will not come out.”

19.5 Northeastern Plain

invaders

19.6 North China Plain

Yellow limestone silt

Wind from the Gobi DesertYellow River

19.7 Middle & Lower Chang Jiang Basins

Long RiverMove goods b/t eastern & western areas

19.8 Early Settlement

North China Plain

Huang He

19.9 Isolation

Geography – mountains, large deserts, rocky plateau, cold climate

Reading Notes 20A. Vessel 20.7• Produced bronzes with geometric designs & jade

objects

B. Ceremony 20.3• King led government (gov’t)• King’s brothers and nephews ruled smaller kingdoms

C. Helmet 20.8• Bronze was an important technology• Craftspeople made bronze weapons

D. Shells 20.4• Six social classes

• King and family• Nobles• Craftspeople• Traders• Farmers• Slaves

E. Chariot 20.3• Kings depended on strong armies• Fought to keep other clans under control

F. tools 20.4• Farmers were largest social class• Farmers worked land owned by nobles or king

G. bone 20.6• Chinese writing on oracle bones• Characters represent objects or ideas

H. victim 20.5• Religion centered on ancestor worship• King used oracle bones to ask ancestors advice

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