China and the Americas

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China and the Early Americas


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Ancient China

geographically diverse

Followed usual course

of evolution for earlycivilizations

Unique elements as

well

Put forth the idea of

dynastic cycle of history


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Yellow River


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Erlitou, capital of the Xia dynasty


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Chinese culture

Metal forging

Delicate artwork

Silk making

Emphasis on trying to

foretell the future

Oracles

Developed complexwritten language

Oracle bone


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Silk worms


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Calligraphy


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Mandate of heaven

Unique to China

Belief that Chinese dynasty needs a mandate

from Heaven (gods) to prove that they are thetrue rulers

King needs to be just in order to show this

Mandate could be lost Helped to justify revolutions


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Cultural outlook

y

Yin Yang

Ancestor worship

Emphasis on

maintaining thenatural

order Competing forces

(Yin Yang)

Efforts to understand

the universe (I jing)

Daoism (The Way)

Need to livein

harmony

Have to let go


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Ritual disc, Zhou dynasty


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Incorrect theories

Lost tribe of Israel?

European roots?

Separate race of people?

y Popularly accepted views

Crossed land bridge at Bering Straits

Boats from Asia Based on archaeological evidence

Americas Where did theNative Americans come from?


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Lifein theAmericasy Range of lifestyles and

languages

y Variations often depended on

natural environment

y Someearly advanced

civilizations

y Ancient Peruviansociety

(possibly oldest in the

Americas)

y Hopewell (modern day Ohio)

y Olmecs (Mexico)

OlmecHead


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Giant hummingbird,Nasca

culture,southwest Peru


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Great Serpent Mound, Ohio

Etowah Indian mound,

Georgia

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