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The Foundations of ChineseCivilization:
Ancestors, Dynasties, and Writing (Shangand Zhou)
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Todays topics
Chinese Geography: The Basics
Ruler, Heaven and Man
The concept ofWen
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ChineseGeography:The Basics
Land mass
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ChineseGeography:The Basics
Topography
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ChineseGeography:The Basics
Majorwaterways
YellowRiver
Yangtze
River(LongRiver)
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ChineseGeography:The Basics
Regions
Temperate
Sub-tropical
Tropical
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Think-Pair-Share
How might Chinas physicalgeography have affected the wayChina developed as a civilization?(Make an educated guess, based on what youve
just learned).
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Ruler and people
Dynasty: Rule by a single clan
handed down through the father-son
lineage of that clan Set pattern for later periods
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Timeline of Chinese History
Chinese Dynasties Europe Xia, Shang Zhou Ancient Han Roman
Empire Period of Division Sui MedievalTang Song Yuan Early Modern Ming
Renaissance
Qing Late imperial
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Timeline of Early ChineseHistory
Xia dynasty: 2205?-1554? B. C.
Shang dynasty: 1554?-1045/1040 B.C
Western Zhou: 1045/1040-771 B. C
Eastern Zhou: Spring and Autumn: 722-481 B. C
The Warring States: 403-221 B. C
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Heaven, gods and ancestors:Di and Heaven
Di (Shang)
Highest deity in thepantheon
May have been adivinized ancestor
Not alwaysbenevolent
Very distant &awe-inspiring
Heaven (Zhou)
Not at allanthropomorphic
Far removed fromhuman realm
Agent of good &order
Very distant, butnot as fearsome asDi
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Ruler and people
No separation between religious andpolitical responsibilities Communication with spirits, ancestors
Link between heaven and earth
Religious authority as political
authority Political stability
Maintain clan authority, social order
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Ruler and authority: Oraclebones
Divination
Rulers access to truth, ability to communicatewith heaven and ancestors
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Oracle bones
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Mandate of Heaven
A ruler and a dynastys virtuousconduct justifies his/its hold on power
If a formerly virtuous dynastybecomes unjust, it lays itself open torebellion
Maintaining the Mandate requiresconstant self-review and self-correction
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Minute Paper
Write for one minute on the followingquestion:
Why was lineage so important inearly China?
Your response will be counted as an in-class
exercise for credit. Please be sure to putyour name, date and section number onyour paper and turn it in to the correct boxin the back of the room before you leave.
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Wen
Culture or civilized
wen (civil affairs) and wu (militaryaffairs)
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Religion and politics
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Religion and politics
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Wen
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Compare and contrast
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Summary
What three main things should youremember from this session?