Ancient China & JapanOutcomes: Geography & Culture

1. Setting the Stage:a. China’s first city walls were built ______ years after the walls of _____, the great

___________, and the planned cities on the _______ _______.b. Unlike most cultures on earth, the civilization that began in China _____ years ago

_______ _______ there today.

2. The Geography of Chinaa. ________ _________ isolated ancient Chinab. East: The ________ Sea, _____ _______ Sea, and ________ Oceanc. West: ___________ Desert and 15,000 ft Plateau of _______d. Southwest: _________e. North: _________ Desert and ___________ Plateauf. Mountain ranges and desert dominate ______ of China’s landmass

g. River Systemsi. ___________ (_______ River) in the north

1. Deposits large amounts of yellowish silt called _________.2. Loess is blown by winds from _________ into the river

ii. ____________ (__________) in central China1. Flows ______ from the Yellow Sea2. At ______ miles long, it is the longest river in _____

h. Environmental Challengesi. Disastrous __________ from the Huang He

ii. ________ was _________ so settlers became self-dependentiii. Geography did NOT make __________ impossible

i. Only _______ of China’s land is suitable for farmingj. Most of farmable land is on ____ _____ _____ between Yellow River and Yangtze

3. The Development of Chinese Culturea. Fossils show that modern humans lived in SW China _____ million years agob. According to legend, the first Chinese dynasty, ____ ______ _______, started

about 2000 B.C.c. Chinese viewed everyone outside of their culture as _____________d. Viewed themselves as ________ of __________ worlde. Chinese name for China was __________ ____________f. _________ is central to Chinese society; respect for one’s __________g. Women treated as __________

Constructive Response QuestionsDescribe China’s geography and give

examples as to how the Chinese adapted to it?

h. Girls were arranged to be married between ____ and ____i. Religion: Spirits of ________ had power to bring ____ ________; not seen as ____j. Use of ________ ________- priests scratch question on bones, apply hot poker,

bone would split, interpret the __________k. No links between _______ and _______ languagel. One could _________ Chinese without being able to _________ the languagem. All parts of China learned the same system of ________ even if spoke different

language thus ____________ parts of Chinan. Needed to know _______ characters just to be considered literate; scholars knew

__________ characters

Outcome: Dynasties

1. Setting the stagea. After the fall of the _____ in 202 AD, China went through _____ years and ____

local dynasties that were unable recreate a strong central governmentb. Eventually by 589, China was once again unified under emperor ______ who

began the _____ Dynastyc. The Sui Dynasty created the _______ ________ which connected the Yellow and

Yangtze Riversd. Endless _______ on state projects as well as over _________ led to a peasant

revolt which ended in the ____________ of the second Sui emperor

2. The Tang Dynasty Expands Chinaa. The Tang Dynasty would rule from _____-_____b. Begun by ______ __________ who reigned from 626-649

i. Took power by killing his _________ and forcing his father to step asideii. Taizong means “______ ________”

iii. Married ____ ______ who virtually ruled China when her husband was sickc. Tang armies ___________ northern and western lands lost since decline of the Hand. Tang rulers strengthened the _______ ____________ of China and expanded roadse. Revived _______ ________ examinations to serve in government positions (only

wealthy could afford necessary education)f. Innovated ________, the mechanical _____, explosive ______, and _____ printing

3. The Tang Lose Powera. To meet the rising costs of government, Tang rulers imposed _______ ______ in

mid 700sb. _________ armies defeated the Chinese at the Battle of Talasc. _________ __________ chipped away at imperial governmentd. Chinese ________ sacked and _________ Tang capital in 907e. _________ the last Tang __________ who was only a child

4. The Song Dynasty Restores Chinaa. After fall of Tang, China was divided by _________ into separate ___________b. In 960 a general named Taizu reunited China and declared himself first emperor of

________ __________c. Song Dynasty would last from _____-_____d. Smaller empire than Han or Tang but still __________e. Manchurian people known as ________ forced the Song to ______ ________ of

the Huang He riverf. Despite military troubles in the north, the Southern Song saw rapid ________

________g. ________ ________: movable blocks with characters used for printing h. Created _______ ________ and the magnetic __________i. Status of women ___________ during Tang and Song Dynastiesj. __________: practice of binding feet to conform to small lotus or lily foot

i. Seen as __________ii. _________ for life

5. Fall of the Songa. Group of ________ _________ known as the __________ would gain power b. ________ ____ would attempt to invade China but would die before he succeededo. Grandson ________ ______ would overwhelm the Chinese in 1279 and begin the

______ Dynasty. Kublai Khan Invited foreign _________Italian trader _______ _______ came to Kublai Khan’s court around 1275

i. Worked for Kublai Khan because he learned many Asian ___________ii. While imprisoned, Polo told his story which was later published as a book

but most Europeans did ____ __________ it

6. The Rise of the Mongolsa. __________ sought to unify the Mongols under his leadership around 1200b. Slowly Temujin defeated his _________ (and friends) one by onec. In 1206 he accepted the title of universal ruler of __________ ___________d. Genghis Khan conquered much of _____ and had goal of invading _______e. By 1225 Central Asia was under _________ ___________

7. The Mongol Empirea. Genghis Khan died in 1227 of _________b. His successors continued to conqueror territory eventually having the largest

_________________________________c. Successors divided region up into different territories called ____________.d. Had territory from _______ in the West to ________ in the Easte. Mongols destroyed _______, irrigation channels, and __________ _________f. ________ __________ their beliefs on conquered peoples

g. Even __________ some of the _________ of those they ruledh. _____ ____________: __________ __________- time of peace and stability across

the Mongol Empire from mid 1200s to mid 1300s8. Trade and inventions spread rapidly during Pax Mongolica due to __________________

a. Traders wanted _____, porcelain, __________, paper currency, and the _______

The SILK ROAD - a 4,000 mile _____________________________ that stretched from______________ to the Constantinople in southwestern Asia it was opened up by the Chinese and expanded and protected by the Mongols. THE CHINESE WANTED TO MAKE A PROFIT ($) FROM ______________________.

GLOBALIZATION- The process by which the _______________________ are unified into a single society reliant on and functioning together.

The ________________________________________________________________ in the world today.

MERCHANT - a person whose job is to ____________________________________________. (salesman or businessman) this type of person was created because of the Silk Road.

Items Traded on the Silk Road- _____________, Carpets, Jade, Spices, ______________ Porcelein, camels, glass, ____________ ___________