Ancient+China

//Lao Tze: The most difficult of problems should be resolved starting from it's most simplistic form and take it step by step. //

3000 B.C.-A.D. 500 jodan & Mat



__Ancient China had two main rivers, they were the Haung He and the Yangtze rivers. The Haung He river wa__ __s also known as the Yellow River to the people of China and__ __was also the number one major river. The Yangtze was the second major river in China with these rivers came loess or a fine yellow soil.__

__China had many dynasty's including the Xia, Shang, Zaoh, Dev. of Han, Warring States and the Qin. During the Xia dynasty Empress Si Lingi the goddess of silk invented silk. The Shang Dynasty was the first historical dynasty in China. During this dynasty kings had absolute power. The Zaoh lasted from 1122 BC until 256 BC and was China's longest dynasty in history. In the Dev. of Han dynasty the Silk Road, which was a trade route, that was 4000 miles long. During the Qin dynasty the first emperor of China Qin Shih Huang Ti unified China.__

__One unique fact about ancient China was the Terra Cotta Army. This was a group of clay soldiers that were found in Shi Haungdi's tomb. The Terra Cotta soldiers were put there to guard his tomb. Another thing unique to China is the Great Wall of China. This protected from an invasion of the Huns and Mongols. The wall was 4470 miles originally and now is 2600 miles long and 25 feet in height.__ media type="youtube" key="mGajuSEQIXs" height="315" width="420"

Beuracracy- System of organizing gov. by dept., Examples army, treasury and law Oracle Bones- "Dragon Bones" Tell fortunes/record history Mandate of Heaven- Power to rule comes from gods, Rule wisely and just, right to revolution, overthrow corrupt and evil rulers, natures got entitle them Jade-Link between gods and humanity (more precious than gold), fertilizer Analects- Teachings and sayings of confucius collected by his students Important People- Qin Shih Huang Ti: Chinese Caesar- first emperor of China Liu Pang:Led revolt against Chin Dynasty- "Ecalted Emperor of Han" Wu Ding: Greatest Shang KingFu Hao: Wu DIng's wife- greatest Shange General Shang Di: Supreme Emperor

Links: [|Ancient China Timeline]- This link shows a timeline from ancient China. [|Invetions]- This page shows some of the things the Chinese invented and how they changed the world. [|Religion]- This link talks about the different religions in Ancient China. [|Art]- This page talks about some of the art in Ancient China and how it influenced differnt people and religions. [|Terra Cotta Army]- This page talks generally about the Terra Cotta Army. This was a army made a clay that was made to guard Shi Haungdis tomb.

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Events:
 * 4000 BC || Xia Dynasty ||
 * 1750-1122 BC || Shang Dynasty ||
 * 1200's || Wu Ding ||
 * 1122-256 BC || Zhou Dynasty ||
 * 403-221 BC || Period of Warring States ||
 * 512 BC || The art of war ||
 * 221-207 BC || Qin Dynsasty ||
 * 202-220 BC || Han Dynasty ||
 * 220-589 BC || Six Dynasty's ||
 * 551-478 BC || Confucius ||