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  • Slide 1
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    Ancient China

    We Will Study Ancient China from the Prehistoric Era to the Fall of the Han Dynasty

  • Slide 2
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    Day 1 - Chinese Geography

    6.31 - Identify and locate geographical features of ancient China, including: Gobi Desert, Plateau of Tibet, Himalaya Mountains, Yangtze River, Pacific Ocean, Yellow River.


    6.32 - Analyze the influence of geographic features on the origins of ancient Chinese civilization in the Yellow River Valley, and explain how China’s geography helped create a unique yet diverse cultural identity that was isolated from the rest of the world.

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    What landforms made the region that became Ancient China a suitable place for a civilization to begin?

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    What landforms must be present for a civilization to exist?

    • River valleys for farming

    • Natural resources that help with construction and trade

    • Ideally, landforms that help protect the people from invasion.

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    Chinese Geography

    China is a large country (3rd largest in the world. However, the mountains, deserts, and ocean that surround China kept it very isolated from other cultures and civilziations for a long time.


    The Himalayan Mountains to the southwest, Gobi Desert to the north, and Pacific Ocean to the east kept China very isolated and protected

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    Watch the video on the next slide and prepare for the short quiz that follows.


    Pay attention to the landforms that helped China develop and what each dynasty mentioned created in China. There will be a quiz over it later.

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  • Question 8
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    Q.

    What civilization lies to the southwest of China beyond the Himalayan Mountains?

    answer choices

    Egypt

    Mesopotamia

    India

    Israel

  • Question 9
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    Using the map, and your knowledge from the video, which of the following would be true about the Plateau of Tibet?

    answer choices

    It makes it difficult to get from China to Mongolia

    The entire plateau is in a high elevation.

    Most of China's food is grown there.

    It is the location of the Great Wall

  • Question 10
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    Select the two rivers that make agriculture (farming) possible in China.

    answer choices

    Huang He (Yellow River)

    Indus River

    Ganges River

    Yangzi River

    Jordan River

  • Question 11
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    China's two main rivers flow into the Yellow Sea which is a part of what ocean according to the map?

    answer choices

    Pacific Ocean

    Atlantic Ocean

    Indian Ocean

    Arctic Ocean

  • Question 12
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    Which of the following were advancements made by the Shang Dynasty?

    answer choices

    The Great Wall

    Silk making and silk culture

    First writing system

    Paper making

    Standard weights and currency.

  • Question 13
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    Which of the following were advancements made by the Qin?

    answer choices

    The Great Wall

    Silk making and silk culture

    First writing system

    Paper making

    Standard weights and currency

  • Question 14
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    Which of the following were advancements made by the Han Dynasty?

    answer choices

    The Great Wall

    Silk making and silk culture

    First writing system

    Paper making

    Standard weights and currency.

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