Ancient China Summary

Geography
1. Enviroments
  1. Mountain Range
  2. Sub-tropical Forest
  3. Grasslands
  4. Desert
  5. River Valleys
2. Rivers
  1. Yantze River
    1. Runs through South China
    2. One of the major rivers
  2. Yellow River
    1. Known as the 'Cradle of Chinese civilisation'
    2. Supplied North China with water
3. Climate
  1. South China
    1. Humid and warmer than North China
      1. Rice grown
        Wet
        Left legacy
  2. North China
    1. Colder and drier than South China
4. Bordering Countries
  1. Nepal
  2. India
  3. Mongolia
Society
1. Social Structure
  1. 1. Emperor
    1. Imperial Family
    2. Most important and respected person in the Empire
  2. 2. Mandarin Scholars
    1. Literate and wealthy
  3. 3. Peasants
    1. Harvested food for China
  4. 4. Artisans
    1. Skilled workers
    2. Made crafts (furniture, decor etc.)
  5. 5. Merchants
    1. Bought and sold goods
  6. Philosopher Confucius' idea
    1. Based on good done to the society
    2. Not in order of wealth
2. Life
  1. Aristocrats
    1. Lived in big houses
      1. Seperate rooms
    2. Everything done for them
      1. slaves
      2. servants
  2. Peasants
    1. House made out of timber
      1. 1-2 rooms
    2. Usually poor
      1. Hungry
      2. Hard-working
Government and Law
1. Punishment
  1. Legalism
    1. Belief
      1. It would keep people in line
      2. Harsh punishments for small crimes was a way of preventing big ones
    2. Small crimes
      1. Lashing with bastinado
      2. Mutilation
      3. Wearing a cangue
    3. Big crimes
      1. Death by slicing
      2. Beheading
      3. Wipe out three generations
  2. Things were cruel and harsh before the Han dynasty
2. Power
  1. Emperor decided all
    1. Supremity
    2. His word was law
  2. Emperor's advisers helped
Legacies
1. Artefacts
  1. First crossbows
  2. Terracotta Warriors
  3. Oracle bones
  4. Bamboo scrolls
  5. Gunpowder
    1. Fireworks
  6. Silk
  7. Chariots
2. People
  1. Qin Shi Huangdi
    1. United China
    2. Tomb
    3. Standardized weights and measures
  2. Philosophers
    1. Confuicus
      1. Introduced the thought of peaceful society
      2. Philosophies still respected today
    2. Lao Tzu
      1. Military leader
      2. Wrote the Art of War
      3. Said that war was a bad thing
Beliefs and Values
1. Afterlife
  1. Very important
  2. Brought what they needed
    1. Sculptures
    2. Trinkets
    3. Even human sacrifices!
2. Celestial Kingdom
  1. Believed the emperor ruled supreme kingdom
    1. Had mandate of heaven
      1. Could lose it if things went wrong
      2. An imaginary mandate that said the emperor was ruling from the heavens
3. Heaven and hell

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