Ancient China
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
DIFFERENT RELIGIONS
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CONFUCIANISM
TO MAKE BALANCED DECISIONS. TEACHES FOR A PERSON TO ACCEPT THEIR ROLE
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DOUBLE CROPPING
A PROCESS IN WHICH TWO CROPS ARE GROWN ON THE SAME LAND IN THE SAME YEAR
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ORACLE BONE
A BONE COMMONLY USED DURING THE SHANG DYNASTY IN CHINA TO PREDICT THE FUTURE.
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PROVINCE
POLITICAL DIVISIONS
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- 2000-1700 b.c. Xia legendary period
- 1760-1500 b.c. Shang dynasty
- 551 b.c. Confucius is born in lu province
- About 350 b.c. Mencius spreads Confucianism
- 221 b.c. Shi huangdi becomes emperor of China
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QIN SHI HAUNGDI
- Shi haungdi became the ruler of the kingdom qin in China, in 238 b.c. He expanded his power right away. By 221 b.c. He had conquered all of China. As emperor, he proclaimed that his dynasty would rule for ten thousand generations.
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- Shi haungdi was a great builder. He ordered the building of three highways to reach all parts of his empire. He used these highways to personally oversee the empire. In 214 b.c. Work began on the Great Wall of China.
CONFUCIUS
- Confucius is known as Kung fuzi or master Kung. He was born in 551 b.c. In the state of lu province. Confucius was able to be educated as a scholar, because his family was a nobility.
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- Confucius in later years of the Zhou dynasty, a time of conflict. He found signs of chaos in his travels. Most people were greedy, cruel and intensive towards others. Confucius was a teacher of morals, right and wrong, and a disciplined thinker.
SIMA QIAN
- Sima wrote the first complete history book on China. The book recorded three thousand years of China’s history. Sima qian challenged the was history was written from then on out. He believed there was more to history than only what kings thought should be written.
