“Ancient China”Arizona’s Video Lesson

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• Write a quick China poem. Describe the images and feelings you have when the word is mentioned.

TimelineTime Dynasty Significance

c. 1700 BC ~ c. 1050 BC Shang

Zhou

Qin

Han

Writing, silk, bronze developed

China unified; Great Wall is begun

Confucius born 551 BC

Silk Road flourishes

c. 1050 BC ~221 BC

206 BC ~AD 220

221 BC ~ 206 BC

Dynasty 王朝• A line of rulers who passed authority

down through generations

Emperor 皇帝• The supreme

ruler of an empire

Terra-Cotta 赤陶土

• A baked clay material used for statues, pots, and buildings

Terra-Cotta Warriors

Mongols 蒙古人• A nomadic people from Mongolia, a

country north of China

Confucius (孔子 )• A Chinese

philosopher and scholar born in 551 BC who taught respect for others and importance of good citizenship

Calligraphy

• The art of handwriting

•書法

書法

Bronze 青銅

• A metal made of copper and tin

Silk 絲綢

• A rich fabric woven from the cocoons of silkworms

Silkworm..• Native to

Northern China• Domesticated • Eats mulberry

leaves• Molts four times

before enclosing in a silk cocoon

Silk

The “Silk Road”

Silk Road 絲路

Silk Road

Porcelain 瓷器

• A hard, white ceramic ware commonly known as China

Jade 玉• A green, semi-

precious stone crafted in jewelry and objects of art

Lacquer 漆器

• A hard, shiny coating on furniture and fine objects

Scholar 學者

Merchant 商人• One who makes

a living by buying and selling goods

Peasant 農民

• A poor farmer or worker

Acupuncture 針灸 • Method of

treating pain or illness by inserting small needles to the body

Historical Overview

• Spanning a period over ___________ thousand years, China is considered to be the world’s oldest ____________________ civilization.

four

continuous

• The earliest Chinese dynasties were known only from _____________ and legend until recent archaeological discoveries have revealed evidence of a highly accomplished civilization that existed as early as ______________ BC.

myth

1700

• The video highlights the first four Chinese _________________, beginning with the ______ dynasty, founded in 206 BC, and continuing back in time through the ________, Zhou and the earliest ______________ Dynasties.

dynastiesHan

Qin

Shang

• The roots of the civilization that gave the world ___________ and _____________ and built the ________________________ are still being unearthed by archaeologists working in China today.

paperprinting

Great Wall

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