1. EEppiicc CChhiinnaa UUnniitt
GGeeooggrraapphhyy ((1122 sslliiddeess))
DDyynnaassttiieess ((2244 sslliiddeess))
LLaanngguuaaggeess ((1166 sslliiddeess))
IInnvveennttiioonnss ((88 sslliiddeess))
PPhhiilloossoopphhiieess ((2233 sslliiddeess))
BBeeaauuttyy ((1100 sslliiddeess))

2. 11 DDyynnaassttyy
22 TTaanngg DDyynnaassttyy
33 HHuunnss
44 GGrreeaatt WWaallll ooff CChhiinnaa
55 MMoonnggoollss
66 SSiillkk RRooaadd
77 CCoonnffuucciiaanniissmm
88 BBuuddddhhiissmm
99 DDaaooiissmm
1100 PPoorrcceellaaiinn
1111 GGuunnppoowwddeerr
1122 WWooooddbblloocckk pprriinnttiinngg
1133 BBuurreeaauuccrraaccyy
1144 IIssoollaattiioonniissmm
1155 GGeenngghhiiss KKhhaann
1166 KKuubbllaaii KKhhaann
1177 AArriissttooccrraatt
1188 DDeessppoott
CCHHIINNAA
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3. GGeeooggrraapphhyy
Isolationism: A situation where a country
doesn’t interact with surrounding countries
The Himalayas kept China isolated from
India in the south
The Gobi
Desert kept
China isolated
from
Europeans in
the west
Freezing temperatures kept
China isolated from the North
A Great Wall kept
out many invaders
Water kept China
isolated from the
south and east

4. 3 Zhou 11112222--225566BBCC Expansion of agriculture, peasant-farmers. Birth of Confucianism, Daoism
The Zhou Dynasty lasted
longer than any dynasty in
Chinese history. There was
much work done with bronze
and iron during this time.
Both Con Fuzi (founder of
Confucianism) and Lao Tzu
(founder of Daoism) lived
under Zhou rule. Huge gains
were made in agriculture
(tools, irrigation, canal,
distribution and storage to
combat famine).
ZZhhoouu
11112222--225566
DDyynnaassttiieess
Zhou era Iron
bell
BC 2000 1800 1600 1400 1200 1000 800 600 400 200BC 0 AD200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 1600 1800 2000 AD

5. SSttrraaiitt lliinneess LLaanngguuaaggee CCuurrvveedd lliinneess
Latin:
•often
carved in
wood or
stone
•Very few
curved
lines
•Even
the letter
‘U’ is
written
as a ‘V’
Greek:
•often
carved
•Few
curved
lines
Arabic 
•Usually
written by
brush
•Mostly
curved
lines
Chinese
•Usually
written by
brush
•Many
curved
lines
•Line-thickness
changes
LLaanngguuaaggeess

6. LLaanngguuaaggeess
Below
Two
Field
One

7. (Buddhism, Confucianism or Daoism) PPhhiilloossoopphhiieess
How well do you know your Chinese Philosophies??? Try to match the following quotes to the correct philosophy
15“My ally is the force and a powerful ally it is. Life creates it, makes it grow. Its
energy surrounds us and binds us.”
-- ((DDAAOOIISSMM)) –– YYooddaa ffrroomm SSttaarr WWaarrss
16 “Do not try to bend the spoon. That’s impossible. Instead, only try to
realize the truth: there is no spoon.”
-- ((BBUUDDDDHHIISSMM)) – The Matrix
17 “She’ll bring honor to us all!”
-- ((CCOONNFFUUCCIIAANNIISSMM)) MMuullaann
18 “I’m trying to free your mind, Neo. But I can only show you the door. You’re the one
that has to walk through it. You have to let it all go, Neo. Fear, doubt & disbelief.”
-- ((BBuuddddhhiissmm)) -- MMoorrpphheeuuss ffrroomm tthhee MMaattrriixx
19 “I’m going to show them a world without you. A world without rules and controls,
without borders or boundaries. A world where anything is possible. Where we go from
there is a choice I leave to you.”
-- ((DDAAOOIISSMM oorr BBuuddddhhiissmm)) NNeeoo ffrroomm TThhee MMaattrriixx
20 “A tremor in the force. The last time I felt it was in the presence of my old master.
Obi-Wan is here. The force is with him. Escape is not his plan. I must face him alone.”
-- ((DDAAOOIISSMM)) DDaarrtthh VVaaddeerr ffrroomm SSttaarr WWaarrss
21 “Dishonor! Dishonor on your whole family! Dishonor on you! Dishonor on your cow!”
-- ((CCOONNFFUUCCIIAANNIISSMM)) –– MMuusshhuu ffrroomm MMuullaann

8. Standard of Feminine Beauty (Medieval China)
1) Small Feet
2) Long fingernails
3) Chunky-ness (earlier)
4) Slenderness (later)
5) White powder face
6) small, dark eyebrows
7) Delicate, graceful
BBeeaauuttyy