Early Chinese civilization began around 2070 BC in the Huang He (Yellow River) valley, with important dynasties including the Xia, Shang, and Zhou dynasties. Government was organized under a series of dynastic rulers, with kings serving as both political and religious leaders assisted by priests. The economy was based around agriculture, with rice grown in southern China and wheat in northern China, in addition to trade and mining. Religion involved worship of nature deities and ancestors, with kings performing sacrifices. Writing began as early as 1500 BC using oracle bones, and architecture featured symmetrical designs with column support.
a brief presentation about ancient Chinese history, inducing Chinese furniture, arts and crafts, designs, motifs, and ornamentations, windows and doors, and a few examples about architecture passed down through the centuries. Has an example of a modern Chinese design based on ancient Chinese beliefs and design.
a brief presentation about ancient Chinese history, inducing Chinese furniture, arts and crafts, designs, motifs, and ornamentations, windows and doors, and a few examples about architecture passed down through the centuries. Has an example of a modern Chinese design based on ancient Chinese beliefs and design.
Chaldea (/kælˈdiːə/), from Ancient Greek: Χαλδαία, Chaldaia; Akkadian: māt Kaldu/Kašdu; Hebrew: כשדים, Kaśdim;[1] Aramaic: ܟܠܕܘ, Kaldo), also spelled Chaldaea, was a small Semitic nation which emerged between the late 10th and early 9th century BC, surviving until the mid 6th century BC, after which it disappeared, and the Chaldean tribes were absorbed into the native population of Babylonia.[2] It was located in the marshy land of the far south eastern corner of Mesopotamia, and briefly came to rule Babylon. (SOURCE: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaldea)
THE HISTORY OF CHINA, as documented in ancient writings, dates back some 3,300 years. Modern archaeological studies provide evidence of still more ancient origins in a culture that flourished between 2500 and 2000 B.C. in what is now central China and the lower Huang He (Yellow River) Valley of north China. Centuries of migration, amalgamation, and development brought about a distinctive system of writing, philosophy, art, and political organization that came to be recognizable as Chinese civilization. What makes the civilization unique in world history is its continuity through over 4,000 years to the present century.
The Chinese have developed a strong sense of their real and mythological origins and have kept voluminous records since very early times. It is largely as a result of these records that knowledge concerning the ancient past, not only of China but also of its neighbors, has survived.
Chinese history, until the twentieth century, was written mostly by members of the ruling scholar-official class and was meant to provide the ruler with precedents to guide or justify his policies. These accounts focused on dynastic politics and colorful court histories and included developments among the commoners only as backdrops. The historians described a Chinese political pattern of dynasties, one following another in a cycle of ascent, achievement, decay, and rebirth under a new family.
Of the consistent traits identified by independent historians, a salient one has been the capacity of the Chinese to absorb the people of surrounding areas into their own civilization. Their success can be attributed to the superiority of their ideographic written language, their technology, and their political institutions; the refinement of their artistic and intellectual creativity; and the sheer weight of their numbers. The process of assimilation continued over the centuries through conquest and colonization until what is now known as China Proper was brought under unified rule. The Chinese also left an enduring mark on people beyond their borders, especially the Koreans, Japanese, and Vietnamese.
Chaldea (/kælˈdiːə/), from Ancient Greek: Χαλδαία, Chaldaia; Akkadian: māt Kaldu/Kašdu; Hebrew: כשדים, Kaśdim;[1] Aramaic: ܟܠܕܘ, Kaldo), also spelled Chaldaea, was a small Semitic nation which emerged between the late 10th and early 9th century BC, surviving until the mid 6th century BC, after which it disappeared, and the Chaldean tribes were absorbed into the native population of Babylonia.[2] It was located in the marshy land of the far south eastern corner of Mesopotamia, and briefly came to rule Babylon. (SOURCE: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaldea)
THE HISTORY OF CHINA, as documented in ancient writings, dates back some 3,300 years. Modern archaeological studies provide evidence of still more ancient origins in a culture that flourished between 2500 and 2000 B.C. in what is now central China and the lower Huang He (Yellow River) Valley of north China. Centuries of migration, amalgamation, and development brought about a distinctive system of writing, philosophy, art, and political organization that came to be recognizable as Chinese civilization. What makes the civilization unique in world history is its continuity through over 4,000 years to the present century.
The Chinese have developed a strong sense of their real and mythological origins and have kept voluminous records since very early times. It is largely as a result of these records that knowledge concerning the ancient past, not only of China but also of its neighbors, has survived.
Chinese history, until the twentieth century, was written mostly by members of the ruling scholar-official class and was meant to provide the ruler with precedents to guide or justify his policies. These accounts focused on dynastic politics and colorful court histories and included developments among the commoners only as backdrops. The historians described a Chinese political pattern of dynasties, one following another in a cycle of ascent, achievement, decay, and rebirth under a new family.
Of the consistent traits identified by independent historians, a salient one has been the capacity of the Chinese to absorb the people of surrounding areas into their own civilization. Their success can be attributed to the superiority of their ideographic written language, their technology, and their political institutions; the refinement of their artistic and intellectual creativity; and the sheer weight of their numbers. The process of assimilation continued over the centuries through conquest and colonization until what is now known as China Proper was brought under unified rule. The Chinese also left an enduring mark on people beyond their borders, especially the Koreans, Japanese, and Vietnamese.
Chines Civilization in Town Planning.pptxPeteti Joseph
China is an East Asian country with a large territory, a huge population and an ancient history. With written records dating back 4,000 years, it is recognized as one of the four great ancient civilizations of the world, together with ancient Egypt, Babylon and India. Moreover, it is the only ancient civilization that has continued to this very day.
Chinese Civilisation XIA DYNASTY
SHANG DYNASTY
ZHOU/CHOU DYNASTY
QIN DYNASTY
HAN DYNASTY
SUI DYNASTY
TANG DYNASTY
SONG DYNASTY
YUAN DYNASTY
MING DYNASTY
CHING/ QING DYNASTY
XIA DYNASTY
SHANG DYNASTY
ZHOU/CHOU DYNASTY
QIN DYNASTY
HAN DYNASTY
SUI DYNASTY
TANG DYNASTY
SONG DYNASTY
YUAN DYNASTY
MING DYNASTY
CHING/ QING DYNASTY
China is one of the world's four ancient civilizations, and the written history of China dates back to the Shang Dynasty (c. 1600–1046 BC), over 3,000 years ago.
| Zhou Dynasty- Mandate of Heaven, Ritual complex at Feng Chu (brief), Wangcheng, an ideal city (brief) | Qin Dynasty- Tomb of first emperors (brief) | Han Dynasty - Mingtang- Biyong ritual complex (brief) | Great Wall of China (detail)
Educative technology: definitions and approaches & Scientific production of virtual education and virtual learning environments.
Tecnología de la Educación: definiciones y enfoques / Producción científica sobre la educación a distancia y los AVA.
1. Early China
The Huang He valley
was the place where
this early civilization
started.
Important dynasties
ruled China:
• 1. Xia Dynasty (2070-1600
B.C.)
• 2. Shang Dynasty (1600-
1046 B.C.) Part of the Erlitou site in Yanshi, central China’s
Henan province.
• 3. Zhou Dynasty (1046-256
B.C.)
Qin dynasty (unified China,
first emperor)
221 B.C.
2. GOVERNMENT
The Qin dynasty was the first of 17
dynasties that ruled China during the
Imperial period.
During the first ancient dynasties, there
was a king who was the religious leader as
well.
There were some priest who helped the
king predict the future through scratching
animal bones or tortoise shells.
The Chinese believed in a principle called
“Mandate of Heaven”.
3. ECONOMY
Its varied geography:
mountains, the Gobi desert,
the Pacific ocean, and 3
main rivers has affected its
economical development.
In the North China Plain
they became farmers. In China people have spent most of their time
farming, in northern China they mostly farm wheat,
There was also a lot of while in southern they farm rice.
trade with India and The
Persian Empire.
Mining was another
important activity, specially
salt.
They used cowrie shells for
money (1800 B.C.) and
later they used paper
money, by 1100 B.C.
Han Dynasty coin of the Empress Kuo
4. Religion
It is known from
written records that
the Shang people
believed in weather
gods and sky gods
and kings also
performed religious
duties:
• Communicate with
nature deities
• Prayed, made
offerings and
performed sacrifices Apotheosis of the Buda, Northern Wei Dynasty
504 B.C.
• Call upon their
ancestors to predict
the future
5. Writing and clothing
Clothing during Ming
Chinese oracle bone
Dynasty, 1400 B.C.
Shang dynasty, about 1500 B.C.
People wore tunics. Rich people wore silk and
during the Sui dynasty, the emperor decided that
poor people couldn’t wear colors (only blue or
black), only rich ones could.
Writing started about 1500 B.C. using oracle
bones to predict the future, this kind of writing is
very similar to the one they still use now.
6. Architecture
Most people used to
live in mudbrick
houses.
Rich people built
temples and palaces The forbidden City, imperial palaces
following some Of the Ming and Qin dynasties, Beijing.
design ideas:
• Symmetry
• The roof was held up
by columns not by
walls
• Bridges showed the
idea of symmetry and
balance
Sung pagoda in Hong Kong
7. Shang bronze pitcher, about 1300 B.C.
Chinese art
They use to make many
jars and plaques out of
bronze
During the Chin dynasty,
art changed and started to
represent people instead of
animals.
During Han dynasty
Chinese artists started to
paint in paper
Chinese artists were
influenced by Buddhism
from India and they
represented Buda in
different materials.
Terracotta Warriors
8. Other important Achievements
Almost all science was
oriented to
engineering but
Chinese invented:
Paper (100 A.D.)
Magnetic compass Early Chinese paper
(200 A.D.)
Gunpowder (142 A.D.)
Mathematics was
taught at schools (200
A.D.)
Block printing (850
A.D.)
Wong Jei’s block-printed scroll, 868 A.D.