Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Ancient China
- Geography
- 2200BCE-1912CE
- North = Gobi desert dry, hard to live
- East =seas (South China, Yellow) protection
- West = mountains (Himalayas) cold, no food
- South = subtropical rainforests
- The rivers = cradle of civilisation
- fertile soils= big population
- Varied climate as of big land area
- Society
- Wealth
- Emperor and Imperial family
- Scholars, Eunuchs and officals
- Merchants
- Artisans and Craftsmen
- Peasants and Farmers
- Respect
- Emperor and Imperial Family
- Scholars, Eunuchs and officals(Shi)
- Peasants and Farmers(Nong)
- Artisans and Craftsmen(Gong)
- Merchants (Shang)
- Soldiers not
in hieroarchy
- Government and Law
- They traded using the silk road
- The imperial family ruled by the social hierarchy
- The emperor
- Was always male
- Family rule = dynasty
- Important, powerful,
respect
- He was
- Head of state
- Leader of milatry
- Chief Judge
- Moral and ethical guide
- highest priest
- First emperor was Qin Shi Huang Di
- Beliefs and Values
- Buddhism
- Founded by Indian Prince,
- Tried to reach Nivarna
- teachings 1st
centurary BC
- Daoism
- spiritual and nautre
- One with life= live forever
- Have equal Yin and Yang
- Confuscianism
- way of thinking/code of behaviour
- Peace and happiness
- Overview
- Worshiped their ancestors
- religions varied popularity
- Made deities happy
- Ancestor Worship
- contact gods through
spirits of their ancestors
- humans are made of 2 parts
- Po=physical
- Nun=spiritual
- Oracle bones =ask questions
- Religious Belief
- Sky = chaos earth = sustained
- Stars
- Legacies
- Great Wall of China
- Gun powder
- Paper and printing
- Terracotta Warriors
- Cuisine
- Magnetic Compass
- Seismograph
- Rudder
- machenical clock
- Acupunture
- Herbal medicines
- Matches
- Umbrella
- Kite
- wheelbarrow