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Empires of China and India

Empires of China and India. The Fall of the Zhou Dynasty. Eventually, Zhou rulers began to decline. The Zhou kingdom divided into several smaller territories. 403 B.C. – Civil war broke out. Qin Shi Huangdi. The Qin dynasty crushed rivals and eventually took control.

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Empires of China and India

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  1. Empires of China and India

  2. The Fall of the Zhou Dynasty • Eventually, Zhou rulers began to decline. • The Zhou kingdom divided into several smaller territories. • 403 B.C. – Civil war broke out.

  3. Qin Shi Huangdi • The Qin dynasty crushed rivals and eventually took control. • They were led by Qin Shi Huangdi who proclaimed himself “First Emperor”.

  4. To keep migratory invaders from invading Chinese settlements from the North • He built the Great Wall as a line of defense

  5. The Great Wall • 25 feet high topped with a brick road. • 100,000 worked for years on it. • Eventually went thousands of miles. • Did not actually keep invaders out.

  6. Great Wall became an important symbol to Chinese - dividing and protecting their civilized world from nomads.

  7. Collapse of Qin dynasty • Shi Huangdi died in 210 BC. • Liu Bang (peasant) founded Han dynasty and defeated rival armies.

  8. Confucionism • Belief that humans are good, not bad • Respect for elders • Code of politeness • Emphasis on education • Ancestor worship

  9. Goal: To have a structured society. Confucianism is both a religion and a philosophy of China, and of Asia as a whole. It stresses human conduct over belief in God.

  10. Taoism Lao Tzu • Teaches humility and to live a simple life with inner peace. • Values harmony with nature. • To be one with nature • Goal to gain balance in life

  11. Yin and Yang • Symbol that represented opposites for Confucianism and Taoism.

  12. Civil Service System exam - officials got position on merit rather than family background. • Passing the exam meant you obtained a government job which was prestigious. • Women did not take the exam.

  13. Broke up after 400 years of unity. • Warlords overthrew the last Han emperor and China, once again, broke up into several kingdoms.

  14. Achievements • Wrote books on zoology, chemistry, and botany. • Acupuncture. • Most technologically advanced civilization - made paper and porcelain.

  15. Define these Words • Huang He 11. Calligraphy • Silk Road • Mandate of Heaven • Feudalism 12. Go to page 102 • Dynasty Answer questions 12-18 • Confucianism • Taoism • Yin Yang • Great Wall

  16. New Empires in India

  17. The Mauryan Dynasty • Created by Chandragupta. • Unified much of India by building roads, harbors. • Free hospitals, veterinary clinics • Harsh, effective ruler - had secret police to report on corruption, crime, and opposing ideas.

  18. Asoka • Chandragupta's grandson. • Continued political unification of much of India • Fought long, bloody war in which over 100,000 people died - he was shocked and decided to never war again. He converted to Buddhism and rejected violence. • He helped spread Buddhism throughout Asia.

  19. Buddhists

  20. Gupta Empire • Golden Age of Indian culture. • Contributions in Science and Mathematics. • Figured out size of moon and the concept of a round earth. • First to use system of numbers based on ten. • Among first to use zero. • Could set broken bones. • Created new textiles and literature.

  21. Gupta Empire & Temples

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