Ancient China

By: Wyatt

Chinese Inventions

• Did you know that the Chinese are one of the most advanced civilizations. They invented the compass, gun powder paper and printing.

The Great Wall

• Did you know that the Great Wall stretches over 1500 miles. The Great Wall was Shi Huang’s greatest achievement.

• Taoist (daoist) symbol of the interplay of forces in the universe. In Chinese philosophy, yin and yang represent the two primal cosmic forces in the universe. Yin (moon) is the receptive, passive, cold female force. Yang (sun) is masculine- force, movement, heat. The Yin Yang symbol represents the idealized balance of the forces; equilibrium in the universe.

Dynasties• There were five successive dynasties

that dominated the Yellow River Valley in this period. They were the Later Liang (907 - 923), Later Tang (923 - 936), Later Jin (936 - 946), Later Han (947 - 950), and Later Zhou (951 - 960). The prefix 'Later' was added to distinguish these dynasties from the earlier ruling houses of the same name. People that rule from the same family is called a dynasty

Qin• The first united empire in the history of China.

Capital city Xian yang, nearby Xian. • Qin Shi Huang (First Qin Emperor) used a

central-powered government. Imperialism started in China.

• Standardization of Chinese characters and measurements.

• Massive building of the Great Wall. • Qin Shi Huang built the Terra Cotta Army and

his Royal Mausoleum nearby Li Mountain, Xian.

Dragons

• Dragons played a very important part in Chinese mythology. It shows up in arts, literature, poetry, architecture, songs, and many aspects of the Chinese ethics. The origin of Chinese dragons is unknown, but certainly pre-dates the written history.

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