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8 Slide 8 China is known for its long history and rich culture. Today, let s take a short journey as an overview of China s long civilization

9 Slide 9 China is among the places where human ancestors and the earliest humans lived. -Skeletal remains of homo erectus were discovered in suburban Beijing, and in the village of Tingcun, Shanxi province.

10 Slide 10 -In suburban Beijing, remains of modern humans, or homo sapiens, were also discovered.

11 Slide 11 Evidence of the Yangshao culture, 6,000 year old, was found in the Yellow River basin. Longshan culture existed in the Yangzi River basin 5,000 years ago. -Farming -Tool-making -Pottery-making -Animal raising

12 Slide 12 Xia Dynasty, B.C. The first Chinese political state was founded by King the Great Yu in the Yellow River basin.

13 Slide 13 -Lasted 471 years -17 successive rulers -Anyi, Henan as the most important capital

14 Slide 14 Shang Dynasty, B.C. -Lasted 640 years -30 successive rulers -Capital shifted 5 times due to flooding

15 Slide 15 Major achievements -Sophisticated government and military organization -Walled cities -Silk textiles, potteries -Oracle writings

16 Slide 16 Zhou Dynasty Founder: Duke of Zhou -Western Zhou B.C..Well established feudalist fiefdom systems.lasted 355 years with 12 successive rulers.bronze tools

17 Slide 17 -Eastern Zhou.Spring and Autumn period B.C..Warring States period B.C..Declining central power, rising local powers.frequent wars & chaos.intellectual activities seeking for solutions led to the Golden Age of Chinese Philosophy

18 Slide 18 Qin Dynasty, B.C. First emperor proclaimed in Chinese history

19 Slide 19 -Standardized writing script, money, weights and measures -Centralized state administration -Built the Great Wall -Terra cotta army

20 Slide 20 Han Dynasty -Western Han 206 B.C. - A.D. 24 Capital in Chang an -Eastern Han Capital in Luoyang

21 Slide 21 -Confucianism as official doctrine -Civil service examination began -Buddhism spread to China -Paper-making -Opening of the Silk Road

22 Slide 22 Era of Disunity.Three Kingdoms Jin Dynasty, Southern Dynasty, Northern Dynasty, Spread of Buddhism

23 Slide 23 Sui Dynasty, Restoration of a united empire Grand Canal connecting South and North China

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25 Slide 25 -Cosmopolitanism and blossoming culture -Scroll painting and poems -Height of Buddhist influence -Active territorial expansion

26 Slide 26 Song Dynasty -Northern Song Capital in Beijing -Southern Song Capital in Hangzhou

27 Slide 27 -Monetization of the economy -Growth in commerce and maritime trade -Printing, magnetic compass, rockets -Neo-Confucianism

28 Slide 28 Yuan Dynasty China became part of the Mongol Empire

29 Slide 29 Ming Dynasty,

30 Slide 30 -Established sea routes for overseas commerce -Flourishing of novel writing -Porcelain production Zheng He -Major repair of the Great Wall Marco Polo

31 Slide 31 Qing Dynasty, Territorial expansion in the earlier Qing

32 Slide 32 The later Qing -Confronted the West who were armed with modern technologies -Defeated in wars with the West and yielded territory -Weakened by the internal conflicts and rebellions

33 Slide 33 -During the earlier Qing, the Chinese Empire reached the largest land extent in history

34 Slide 34 -Only to be cut down in size & to lose land during the later Qing Independence Lost to Russia Lost to France Lost to Britain Lost to Germany Lost to Japan

35 Slide 35 Republic of China, Civil wars Long March Nanking Massacre -Anti-Japanese war

36 Slide Civil War, again Communists victorious Took control of the Nationalist capital Nanking vs.

37 Slide 37 Unfinished story: a nation still divided

38 Slide 38 People s Republic of China -Radical era IsolateḋPoor.Repressive

39 Slide 39 -End of the radicals and the beginning of a new era, 1978 present.reforms.increasing inequality.demand for more reforms

40 Slide 40 Since reforms Before reforms Street scene

41 Slide 41 Since reforms Before reforms Homes

42 Slide 42 Since reforms Before reforms Housing

43 Slide 43 Schools Before reforms Since reforms

44 Slide 44 Shopping

45 Slide 45 Foreign investment

46 Slide 46 THE END