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The rivers in China heavily influenced China’s culture and gave them fish, fresh drinking water, and water for crops. Yangtze River, Yellow River

To the north and west of Ancient China were two of the world's largest deserts: the Gobi Desert and the Taklamakan Desert . To the south and southeast of China are the Himalaya Mountains. The geography of Ancient China shaped the way the civilization and culture developed. The large land was isolated from much of the rest of the world by dry deserts to the north and west, the Pacific Ocean to the east, and impassable mountains to the south.” (Rosinsky, 2013)

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“Ancient Chinese society was like a ladder on the very top step the highest rank in society was the emperor and the royal family. They possessed the most power and wealth.“

“The very bottom step of the latter stood interiors, soldiers, and servants. People on the bottom of the social ladder have a little hope of climbing up though a lucky few did.”

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The ancient Chinese believed in three major religions Confucianism, Taoism, Buddhism.   Confucianism is beliefs in human goodness, the important an economic of duty and respect, and the values as a governance official and famous teacher. Taoism was founded during the Zhou dynasty in the the 6 century by Lao-Tzu, he wrote down his beliefs and philosophy in a book called the Tao Te Ching. Buddhism is largely based on the teaches of Buddha. The Qin emperor Shi Huangdi did not believe in or practice Confucianism, instead he ruled through fear not kindness. He established strict laws and punishments.

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The ancient Chinese had many great inventions and it seems like they never stopped inventing. Some of the investigations where for Daily life like a way of making paper and others where for war like  gun pounder. Some more daily life inventions like a water clock and they made the wheelbarrow to help people carry things.

They also made lots of war inventions like the Great Wall of china to keep the mongols from invading or gunpowder for rockets and the Terra-cotta warriors to defend the emperor in the afterlife.

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The ancient Chinese had a great economy because of the Silk Road. The Silk Road is a trade rout going through china and the Middle East. The Chinese traded jade and silk to the west for glass and tech. “The Silk Road was not one highway but a series of routs across china and the Middle East”. China had to trade silk is because they where the only ones in the world who knows how to make it.

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The Chinese political system was a monarchy. The Qin emperor did both good and harm but his reign lasted only 15 years. The Qin emperor built roads and appointed people to government. Pros and cons of a monarchy. Pros, the transfer of power can be smoother, it can be a more efficient government. Cons, it can lead to poor leadership, it invests too much power into one individual. China’s huge land was very difficult to govern, several times in its history China split into many warring kingdoms.

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https://youtu.be/QTNyIJHcPd0

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Book

Rosinsky, Natalie M. Ancient China. Compass point books, 2013.

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Book

Scher, Linda. Ancient China. Kids discover, 2010.