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This is a picture of books that the golden ages of china made and this is a primary source. 

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This is a picture of books that the golden ages of china made and this is a primary source. 

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This is a picture of gunpowder that I found an image of that the Golden Ages of China invented. 

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This is a picture that I found that is the compass that the Golden Ages of China invented and found.

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This is the flag of the Golden Ages of China.

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Golden Ages of China Researching for Ancient Civilizations Digital Museum 

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Golden Ages of China Researching for Ancient Civilizations Digital Museum 

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The inventions that the Golden Ages of China they invent is gunpowder, the compass, and printing all that occur under the Song.

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In early ancient China, many people worked in farming, but it was not an easy life. They had extravagant temples and even built the Great wall of China over 2000 years ago.

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This is a video for the golden ages of china for the video that we are researching for our project. Please scroll down to find the video for the golden ages of china, and the video named is: The most successful pirate of all time- Dian Murray.

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The phenomenon of a female pirate is rare around the world, which makes Madame Zheng's reputation as the world's most successful pirate truly remarkable. At the same time, women in South China often operated the sampans that occupied the South China Sea-and pirate ships sometimes boasted a handful of women onboard.

This was a far cry from the situation in European and American waters, where even the presence of women onboard was considered bad luck. As a result, female seafarers in Western history have been few and far between. However, the two most famous female pirates of piracy's Golden Age (1630-1730) include Anne Bonny and Mary Read. Both women caught the attention of the era's major chronicler, Captain Charles Johnson, who positioned their names front and center on the title page of his epic A General History of the Pyrates.

This anthology, with lengthy biographies of the most famous pirates of the Golden Age, has defined piracy in the modern era and served as the model for many of the most famous pirates of both history and literature. Many of the central historical figures have found new life as the romanticized heroes and villains of popular culture: Edward Teach (Blackbeard), Jack Rackham (Calico Jack), and Bartholomew Roberts (Black Bart). Since its first publication in 1724, the tome has received considerable attention from historians and literary authors alike. They continue to do so today, where popular culture abounds with pirates of both fact and fiction.

Yet, in China, Madame Zheng has been virtually absent from the historical record. Ironically, it is in the United States-and not China-where Madame Zheng's legacy is most alive and well today. She is seen as a historical figure in her own right; as a denizen of the pirate fanciers of internet popular culture; and as the inspiration for Mistress Ching in the third Disney movie, "Pirates of the Caribbean at World's End" (2007), where she was played by Takayo Fischer.

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The most successful pirate of all time - Dian Murray

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At the height of their power, infamous Caribbean pirates like Blackbeard and Henry Morgan commanded as many as 10 ships and several hundred men. But their stories pale next to the most successful pirate of all time, who commanded 1,800 vessels, made enemies of several empires, and still lived to old age.

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This is a website of a interactive website for the golden ages of china.

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This resource consists of two different types of looking, thinking, and learning activities. These activities call on your observation and thinking skills as you closely examine selected objects from Ancient China. The activities will explore the themes of daily life, trade, religion, and writing.

LOOK AT THIS!

Look at This activities provide close-up views with guiding questions and background information. What will you learn about what the ancient Chinese valued?

SURPRISE ME!

Surprise Me investigations offer pop-up hot spots on selected objects to reveal intriguing information about Chinese daily life and religion.

Geography

China covers an exceptionally large area of land (over 3 million square miles) on the continent of Asia and is the third largest country on Earth. It is home to the Great Wall, the largest man-made structure on Earth. The climate of ancient China included four seasons, much like we have in North America. China has an immense coastline that is bordered by the Yellow Sea, East China Sea, and the South China Sea. The terrain of China is quite diverse and consists of the eastern alluvial plains , which are fairly flat landforms created by sediment deposited over a long period of time by rivers , the northern grasslands, the southern forest and hill regions, and the mountains and deserts of the west. In the west lies the formidable mountain ranges of the Kunlan, Tien Shan, and the Himalayas. Mount Everest is part of the Himalayas and is the highest peak in the world. To the north and west we also find vast deserts, such as the Gobi , Asia's largest desert, and the Taklimakan.

These natural borders, as well as the Great Wall, kept ancient China isolated from the rest of Eurasia and protected it from foreign invaders that might want to take land and resources. These borders also meant that the Chinese would focus on developing an internal culture and would not seek external expansion for centuries.

Ancient Chinese civilization developed thousands of years ago along two vital river systems, the Huang He River in the northeast, and the Yangtze River in the south. Communities were built around these rivers because of their abundance of natural resources , which are resources that come from the earth. Rich fertile soil allowed for farming and encouraged irrigation to help crops grow. Fishing and hunting provided an ample food supply, and transportation by boat allowed people to travel for trade and to visit other settlements. And, of course, there was lots of water to drink!

Ancient Chinese civilization first began along the Huang He River . This region is where the earliest Chinese dynasties were based. The river starts in the mountains of Tibet and flows almost 3,000 miles to the Yellow Sea. It is nicknamed the Yellow River because of its yellow silt. This type of soil was ideal for growing wheat and millet. This region featured a cooler, drier climate, and flatter land than in southern China. Another nickname for the river is The Great Sorrow because it often floods, causing devastating destruction and death to millions of people over the centuries.

The Yangtze River originates in the Tibetan Plateau and flows almost 4,000 miles to the East China Sea. It is nicknamed the Long River and is the third largest river in the world (after the Nile and the Amazon) . As time passed the Chinese people spread southward to the Yangtze River area. This region had a hot climate, with lots of rainfall and a hillier terrain than in the north. The fertile soil in this area made it ideal for growing rice and is where the ancient Chinese developed the method of terrace farming on hillsides.

Early Life/Burial Practices

The Shang dynasty (1600-1045 BC) began around 1600 BC along the Huang Ye River floodplains and is considered to be the first dynasty based on archaeological evidence. The Shang dynasty had many impressive achievements, among them the military use of the horse-drawn chariot and the development of large cities. These cities were home to royal palaces and temples, but also included industrial and craft production zones, where miners, stone and jade carvers, potters, bronze workers, and other artisans lived and worked. During the time of the Shang, the production and quality of bronze objects grew dramatically. Bronze items such as decorated cups, goblets, cauldrons and bells were used in sacrificial rituals to nature gods and royal ancestors and were also used in burials.The Shang believed in an afterlife and practiced ancestor worship, so it was thought that items from daily life should be buried with the dead. Archaeologists have discovered dozens of immense tombs of Shang kings and nobility that were filled with hundreds of exquisite bronze objects, as well as the skeletons of human beings and animals.

Because the Chinese believed in an afterlife, careful attention was taken when the dead were buried. They were buried not only with items they would need, but also with items of importance, such as objects made of bronze and precious stones like jade.

An example of one such burial item from the Shang dynasty is the following small jade pendant.

LOOK AT THIS! Pendant in Shape of Silkworm with Dragon Head

Pendant in Shape of Silkworm with Dragon Head, Chinese, Shang Dynasty, 13th-11th century BC, j ade (nephrite), Adolph D. and Wilkins C. Williams Fund, 59.17.7

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This resource consists of two different types of looking, thinking, and learning activities. These activities call on your observation and thinking skills as you closely examine selected objects from Ancient China. The activities will explore the themes of daily life, trade, religion, and writing. LOOK AT THIS!