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They eat a lot of seafood because they live near the Pacific Ocean. They live in the mountains and hills. They made terraces to grow rice. “There was a pantheon of minor gods that some Chinese worshiped.” The yellow river, The second longest river in China, it is known as the cradle of Chinese civilization.China is third largest country in the world it occupies 3.7 million square miles (9.6 million square kilometers in east Asia China has mountain ranges, plains, rivers,  desserts, grasslands, and forests.

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The Great Wall of China .They made a machine to sense an earthquake .the Great Wall of China is there to protect China from fierce nomads. Gunpowder, paper, printing, and the compass are sometimes called the Four Great Inventions of Ancient China. Kites were first used as a way for the army to signal warnings. Umbrellas were invented for protection from the sun as well as the rain. Chinese doctors knew about certain herbs to help sick people.

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The poor lived in cramped homes. The rich lived in big houses with a lot of outside space. Public places are very crowded. From the Qin Dynasty to the late Qing Dynasty (221 B.C.- A.D. 1840), the Chinese government divided Chinese people into four classes: landlord, peasant, craftsmen, and merchant. Landlords and peasants constituted the two major classes, while merchant and craftsmen were collected into the two minor.

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The poor lived in cramped homes. The rich lived in big houses with a lot of outside space. Public places are very crowded. From the Qin Dynasty to the late Qing Dynasty (221 B.C.- A.D. 1840), the Chinese government divided Chinese people into four classes: landlord, peasant, craftsmen, and merchant. Landlords and peasants constituted the two major classes, while merchant and craftsmen were collected into the two minor.

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“They tended the silkworms, separated silk fibers from their cocoons, and spun them into thread.’’

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For then 200 years New Years has celebrated lions and drago

Most ancient Chinese worshipped spirits in nature and a lot of demons

“Heaven gives birth to them earth nourishes them”The Chinese believed that spirits watch over them They believed in the ancient god ShangDi.

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The life of women in Ancient China was difficult. They were considered less valuable than men. Sometimes when a baby girl was born she was put outside to die if the family didn't want her. This was considered okay. Women had no say in who they would marry.

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Between 605 and 609, the Sui emperor had the grand canal dug. The waterway, which stretched nearly 1,200 miles ( 1,930 km) from north to south, made it easier to trade goods and move army supplies.Trade across international borders along an east-to-west series of routes called the silk road also flourished, between about 600 and 1,400.There are nearly 50,000 different symbols. Most traders traveled back and forth a small part of the route. “When written together they made different sounds and words.”

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1. Gunpowder led to guns bazookas Bronze iron , they also made Fire works people use them around the world

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Poor families sometimes sold their children to be servants of the rich. Dynastic strict rules government what materials could be used for jewelry. Emperors clouds all government offices during the lantern festival. The Chinese world for emperor is “huangdi”. There where a number of titles that people used to refer to the emperor

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A dynasty is when one family rules a country or region over a long period of time. Generally, the head of the family will be the ruler of the land, like an emperor or king. When that ruler dies, another member of the family will take power, usually the oldest son. When a new family takes control, then a new dynasty begins.

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A dynasty is when one family rules a country or region over a long period of time. Generally, the head of the family will be the ruler of the land, like an emperor or king. When that ruler dies, another member of the family will take power, usually the oldest son. When a new family takes control, then a new dynasty begins.

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The Silk Road was a trade route that went from China to Eastern Europe. It went along the northern borders of China, India, and Persia and ended up in Eastern Europe near today's Turkey and the Mediterranean Sea.The Silk Road was important because it helped to generate trade and commerce between a number of different kingdoms and empires. This helped for ideas, culture, inventions, and unique products to spread across much of the settled world.

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Taoism was founded during the Zhou Dynasty in the 6th century by Lao-Tzu. Lao-Tzu wrote down his beliefs and philosophy in a book called the Tao Te Ching.Taoism believes that people should be one with nature and that all living things have a universal force flowing through them. Taoists didn't believe in a lot of rules or government. In this way they were very different from the followers of Confucius.

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Chinese Buddhism is one old form of Buddhism in history and China'soldest religion. Chinese Buddhists believe in a combination of Taoism and Mahayana Buddhism, the latter of which teaches that enlightenment can be achieved in a single lifetime.

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The Ancient Chinese were famous for their inventions and technology. Many of their inventions had lasting impact on the entire world. Other inventions led to great feats of engineering like the Grand Canal and the Great Wall of China. Here are some of the notable inventions and discoveries made by the engineers and scientists of Ancient China:
Silk - Silk was a soft and light material much desired by the wealthy throughout the world. It became such a valuable export that the trade route running from Europe to China became known as the Silk Road. The Chinese learned how to make silk from the cocoons of silkworms. They managed to keep the process for making silk a secret for hundreds of years.
Paper - Paper was invented by the Chinese as well as many interesting uses for paper like paper money and playing cards. The first paper was invented in the 2nd century BC and the manufacture later perfected around 105 AD.
Printing - Wood block printing was invented in AD 868 and then moveable type around 200 years later. This was actually hundreds of years before the invention of the printing press by Gutenberg in Europe.

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Source:Ancient China by Natalie M. Rosinsky 2013 Publisher: Compass Point Books.

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Ducksters." Ducksters, Technological Solutions, Inc., 2020, www.ducksters.com/.
Accessed 24 Feb. 2020.

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Benson, Tom, editor. "National Aeronautics and Space Administration."
National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Nasa, 12 June 2014,
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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 mountains to the south

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Here are some of the most important landforms in ancient China:
Yangtze River

The Yangtze River is south of the Yellow River and flows in the same direction (west to east). It is 3,988 miles long and is the third longest river in the world. Just like the Yellow River, the Yangtze played an important role in the development of the culture and civilization of Ancient China.

Farmers that lived along the Yangtze River took advantage of the warm climate and rainy weather to grow rice. Eventually the land along the Yangtze became some of the most important and wealthy land in all of Ancient China.

The Yangtze also served as a boundary between northern and southern China. It is very wide and difficult to cross. The famous Battle of Red Cliffs took place along the river.

Mountains

To the south and southeast of China are the Himalaya Mountains. These are the highest mountains in the world. They provided a nearly impassable border for Ancient China, keeping the area isolated from many other civilizations. They were also important to Chinese religion and were considered sacred.

Deserts

To the north and west of Ancient China were two of the world's largest deserts: the Gobi Desert and the Taklamakan Desert. These deserts also provided borders that kept the Chinese isolated from the rest of the world. The Mongols, however, lived in the Gobi Desert and were constantly raiding cities of northern China. This is why the Great Wall of China was built to protect the Chinese from these northern invaders.

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Shuter, Jane. Ancient China. Chicago, Illinois, Heinemann, 2006.

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Buddhism

Buddhism was based on the teachings of Buddha. Buddha was born in Nepal, south of China. In 563 BCBuddhism spread throughout much of India and China. Buddhists believe in a "rebirth" of the self. They also believe that the cycle of rebirth is complete once a person lives a proper life. At this point the person's soul would enter nirvana.

Buddhists also believe in a concept called Karma. Karma says that all actions have consequences. So actions you take today will come back in the future to help you or hurt you , depending on whether your actions were good or bad.

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The ancient Chinese invented many aspects of money and economics used today .They minted the first coins and printed the first paper money in history. They were pioneers of the concept of taxation. Additionally, their trade network, the Silk Road, made the country very rich.

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Scher, Linda. Ancient China. Edited by Stella Sands, Kids Discover, 2010.

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Ancient China had a government ruled by dynasties, sometimes united under one dynasty but often competing dynasties in controlling different regions. Ancient china’s resources, large areas and large populations demanded by a strong central government. When one of these regional dynasties became dominant their king would become the emperor. The government these dynasties created tended to be very autocratic and even despotic, ruthlessly enforcing their rule and conscripting massive armies and labor forces. Perhaps this was a necessary evil considering the threat of barbarian invasion, potential internal rivals and massive rebellions. Confucianism was developed in ancient china, a philosophy stressing virtue, good governance and merit based promotion for government offices. Emperors and officials were to be virtues and effective, models for their subjects. However, even when practicing an enlightened confusion form of government, a virtues example for the people, the ancient Chinese dynasties tended to be bureaucratic and very strict.

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Binns, Tristan Boyer. Ancient China. Illustrated by Mike Taylor, edited by Kate
Newport and Robert McConnell, David West Children's books, 2005.