Ancient China 6th Grade

1. Ancient ChinaAncient China
Nathan M. VoyerNathan M. Voyer
SJCOE Tech 290SJCOE Tech 290
9/17/089/17/08

2. California State StandardsCalifornia State Standards
History - Social Science StandardHistory - Social Science Standard
WH6.6WH6.6 Students analyze the geographic, political, Students analyze the geographic, political,
economic, religious, and social structures of economic, religious, and social structures of
early civilizations of China.early civilizations of China.

3. Ancient ChinaAncient China
Inventions Philosophies
Dynasties
The Silk RoadThe Great Wall

4. InventionsInventions
Developments improved life for all Chinese.Developments improved life for all Chinese.

5. InventionsInventions
FireworksFireworks
CannonCannon
PlowPlow
PorcelainPorcelain

6. InventionsInventions
SilkSilk
SeismographSeismograph
UmbrellaUmbrella
CompassCompass

7. InventionsInventions
AbacusAbacus
PaperPaper
Multi-mast sail boatMulti-mast sail boat
RudderRudder

8. PhilosophiesPhilosophies
Three Chinese philosophies grew Three Chinese philosophies grew
out of a need for order.out of a need for order.
Confucianism
Daoism
Daoism

9. ConfucianismConfucianism
ConfuciusConfucius
Family and Community FirstFamily and Community First
His ideas helped open His ideas helped open
government jobs to people government jobs to people
with talentwith talent

10. DaoismDaoism
LaoziLaozi
Should give up worldly Should give up worldly
desires in favor or nature.desires in favor or nature.
To treat nature with To treat nature with
respect.respect.

11. LegalismLegalism
HanfeiziHanfeizi
Humans were naturally Humans were naturally
evilevil
Harsh laws and strict Harsh laws and strict
punishmentpunishment

12. The Silk RoadThe Silk Road
The Silk Road carried Chinese goods as far as The Silk Road carried Chinese goods as far as
Greece and Rome.Greece and Rome.

13. The Silk RoadThe Silk Road
SilkSilk
SpicesSpices
TeaTea
PorcelainPorcelain
Goods Traded

14. The Silk RoadThe Silk Road
It linked China to the It linked China to the
WestWest

15. DynastiesDynasties
A sequence of rulers from the same family
Grandfather Father Son

16. DynastiesDynasties
ShangShang ZhouZhou
Social ClassesSocial Classes
Chinese written Chinese written
languagelanguage
Longest Longest
dynastydynasty
IrrigationIrrigation

17. DynastiesDynasties
Silk RoadSilk Road
Population Population
GrewGrew
Government Government
civil examcivil exam
Strengthen Strengthen
GovernmentGovernment
First Great First Great
WallWall
HanHanQinQin

18. The Great WallThe Great Wall
The current wall, which The current wall, which
is about 4,000 miles is about 4,000 miles
long, was built about long, was built about
500 years ago.500 years ago.
The first Great Wall of China was built more than The first Great Wall of China was built more than
2,000 years ago2,000 years ago..

19. The Great WallThe Great Wall
Averages 25 feet tall.Averages 25 feet tall.
Can be seen from the moon.
Guarded by more than one million men.Guarded by more than one million men.
About 70% of China’s population worked on the first About 70% of China’s population worked on the first
sectionsection.

20. References References
Cite the sites where you got images for the showCite the sites where you got images for the show
Google and Images search on Yahoo are not Google and Images search on Yahoo are not
references or citationsreferences or citations