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China Summary In the historical document, “Engineering an Empire-China,” on the history Channel, the video explored the achievements, emperors, and Geography. China had a lot of achievements most of them about engineering, for example one achievement is the Great Wall of China. The Great Wall of China runs around china for 60,000 miles, its they to protect china. Another achievement was making the first real canal by connecting two rivers. This canal helps them travel by boat to all of the empires. Also an achievement was building a Tomb for one of their emperors, which still can’t be opened today. China had a lot of emperors that did great thing. One emperor was Shi Hainan who was emperor when he was 13 years old. He was the emperor that came up with the idea of the Great Wall of China. The next emperor is Yang Di. Yang Di came up with the idea of making a canal. The last emperor is Zneng He who traveled around world. China’s geography was on the contentint of Asia. I thought the video was very instated it also taught me new things I didn’t know about. For example I didn’t know China was really good at engineering. I would like to learn more about the tomb they built for their emperor. I am still curious about their army and soldiers and how that worked out.

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Timeline p. 162-263 1. Which dynasty unified China in 589? The sui dynasty was unified 2. When was the Yuan Dynasty founded, and by whom? 1279 was founded, and by Mongols 3. What else happened in the world around the time the Sui dynasty unified China? The Black Death strikes Europe Map p. 167 4. Which dynasty controlled the largest area? The Tang dynasty 5. Which dynasty built the Grand Canal? The Sui dynasty Empress Wu P. 168 6. Why do you think Empress Wu was never very popular? Because she was a woman and she didn’t let her sons rule Map: Spread of Buddhism p. 169 7. From where did Buddhism reach China? From India Picture p. 171 8. Why do farmers sometimes build terraces? To create level land for rice farming Chinese Inventions p. 174 9. What did paper do for the Chinese? It was a cheap & easy way to keep records and to print 10. What did the Chinese first use gunpowder for? The made fireworks out of gunpowder 11. What is the advantage of paper money over coins? It help manage their growing wealth

Civil Service Exams p. 178-179 12. What are the people in the painting doing? They were writing essays 13. What was the point of the exams? To be sure government official were chosen by ability 14. How did some people cheat? By copying, writing it on their clothes, paying bribes to test graders, or pay someone else to ake the test for them Map: Mongol Empire 1294 p. 181 15. What continent did the Mongol empire reach in the west? Eastern Europe The Voyages of Zheng He p. 183 16. How did Zheng He’s crew make sure they had fresh food? They grew foods or brought livestock on the vogue too. The Forbidden City p. 184-185 17. In what ways did the Forbidden City show off the power and riches of the emperor? They had lots of building projects

 Name: Naomi Limon = Date: 1/7/11  =  WH - ?  

Chinese Economy and Culture
 **//Directions: //**// Use an atlas to answer the following questions. During discussion you may jot down notes about those features that may be used in the analysis portion of this activity. Get a picture and have 3 facts. //  1. Name the large //desert// in northwestern China? Taklimakan Desert · *Located in North West China · *1500 miles · Largest and Driest desert in china ·  2. What is the //desert// that extends 1,000 miles through southeast Mongolia and north China? Gobi Desert · 1000 from east to west · Fith largest desert in the world · Lots of sand storms and wind storms ·    3. What is the //plateau// in the southwestern part of China (most of which is above 13,000 ft) that comprises approximately one fourth of the whole country? Plateau of Tibet · Peaks are 26,000 ft   · Can get really cold · Sometimes called “roof of the world” ·    4. What is the //mountain range// south of the Plateau of Tibet that extends 1,500 miles through five countries? Himalayas · Can’t live here it’s inhabitable · Has the world largest rivers · Their very high so it’s very cold ·    5. What is the //tallest peak// in the mountain range identified in question #4? Mount Everest · Is the world’s highest mountain · 29,002 ft high · <span style="color: red; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%;">Mount Everest is a popular place for climbers · <span style="color: red; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%;"> <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%;"> <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%;">6. <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%;">Name the //body of water// that is surrounded by China, South Korea, Japan and Taiwan? <span style="color: red; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%;">East China Sea · <span style="color: red; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%;">It’s 750,000 square miles · <span style="color: red; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%;">Temperatures are 25 degrees in the water · <span style="color: red; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%;">Next to south China Sea · <span style="color: red; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%;"> 7. Name the //body of water// surrounded by China, Taiwan, the Philippines, Malaysia and Vietnam? South China sea · It’s 3,500,000 km    · It’s also very cold · Raises sea level ·    ·     8. What //body of water// is located between Korea and China? Yellow sea · Name comes from the sand that gets pushed in there by windstorms · It’s 146,700 square miles · It’s cold and has dry winters ·    9. What is the //river// that begins in the Plateau of Tibet and runs across farmlands of __north__east China? Huang He, Yellow River · It’s 290,520 miles · Sometimes called the Muddy Flow · The Tibetan Name for it is river of the peacock ·    10. What is the //plain// upon which China’s capital, Beijing, is located? North China plain · Yellow river helps them · Nickname is Land of the yellow Earth · 158,000 square miles ·    11. What is the //plateau// in southern China? (much of China’s rice is grown there) Yunnan Plateau · Peaks or 3,700 miles · It’s very cold there · It has Glaicers ·    12. What is the //river// that flows from the Plateau of Tibet across central and southern China to the East China Sea? Yangzi River · Longest River in Asia · One of the most important rivers in history · Was important in the Han dynasty ·  <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; font-variant: small-caps; line-height: 150%;"> **__ Analysis – How may China’s geography affect … __** ** Society/Culture: ** a. What //types// of features ( // mountains, seas, rivers, etc.) // would most likely //isolate// China from other cultures? ____________________________________________________ Explain: The Himalayas because the peaks are very high and would be difficult to go over. Deserts, because it’s very dry. b. Based on the geographical features you analyzed above, what areas/countries would China most likely have //closer contact// with? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________  Explain: Mongolia, India, and Thailand. ** Economy: ** c. In reviewing questions 9-12, why do you think the Chinese built the Grand Canal where they did? Yellow river with the Yangzi river. It transport goods and it gives water