China

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China: Map Assessment__

1. What is wrong with this map? There are countries names in replace of China's provinces.

2. What is the map trying to show you? Countries with the same populations as China's provinces.

3. What country does Henan have a comparable population to? What is the population of that country? Henan has a comparable population to that of Mexico. Mexico has a population of about 111,000,000 people.

4. What country does Xinjiang have a comparable population to? What is the population of that country? Xinjiang has a comparable population to that of Madagascar. Madagascar has a population of about 21,000,000 people.

5. What country does Shanghai have a comparable population to? What is the population of that country? Shanghai has a comparable population to that of Cameroon. Cameroon has a population of 19,000,000 people.

6. What country does Fujian have a comparable population to ? What is the population of that country? Fujian has a comparable population to that of Algeria. Algeria has a population of 34,000,000 people.

7. Would you say that more people live in the east or the west of China? The east of China because it is near water for trade.

8. What province has the greatest population, and how many people does it have? Guangdong has the greatest population. Guangdong has a population of 94,000,000 people.

9. What percent of the population lives in the cities? (urbanization) What is the GDP? Urbanization is 63% and the GDP is 527,119.

10. What connection can you make between the location of the province (east or west), size of population, the percent of urbanization, and the GDP for this province? Due to Guangdong's location near water in China in the southeast, more people choose to live there. It's location near water probably helped industry, which resulted in a high GDP. This economic increase creates many jobs, which possibly caused urbanization

__China Facts:__

The fourth largest country in the world. Uneven population distribution. Shangdong province has a mild costal climate. Tibet has less than 3 million people because of its harsh mountain plateau. || Han Dynasty created more than 2,200 years ago. The Han Chinese constitute more than 92% of the population. The first half of the 20th century saw the fall of the last Chinese emperor. The Peoples Republic of China from 1949-1976 emposed state control in the economy. Their economy has one of the highest rates of growth. || Rapid industry increased pollution. Four out of ten most polluted air qualities. The largest producer and consumer of coal. || Chinese rule over Tibet still remains controversial. China regained Hong Kong from Britian in 1997. ||
 * Geography (5 facts) || History (5 facts) || Industry (3 facts) || Politics (2 facts) ||
 * China occupies most of East Asia.

__China History:__ 1. What probably caused people in China to start farming? They began being crowded. People need to make food to support themselves.
 * Stone Age**

2. Where did people start settling down in cities? Why do you think this is so? The people started settling down near a river valley along the yellow river in China. I think this is so because they are near water for easier farming.

3. Where did people in China learn how to make carts probably? People in China probably learned how to make carts from Central Asia.

4. What was the Bronze Age? The Bronze age was the time when the Chinese started to learn to make Bronze out of tin and copper.
 * Shang Dynasty**

5. What two other civilizations did the Chinese writing resemble? Describe the Chinese writing of that time. The two other civilizations of this time were the Egyptians and the Asians. The writing was the same as it is today, only as a earlier version.

6. What was used to keep records of payments between people? They used bones and turtle shells to keep records of payments.

7. What type of ruler existed during this dynasty? During this dynasty, a king ruled over this period.

8. Describe the social class system during this dynasty. During the Shang Dynasty the citizens divided into rich and poor social classes.

9. Where did the people learn about chariots from? The people learned how to make chariots from people in Central Asia.

10. How long did the Shang Dynasty last? 700 years

11. How many kingdoms existed under the emperor? 200 little kingdoms
 * Chou Dynasty**

12. Why were the leaders of the western dynasty forced into the east? They were pushed east because of the invaders from the northwest.

13. Why were the first 300 years of the eastern dynasty good? The first three hundred years of the Eastern Chou period is called the Spring and Autumn period because tool makers learned to make tools for farming which made production faster to feed people.

14. How did iron cause conflict amongst the 200 kingdoms? Iron was used to make weapons which led to war with each other.

15. How many kingdoms survived after the emperor's end? What king was the only victor left in the end? There were only seven kingdoms left and the only king that remained was King Ch'in.

16. How did Ch'in Shih Huang Ti unite the people of China? They made them use the same letters to write with, and use the same kind of weights.
 * Ch'in Dynasty**

17. How did Ch'in Shih Huang Ti make sure none of the lower kings revolted against him? He chose his own assistants and sent them out as governors and judges for each part of his empire.

18. What did Ch'in Shih Huang Ti order built to protect from Mongolian and Siberian invaders? He ordered the Great Wall of China to be built by hand.

19. Who did Wu Ti remove from China? The Huns.
 * Han Dynasty**

20. What trade route did Wu Ti develop? The Silk Road for trade.

21. What civilizations did the silk road connect? Asia, Egypt, and the Roman Empire

22. Describe university set up by Wu Ti. Only men who were smart and hardworking were allowed to attend the school. The government then paid for their expenses while they went to school. They learned Confucian philosophy.

23. How long was Pan Ch'ao gone exploring for? What did he learn about? He traveled for 28 years and learned about the Roman Empire.

24. Summarize the last paragraph. In the last years of the Han Dynasty many people were fighting. Many people tried to control the government. Epidemics arose in China which weakened the country. People began rebelling and destroyed the capital city. Ts'ao gained control of China. Other generals took control and split into kingdoms: the Wei, Shu, Hen, and Wu.

25. What did Wen Ti do to make the government better? He made poor people pay less taxes, he said every man should have land to farm, and had a census so he would know how much taxes a province would pay.
 * Sui Dynasty**

26. How did Wen Ti choose his officials? The University and great examinations choose officials to find the most brilliant and smartest people.

27. What was Wen Ti's greatest project? His greatest project was having people dig the grand canal which connected north and south China.

28. What was Wen Ti's worst project? His worst project was invading and trying to take over Korea which was a mistake.


 * || China's Culture: ||
 * Education and Learning || Education and examinations are very important. || The Han Dynasty put great importance on passing exams for government office. ||
 * Food || "Don't waste food or parts of the animal or plant." || Food was scarce, so much that people needed to start farming even during the Stone Age. ||
 * Language || Most people speak Chinese, although some other languages still survive. || During the Ch'in Dynasty, the emperor made all the people use the same language. ||
 * ** Kung Fu ** || Kung Fu is considered a form of self defense and exercise. || Martial Arts techniques were discovered and created during the long battle between hunters and animals. ||
 * Festivals || During festivals families visit the shrines of ancestors for respect and help. || People believed that their family memebers who had died controlled their daily lives and futures. ||
 * Literature || The Chinese have an extensive record of history and folktales. || During the Shang Dynasty, people started to keep records by writing information on bones. ||
 * Art || There are many statues and sculptures of animals and spiritual beings. || During the Shang Dynasty, the discovery of Bronze caused people to create sculptures of deities and their ancestors. ||
 * **Leisure** || Mah Jong and Shanghai Solitaire are a couple of games played. || Writing and cooking kept the Chinese entertained. ||
 * Ethnicities || Even thought there are 56 different ethnic groups, the majority of the population is of the Han ethnic group. || The Silk Road enabled people to communicate and interact which united them more, resultingin people identifying with the Han culture. Also, trade makes money, money creates food, and food supports a bigger population. ||