Ancient China

Geography 

• Gobi Desert
  
• Plateau of Tibet
  
• Himalayan Mountains
  
• Yangtze River
  
• Pacific Ocean
  
• Yellow River. 
  
• ​Influence of geographic features on the origins of ancient Chinese civilization in the Yellow River Valley, and explain how China’s geography helped create a unique cultural identity. 
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Political Structure

• Significance of the unification of ancient China into
  
• first Chinese empire
  
• Qin Shi Huangdi. 
  
• the size of ancient China made governing difficult
  
• how early dynasties attempted to solve this problem:
  
  • construction of the Grand Canal
    
  • the Great Wall. 
    

Economy

Cultural structures 

• desire for Chinese goods >>influenced
  
• the creation of The Silk Road
  
• process of cultural diffusion throughout Eurasia. 
  

People

• Confucius
  
  • ​​problems at the time
    
  • concept of filial piety (dutiful respect)
    
  • Mandate of Heaven
    

Achievements 

• Han Dynasty
  
  • magnetic compass
    
  • paper making
    
  • porcelain
    
  • silk
    
  • woodblock printing