Ancient Chinese Government and Geography

Ancient Chinese Government and Geography
Author: Avery Elizabeth Hurt
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Total Pages: 50
Release: 2016-07-15
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1477788921

China is a massive country, but its surrounding mountains, two seas, and hazardous deserts kept it fairly secluded. In fact, early Chinese referred to it the Middle Kingdom, or the center of the world. China's major geographical features shaped so many aspects of life in ancient China, including how the various civilizations developed, their social organization, and the food they grew and raised. This illuminating resource reveals how the different ancient Chinese dynasties worked with and made the most of their harsh conditions.

Ancient Chinese Government and Geography

Ancient Chinese Government and Geography
Author: Avery Elizabeth Hurt
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Total Pages: 50
Release: 2016-07-15
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1477788905

China is a massive country, but its surrounding mountains, two seas, and hazardous deserts kept it fairly secluded. In fact, early Chinese referred to it the Middle Kingdom, or the center of the world. China's major geographical features shaped so many aspects of life in ancient China, including how the various civilizations developed, their social organization, and the food they grew and raised. This illuminating resource reveals how the different ancient Chinese dynasties worked with and made the most of their harsh conditions.

Ancient China

Ancient China
Author: Lin Donn
Publisher: Good Year Books
Total Pages: 125
Release: 2012
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9781596474079

Presenting lessons proven on the firing line, creative teacher Mr. Donn and his circus dog Maxie show how to immerse students in learning ancient history and keep them coming back for more. Sections feature well-structured plans supported by reproducibles, special lessons for the computer lab (with links and handouts), and additional lessons for substitute teachers. Topics in this unit include geography; the Shang and Zhou dynasties; Confucianism, Taoism, and legalism; the Qin dynasty; the Great Wall; the Han dynasty; daily life; the Silk Road; the T'ang dynasty; Buddhism; Chinese inventions; the Chinese calendar; ancient Chinese festivals; and a virtual visit to China. Grades 6-8. Revised Edition.

ART MYTH AND RITUAL P

ART MYTH AND RITUAL P
Author: Kwang-chih CHANG
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Total Pages: 157
Release: 2009-06-30
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0674029402

A leading scholar in the United States on Chinese archaeology challenges long-standing conceptions of the rise of political authority in ancient China. Questioning Marx's concept of an "Asiatic" mode of production, Wittfogel's "hydraulic hypothesis," and cultural-materialist theories on the importance of technology, K. C. Chang builds an impressive counterargument, one which ranges widely from recent archaeological discoveries to studies of mythology, ancient Chinese poetry, and the iconography of Shang food vessels.

The Prehistoric Maritime Frontier of Southeast China

The Prehistoric Maritime Frontier of Southeast China
Author: Chunming Wu
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 275
Release: 2021-10-05
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9811640793

This open access book presents multidisciplinary research on the cultural history, ethnic connectivity, and oceanic transportation of the ancient Indigenous Bai Yue (百越) in the prehistoric maritime region of southeast China and southeast Asia. In this maritime Frontier of China, historical documents demonstrate the development of the “barbarian” Bai Yue and Island Yi (岛夷) and their cultural interaction with the northern Huaxia (华夏) in early Chinese civilization within the geopolitical order of the “Central State-Four Peripheries Barbarians-Four Seas”. Archaeological typologies of the prehistoric remains reveal a unique cultural tradition dominantly originating from the local Paleolithic age and continuing to early Neolithization across this border region. Further analysis of material culture from the Neolithic to the Early Iron Age proves the stability and resilience of the indigenous cultures even with the migratory expansion of Huaxia and Han (汉) from north to south. Ethnographical investigations of aboriginal heritage highlight their native cultural context, seafaring technology and navigation techniques, and their interaction with Austronesian and other foreign maritime ethnicities. In a word, this manuscript presents a new perspective on the unique cultural landscape of indigenous ethnicities in southeast China with thousands of years’ stable tradition, a remarkable maritime orientation and overseas cultural hybridization in the coastal region of southeast China.

Daily Life in Ancient China

Daily Life in Ancient China
Author: Muzhou Pu
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 277
Release: 2018-06-21
Genre: History
ISBN: 1107021170

This book employs textual and archaeological material to reconstruct the various features of daily life in ancient China.

Asia in Western and World History

Asia in Western and World History
Author: Ainslie Thomas Embree
Publisher: M.E. Sharpe
Total Pages: 1048
Release: 1997
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9781563242656

This comprehensive volume provides teachers and students with broad and stimulating perspectives on Asian history and its place in world and Western history. Essays by over forty leading scholars suggest many new ways of incorporating Asian history, from ancient to modern times, into core curriculum history courses. Now featuring "Suggested Resources for Maps to Be Used in Conjunction with Asia in Western and World History".

China

China
Author: Annie Qaiser
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2015-08
Genre: JUVENILE NONFICTION
ISBN: 9781634070409

Highlights the geography, government, cities, currency, people, customs, and culture that make China unique in an increasingly globalized world.

Ancient Chinese Culture

Ancient Chinese Culture
Author: Paula Morrow
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Total Pages: 50
Release: 2016-07-15
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1477788840

A culture that has been around for 4,000 years, as Chinese culture has, obviously has a rich history. Ancient Chinese culture planted the seeds for modern China. This thought-provoking resource offers readers a glimpse into the major ages of China and their prominent contributions to history. Illuminating text details the influence of the Yellow River, the Shang (Bronze Age) ornamentation, the Great Wall from the Qin (Imperial Age), and silk use and the Silk Road of the Han. This insightful volume goes on to elucidate other cultural contributions, such as art, dance, drama, literature, and pottery.

Ancient Chinese Religion and Beliefs

Ancient Chinese Religion and Beliefs
Author: Brian Hanson-Harding
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Total Pages: 50
Release: 2016-07-15
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 147778893X

From ancient Chinese concepts of the cosmos to their perceptions of the afterlife, the ancient Chinese had a rich and varied system of religion and beliefs. In this useful resource, readers will get an overview of the progression and development of ancient Chinese religions. The text illuminates the relationships between their gods and their priests and shamans. Among many other details, readers will learn about the relationships and rituals of Confucianism, the values of Daoism, and Buddhism’s cycle of existence.