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Ancient
China
By:
Karley
Introduction
•My project is about Ancient China. China is in
Asia. The capital of China is Beijing. Ancient China is very diffe=
rent
from China today. I am going to talk about ancient =
civilization
in China.
Map of China
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History
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class=3DBB style=3D'position:absolute;left:-4.21%'>•Ancient C=
hina
covers 11,000 years of history. It is divided into big blo=
cks
of time.
History
(continued)
•Early History/ Lungshan
people:
•These people lived in caves,
made fires, used stone and bone tools. They wore =
fur and
leather clothes. They were hunters.
•Bronze Age/ Rich nobles
and poor farmers.
•During this period the Chinese
learned how to make bronze out of tin
and copper.
History
(continued)
<=
span
style=3D'mso-special-format:bullet;position:absolute;left:-9.7%'>•Classical
Age.
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span
style=3D'mso-special-format:bullet;position:absolute;left:-9.7%'>•Confucianism
<=
span
style=3D'mso-special-format:bullet;position:absolute;left:-9.7%'>•Taoism
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style=3D'mso-special-format:bullet;position:absolute;left:-9.56%'>•<=
/span>Chinese
New Year
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span
style=3D'mso-special-format:bullet;position:absolute;left:-9.7%'>•Lantern
Festival
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span
style=3D'mso-special-format:bullet;position:absolute;left:-9.7%'>•Chinese
Zodiac
<=
span
style=3D'mso-special-format:bullet;position:absolute;left:-8.19%'>•<=
/span>Iron
began to be used for tools at this time. Iron
also made good weapons.
•
•
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style=3D'mso-special-format:bullet;position:absolute;left:-9.7%'>•Built
big palaces
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style=3D'mso-special-format:bullet;position:absolute;left:-9.13%'>•<=
/span>Great
Wall of China was built.
•
The
Three Doctrines
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style=3D'mso-special-format:bullet;position:absolute;left:-4.43%'>•<=
/span>The Three Doctrines or the three teachings
were Confucianism, Taoism, Buddhism.
<=
span
style=3D'mso-special-format:bullet;position:absolute;left:-3.74%'>•<=
/span>Confucianism
was named after Confucius. He studied and learned and was the
first teacher in China. He taught responsibility and
moral character. Confucianism is not a religion. It’s a =
way
of behaving, so that you will do the right things.=
Taoism
Tao
means the way to happiness. Taoism is not a religion. It is a =
way
of looking at life and a way of thinking about things. =
If
you want to learn about Taoism read The House
At Pooh Corner by A.A. Milne. It is based on Chinese thinking.
Buddhism
•Buddhism teaches tha=
t a
person is successful not because he or she is better than
someone else. A person is successful because has he or she has given their =
best
within their means. Buddhism believes in love, wisdom, goodness, =
calm
and self-control. Buddha invented Buddhism.=
Buddhism
(continued)
•Buddhism believes that people should:
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/span>
•Know the truth
•Resist evil
•Not say anything to hurt others
=
•Respect life and property
•Work at a job that does not injure others
•Free one’s mind from evil
=
<=
span
style=3D'font-size:88%'>•Be in control of one’s feelings and thoughts=
Chinese New Year
•Chinese New Year is =
a very
old celebration . It is a time for repaying debts and
enjoying feasts. In ancient China they gave red envelopes of luc=
ky
money to friends and relatives during this celebration.
Chinese New Year (continued)
•On Chinese New
Year’s Eve parents let children stay up as long as possible=
because
legend says that the longer children stay awake the longer their=
parents
will live. The Chinese believed it was unlucky to sweep your
house during the New Year as you might sweep the New
Year luck out of your house.
Chinese New Year (continued)
•Today in China people=
wear
white in honor of the moon. Lanterns are hung in malls <=
span
style=3D'position:absolute;top:38.5%;left:9.73%;width:101.12%;height:6.75%=
'>and
markets. Children carry paper lanterns to school to light their w=
ay
to a bright and happy future. This year Chinese New Year starts
on January 29th and
goes to February 19th. Dragons are the symbols <=
span
style=3D'position:absolute;top:74.25%;left:9.73%;width:84.45%;height:6.75%=
'>for
Chinese festivals.
The Dragon
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Chinese Lantern Festival
•Chinese Lantern Fest=
ival
is celebrated 15 days after the Chinese New Year. It is a =
=
very
old celebration. In ancient times people would go in search=
of
spirits with burning sticks. Later they used lanterns. The
lanterns are a symbol to a bright and happy future.
The Lantern
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