Introduction to Ancient China Presentation

Yangtze and Mekong

Huang He and Chang Jiang

Yellow and Ganges

Yangzi and Brahmaputra

It made both farming and communication easy.

It made farming possible but travel and communication difficult.

It made farming and communication impossible.

It had no impact on farming or communication.

Gobi Desert

Plateau of Tibet

Loess Plateau

Yellow Sea

Because the rivers provided fertile soil ideal for farming

Because the rivers were good for fishing

Because the rivers were easy to cross

Because the rivers were used for transportation only

By creating waterways to aid in farming

By building the Great Wall

By inventing paper

By conquering neighboring lands

It developed from pictographs that looked like what they represented.

It was always written on paper.

It never changed over time.

It was only used for religious ceremonies.

Confucianism and Daoism

Daoism and Legalism

Legalism and Buddhism

Confucianism and Buddhism

Confucius promoted strict military rule and expansion.

Confucius emphasized moral values and ethics to restore order.

Confucius encouraged dishonesty and disorder.

Confucius believed in isolation from other cultures.

People should be respectful to one another.

Leaders should be kind, and lead by example.

Learning is a process that never ends.

People should seek wealth and power above all.

Confucianism

Legalism

Daoism

Buddhism

The belief that people are naturally good and need little control.

The belief that people are bad by nature and need to be controlled by strict laws.

The belief that harmony with nature is the most important goal.

The belief that family loyalty is the foundation of society.

Yangtze River

Huang He

Mekong River

Yellow Sea