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NAME : DEEPA V ROLL NO : 04

B.ED SOCIAL SCIENCE GCTE, THYCAUD,

TVM

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WELCOME

Chinese Chinese CivilizationCivilization

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Chinese civilization extends backwards in history in an unbroken chain for nearly four thousand years. Throughout this time, the Chinese people have been instrumental in developing new technologies and advancing human knowledge.

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The Chinese have been ruled by a succession of dynasties (families that pass the right to rule the nation from one generation to the next).

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Before China developed the ability to write down their history, stories were passed down orally from one generation to the next. The story of the Xia Dynasty is such a case.

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Hwang-Ho Valley

Art of writing

OCCUPATION (Agriculture,Silk industry)

calendar

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The yellow river or Huang He is the third-longest river in AsiaThe yellow river is called “the cradle of Chinese civilization”.The Hwang Ho river valley that the ancient Chinese civilization grew and developed.

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The people of china developed their own system of writing.

At first, they drew small pictures on bamboo slips to express their idea.

These pictures were know as “PICTOGRAM”. With the progress of time, further improvement was made on pictures.

0ow pictures expend the idea regarding an object like fruit, serpent, river etc. or time like the dawn, noon, night etc. Chinese script

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One of the most important contributions made during the period that the Shang Dynasty ruled China was the invention of writing.

The earliest written records found in China come from this time period.

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Chinese formulated a calendar in which a year consisted of 365 ½ days.

The Chinese calendar is a lunisolar calendar which arranges the year, month & day number upon the astronomical date.

In the Chinese calendar, the days begin at midnight &end at midnight of the next day

It is used for traditional activities in china & overseas Chinese communities.

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Agriculture is a vital industry in china , employing over 300 million farmers.

China ranks first in world wide farm outputRiceWheatPotatoesTomatoTeaMilletcotton.

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Production of silk originates in china in the Neolithic.

Silk remained confined to china until the silk road opened at some point during the later half of the first millennium BCE.

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In order to make trade possible , Emperor Wudi began to develop what has been called in modern times, the silk road.

Following this route merchant traders took silk from China to the West, and brought glass, linen, and gold back to China.

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One such innovation was the storage of food. During times of plenty, Han emperors would have great amounts of food put up into storage. Then during difficult times, they would sell these food stores, helping to stabilize food prices.

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The religious history of China is complex, and has evolved over the centuries.

Deeply interwoven into their beliefs is the worship of their ancestors.

The Chinese believed that the spirits of their ancestors were watching over them, and that they could be called upon during difficult times.

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1) what is the Era of chines civilization?2) Which is the major river in china?3) Which are the main occupation of the

people in china?4) What is the specialty of Chinese pictorial

script?5) The ancient Chinese civilization developed

mainly depending on which activity?6) What is the specialty of Chinese calendar?

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