1.Introduction
Hello all, my name is Lachlan Ng, and today I will explain to you about ancient China. In this presentation, I will take you through 13 points, explaining about Ancient China, leaving you at the edge of your seat, your mouth drooling with curiosity.
2. Geography map
In this section we will look at the geographical map of China. China is a huge country, surrounded by the Pacific Ocean, Mongolia, Russia, North Korea, India, Kazakhstan, Pakistan and many more.
3. Timeline
In this part of my talk, I will explain about the Ancient Chinese timeline. Now, You would think that the most important parts in timelines are mainly about wars and buildings etc. But in Ancient China, the most important times in the …show more content…
China back then raided many places but still were classified as a more “defensive type of country.” This is true, leading to the fact that they built the Great Wall of China to keep the Mongolians out when after the Mongolians tried to invade China. But in Ancient China, many wars were between states or trying to overthrow an emperor.
5. Religions/Gods
So now we are up to religions and gods. In Ancient China, people had different gods, depending on what dynasty. Each dynasty had their own shamans that have prayers, sacrifices and offerings, which were used to communicate to the spiritual world. But in the Shang era, the gods in that era were not forces of nature but deified virtuous men. An example that dynasties have different beliefs is that in the Zhou dynasty, his Gods were in a agricultural worldview. So that means Gods of nature reigned supreme. There is one God that has been through all era’s and dynasties. That is the Jade Dragon
6. Architecture
So Architecture is next! Looks like it has all been BUILT UP TO THIS MOMENT! Anyways, back to work. Chinese architecture originated and had taken shape in East Asia for many centuries. The structural principals of Chinese architecture have remained unchanged for many years in three types. Lets have a look at all the architectural …show more content…
So I will just talk bout the silk road. The silk road is a 4000 mile network of trade and cultural transmission routes that were central to regions of Asian continent connecting from the East to the west. Merchants, Pilgrims, monks, nomads, soldiers and urban dwellers usually travelled the road from India China and people from the Mediterranean Sea during various periods of time. The silk road was active from 114 BCE beginning during the Han dynasty to the 1450s! That’s a long time! The name “The Silk Road” originated from the big trade in Chinese silk. The main traders, selling their own souvenirs and items were the Chinese, Persians, Somalis, Greeks, Syrians, Romans, Armenians, Indians and Bactrians and from the 5th to the 8th century, the Sogdians. People believe this is how religions such as Zoroastrianism, Judaism, Buddhism, Manichaeism and Islam spread across the trade networks. They also believed that people found out about new art styles as well.
11. Inventions
So next up, are inventions. I’ll just talk about the most important slides. Paper, printing, gunpowder and the compass.
Paper:
Paper originated in the Han dynasty and was made by Cai Lun. He used mulberry, blast fibres along with fishnets, old rags and hemp waste.
Printing:
Printing was also invented in the Han dynasty. There were two techniques, woodblock printing and moveable type of printing. People would print by individual sheets of paper were pressed into wooden blocks with the writing