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| Geography
Where is China located? How did the ancient Chinese adapt to their environment?
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- China is located on the continent of Asia.
- The climate in ancient China includes seasons similar to those in North America.
- The ancient Chinese fished, farmed, and irrigated the land. There is a variety of plant life in China.
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The land in ancient China consists of forests, hills, mountains, and deserts.
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| Government
Who ruled in ancient China?
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- Chinese rulers, called emperors, based their government on the Confucian model, which taught that the best ruler was a virtuous man who led by example.
- Legalists stressed strength, not goodness, as a ruler's greatest virtue, while Daoists, who rejected the everyday world, believed that the best government was the one that governed least.
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| Economics
What did the ancient Chinese people use to buy and sell goods and services?
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- The ancient Chinese traded goods with other cultures. In addition, they used metal coins in community bartering.
- The ancient Chinese fished, farmed, and irrigated the land.
- Silk was traded for other goods or services as they traveled the "Silk Route."
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| Contributions
A contribution is the act of giving or doing something.
Many of the ancient Chinese inventions are used today.
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The ancient Chinese used characters and symbols as their written language.
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They invented many things which we still use today. Some of their inventions were: kites, silk cloth, fireworks, compass, and bronze.
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The Great Wall of China was built by Shi Huangdi. He united China and built a strong, centralized, authoritarian government. His most remarkable achievement was building the Great Wall .
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