China's Culture
Gianna D, Lauren D, & Djellza Z
Culture Introduction
Culture was used in many different ways in a River Valley. People used it for celebrations, religion, beliefs, games, festivals, art, writing, and much more. Culture was an important part of a civilization. People would use culture to celebrate, let loose, and have fun. They celebrated many holidays and had many different traditions. Although, it was was almost always fun, there were still aspects of culture that affected their everyday life. There were five main reasons that culture was important. It had religion, writing, architecture, innovations, and achievements. Religion impacted the people of the River Valley’s daily lives, and what they did daily, it was also what people believed in, like in China they worshiped many gods. Some religions only worshiped one god, which is called monotheism others believed in many gods, which is called polytheism. Writing was the way business dealings were done and history was kept. Writing was also used by people with lots of leisure time. Architecture impacted the study of mathematics, science, and engineering for people, but it also helped make the River Valleys safe. Like, for instance the Great Wall of China protected the River Valley, and didn’t let people in. Innovations allowed for the creation of job specialization, and a wider gap between social classes. This means that the more creations people made, the more people were categorized, because there were many things that some others couldn’t get. The last reason is achievements, which paved the way for more complex economic and military systems. This means that the more they accomplished the more goals they could set for themselves, like conquering more land or making more money. The culture developments during the River Valley Civilizations made the largest impact on the people.
Chinese Game of Go
Ancient Chinese Festival
Horseback Riding
Qin Dynasty Coins
Ying Yang
The Terracotta Army
China's Jade
Ming Porcelain
Ancient Chinese Fan
Religion Changed Ancient China's Everyday Life
Writing Changed Business and How History was Kept In China
Architecture of Ancient China Impacted Knowledge
Architecture impacted the study of math, science, and engineering. This is how:
The Great Wall of China took 2,000 years to build, and had 30,000 men working on it. This shows that 30,000 men had to know the way the Great Wall had to be built and how to build it
The Grand Canal connected a series of waterways, and was about 1,200 miles long
Slaves used bamboo branches to build houses, or shelters, which showed that they learned how to build, even though when it would rain, they’d get wet
Rich people had people for them to build their wood and brick houses. This shows that the people that built the houses had to have a type of engineering study.
Paved roads are something else they made which takes skills to make like engineering.
Innovations of Ancient China
Achievements of Ancient China
Achievements:
People made the Great Wall of China that was made between 221-206 BCE which was big because the wall provided protection and it provided transportation for trading.
The Grand Canal was made for transportation and troops to exit the Northern part of China and was made for trade.
Their noodles was a big achievement for the Chinese because it was a source of food that they could eat everyday and that tasted` good
Their Kung Fu was one of their best innovations because it is has been used for self-defense and has been used for thousands of years.
They had chopsticks for eating which was big for them because they would have to make wooden utensils that would take a while but chopsticks are easy to make.