Early China

According to Chinese myth where did humans come from?

• Dragon people created us out of clay to keep them comapany

• People started out as dirt and the dragon people gave us life

• We started out as zombies with no souls

• We were always around, but eventually the dragon people found us and became friends with us

According to myth who were the first rulers of China?

• The five good Emperors ruled, they were peaceful and benevolent (good)

• The more dragon people took control

• 5 gods came down from heaven to rule humanity

• The people ruled themselves but when there spirits left they became dragons

What great tragedy (problem) occurred that was bad for the early humans?

• The great river near the people flooded

• It rained for 40 days and 40 nights

• The water god killed the first generation of people

• The water that the early people drank as polluted and made them sick

What did Yu the engineer do to help people?

• He created locks and dams to control the water and keep it from flooding

• He created boats for everyone to survive on

• He invented the first rafts used in China

• He invented to to swim

What were the early Chinese really good at?

• They were great writers

• They made great maps

• They created amazing clothes

• They were great warriors

Where did the first Chinese civilizations form?

• They formed around the Yellow river because of the water

• They formed on the beaches, for the fish

• They formed in the desert, for the salt

• They formed everywhere for various reasons

Who had power in the Zhou Dynasty?

• There was 1 leader who gave some of his power to warlords

• There were 8 leaders

• There were too many to count

• There were not enough which caused problems because there were too many people

What do you think the warring states period was all about?

• A time when the different states in China were at war with each other

• A time when the king started a war against his own people

• A period of time when China was being invaded by outsiders

• It was an ironic title because there was no war