planner and warm-up nov. 9 th plannerwarm-up section 2 notes complete chinese names read pages 502...

Planner and warm-up Nov. 9th planner Warm-upSection 2 NotesComplete Chinese

names

Read pages 502 and 503. In 8 sentences, explain what communism is and what it’s like to live in a communist country.

ChinaCapital – Beijing

Dynasty – line of rulers that are all from the same familyStay in power until

overthrown

Naturally defended invasion because of water, mountains, and deserts

BUT THEY COULD NOT DEFEND THE NORTHERN BORDER

= Great Wall of China built to defend northern border (2,200 years ago)

Great Wall of China – 4,000 miles long

ConfuciusThought people

should be polite, honest, honest, brave, and wise

Invented:Paper/inkSilkMagnetic compassPrinted booksGunpowderFireworks

CommunismAfter World War II, the

Nationalists and Communists fought for control of China

The Communists won under Mao Zedong (set of People’s Republic of China)

The Nationalist fled to Taiwan

CommunismUnder Mao Zedong

and the Communists:All land and factories

were taken over by the government

Farmers were organized into large government farms

Women joined the workforce

Those who opposed were usually killed

CommunismDeng Xiaoping

took over in 1976 and made it a more open countryThere was more

economic freedom Individual freedoms

still denied All political activities

monitored

Communism1989 – 100,000

students and workers protested for democracy and political changes in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square

Troops and tanks were sent it and protesters were murdered or arrested

CommunismThe lives of Chinese

people are controlled by the government

Took control of Tibet and exiled the Buddhist leader – The Dalai Lama (exiled to India)

Exile – unable to live in own country because of political beliefs

63% of Chinese people live in rural areas

Many people leave farms to move to cities 503 million people

live in cities

CultureChina is known for:

PotterySculpture ArchitecturePotteryPoetry

Calligraphy – the art of beautiful writingUses characters that

represent words and ideas instead of leaders

Over 50,000 characters

Have become popular tattoos in the U.S.

A 诶B 比C 西D 迪E 伊F 艾弗G 吉H 艾尺I 艾J 杰K 开L 艾勒M 艾马

N 艾娜O 哦P 屁Q 吉吾R 艾儿S 艾丝T 提U 伊吾V 维W 豆贝尔维X 艾克斯Y 吾艾Z 贼德