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Rivers

• Two major rivers are significant in China: the Yellow River and the Yangtze River.
• The Yellow River is often called China's sorrow due to its flooding, which carries sediment and kills many people.
• Flooding of the Yellow River leaves nutrients behind when the waters recede.
• The Yangtze River also floods, leaving behind rich nutrients when waters decrease.

Early Writing

• Oracle bones were used for fortune telling.
• Questions were inscribed on the bones.
• The bones were heated, and the cracks in the bones were used to interpret answers to the questions.
• Pictographs were used in early writing.
• These were written on turtle shells.

Governance of China

• The Mandate of Heaven is a political ideology.
• The gods chose leaders to rule the empire.
• Confucianism's followers authored the Analects.
• Confucianism emphasizes education, moral integrity, and responsibility.
• Filial piety is a central concept in Confucianism.
• Daoism/Taoism's founder was Laozi.
• It emphasizes harmony with nature and the "way."
• Critics of Confucianism.

1st Emperor of China

• Qin Shihuangdi, the first emperor of the Qin dynasty, established Legalism.
• Legalism promoted harsh laws and severe punishments to maintain order.
• It was effective in deterring crime.
• The terracotta warriors were buried with the emperor.

Han Dynasty

• The Han Dynasty overthrew the Qin dynasty through the Mandate of Heaven.

Technological Innovations (Liu Bang)

• Terrace farming was a key innovation.
• Silk and Silk Roads facilitated trade.
• Iron was used for tools and weapons.
• Paper and coins were also developed.