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Ancient China - Economy
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ANCIENT CHINA: TRADE AND ECONOMY
Background Image: Yangtze river, China
By Caitlin MacKinnon
GEOGRAPHIC FACTORS
- Isolated from other civilizations
- Ideal conditions for agriculture
GEOGRAPHIC FACTORS
Yellow River
EFFECT
EFFECT
- Conditions of location made them self-sufficient
- Developed a patriotic environment
- Did not trade with other civilizations until 100 B.C.E
FORMATIVE PERIOD: SHANG DYNASTY
1600-1027 BCE
FORMATIVE PERIOD: SHANG DYNASTY
- First historically confirmed dynasty
- Interstate trade (wheat, legumes, silk, jade, bronze)
IRRIGATION SYSTEMS
Advanced irrigation system allowed for mass cultivation of crops
CURRENCY
Currency
- Used cowry shells as currency
Fun Fact: The Classical Chinese character for money originated from a pictograph of the cowry shell
CLASSICAL AGE: ZHOU DYNASTY
1027-221 BCE
CLASSICAL AGE: ZHOU DYNASTY
- Overthrew Shang dynasty
- Innovations such as use of oxen plows encouraged growth of civilization
ECONOMICAL CHANGES
- Replaced shells with gold and bronze coins
- This made trade much easier, causing it to flourish
- Also put more wealth into circulation
ECONOMIC CHANGES
FIRST EMPIRE: QIN DYNASTY
221 - 206 BCE
FIRST EMPIRE: QIN & HAN DYNASTY
- Known for the Great Wall and Terracotta Army
- Centralized the country and divided into 42 sections, making trade process more efficient
ECONOMICAL CHANGES
OTHER
ECONOMICAL CHANGES
- Built network of roads and canals
- Fun Fact: Some roads had express lanes!
- Unified and standardized coinage
- These factors expanded trade and made the process efficient
Qin Dynasty Canal
HAN DYNASTY
206 BCE- 220 AD
HAN DYNASTY
- Economy prospered
- Created pulleys, wheelbarrows to move trade goods
- Linked the Silk Road to the West by 200 BCE
https://www.britannica.com/technology/road#ref592024
SOURCES
http://www.flowofhistory.com/units/asia/8/FC53
Echoes from the Past textbook
https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/world-history/world-history-beginnings/shang-dynasty-china/a/shang-dynasty-article
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Silk-Road-trade-route
http://www.indiana.edu/~g380/2.2-Food_and_Money-2010.pdf