California Standards

History-Social Science
6.6 Students analyze the geographic, political, economic, reli-
gious, and social structures of the early civilizations of China.

English-Language Arts
Speaking 6.2.2 Deliver informative presentations.
Reading 6.2.4 Clarify understanding by summarizing.

Oral Presentation In this chapter you will read about

China's fascinating early years. Choose one person or event
from that history. You will then tell your classmates why the
person or event was important to the history of China.

c. 1500s BC
The Shang
dynasty is
CHAPTER established
EVENTS in China.

WORLD
EVENTS c. 1480
BC
Queen
Hatshepsut
rules Egypt.
 205 BC
221 BC The Han
1100s BC Shi Huangdi dynasty
The Zhou Confucius unites China begins
dynasty is born under the its rule of
begins. in China. Qin dynasty. China.

c. 500 BC
Solomon Buddhism The overland
becomes begins to Silk Road connects
king of the emerge in China and
Israelites. India. Southwest Asia .

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