Learning Objective: To know about the engineering and metal technology of Ancient China.

Engineering and
Civilizationin Ancient
China

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lesson
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Key Vocabulary

Terms Definitions

Grand Canal

Great Wall of China

Confucius
5 minutes
Analects

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Read the passage given on the next slide and fill in the blanks with
major rivers or seas in or near China using the words from the
box.

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Research

• Find out the Ancient Grand Canal based on questions given in the
textbook

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answers
1. Chinese engineers built a dam to divert the Wen River to the southwest in order to feed
60% of its water north into the Grand Canal, with the remainder going south.They dug
four large reservoirs in Shandong to regulate water levels, which allowed them to avoid
pumping water from local sources and water tables.Between 1411 and 1415 a total of
165,000 laborers dredged the canal bed in Shandong and built new channels,
embankments, and canal locks.
2. the Grand Canal linked the Northern Capital (Beijing) to southern China, enabling rice grown in
southern China to supply the wheat-growing regions of the north. To promote trade and the
use of the canal the Imperial government issued an edict in 1415 forbidding the northward
shipment of grain by sea.
3. To make an inland water transport system network with the Yangtze River, the Pearl River,
the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, the Huaihe River, the Heilongjiang River and the
Song-Liao Waters as the main arteries of the network. For tourism, boating and to
handle water systems for the nearby cities and villages.

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Answers

4.a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is the longest canal or artificial river in the world.

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 Starting in Beijing, it passes through Tianjin and the provinces
of Hebei, Shandong, Jiangsu, and Zhejiang to the city of Hangzhou, linking the Yellow
River and Yangtze River.

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Confucius and the Analects

• Who was Cofucius?

• Confucius was a Chinese philosopher and politician of the Spring and Autumn period.
The philosophy of Confucius, also known as Confucianism, emphasized personal and
governmental morality, correctness of social relationships, justice, kindness, and sincerity.
• Why is he important?
• Confucius is known as the first teacher in China who wanted to make education broadly
available and who was instrumental in establishing the art of teaching as a vocation. He
also established ethical, moral, and social standards that formed the basis of a way of life
known as Confucianism.

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Plenary:

5 minutes

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