Chinese civilization began over 4,000 years ago and is recognized as one of the four great ancient civilizations of the world. China has a long history and large territory, with the Yellow River and Yangtze River being the major rivers. Ancient Chinese society was stratified, with the king and his family at the top, followed by scholars, farmers, craftsmen, merchants, and servants. Religions including Buddhism, Taoism, and Confucianism influenced Chinese culture. The Great Wall was built starting over 2,000 years ago to protect northern borders. Traditional Chinese architecture included pavilions, terraces, and storeyed buildings, as well as Taoist and Buddhist temples. Chinese culture is evidenced by

1. Chinese civilization

2. When did Chinese civilization
it begun?
2400 years
ago

3. What is Chinese
civilization…

4. China is an east Asian country with a
large territory. A huge population and
an ancient history. With written
records dating back 4,000 years, it is
recognized as one of the four great
ancient civilizations of the world,
together with ancient Egypt and India.
Moreover, it is the only ancient
civilization that has continued to this
very day.

5. What are the Major Rivers?

6. Social structure
• The KING and his family was
placed on the topmost level of
the ancient social Chinese
pyramid.
• SHI- the Shi were the gentry
scholars in the time ancient
Zhou and Shang dynasties.
• NONG- the Nong class was
comprised by the pleasant
farmers.
• GONG- the Gong class was
composed by the craftsmen and
artisans.
• SHANG- The Shang class
composed by traders and
merchants.
• NUBI- the Nubi class

7. Religion
• Buddhism
• Taoism
• Confucianism

8. Great wall of china
• The history of the Great Wall is said to have started from
the Spring and Autumn Period (770 - 476 BC). Over the
following 2,000 years.
• The wall was built to protect the northern frontiers from
the pastoral people.
• The wall is about 8851.8 kms long.
• The Great Wall of China has been called the longest cemetery
on Earth. Over a million people died building the Wall and
archaeologists have found human remains buried under parts
of the wall.

10. Ancient Chinese architecture
Chinese pavilions
Chinese pavilions are covered structure
without surrounding walls.

11. Terraces
As a ancient architectural structure of Chinese, the tai was very
much elevated terraces with flat top, generally build of earth
and stoned surfaced with brick.

12. Storeyed pavilions
Storeyed pavilions were like simple pavilions stacked on
top of each other.

13. Religious structures
Taoist temples
A Chinese Taoist temple is a
holy hall where Taoists
perform their religious
ceremonies
Buddhist temples
Buddhist temple
constructions in china include
Buddhist temples,
monasteries, Buddhist halls
etc..

14. Culture
• Chinese culture is one of the world's oldest cultures, traces
back to thousands of years ago.
• China has several traditional festivals that are celebrated all
over the country (in different ways) The most important is
Chinese New Year, then Mid-Autumn Festival.

15. What Chinese eat?
• "The Chinese eat everything with four legs,
except tables, and everything that flies, except
airplanes.”
• Another food people associate with China is
TEA.
• People use to eat their food with chopsticks or
hands.
• Soya beans and cucumber are native to china.

16. What Chinese wear?
• Poor men wore baggy hemp trousers, loose shirts & fur-
lined coat.
• Poor women wore simple dress. Their shoes were made
from woven straw.
• Rich men and women wore robes of silk tied at the waist
with a large sash. They wore silk slippers with wooden
soles on their feet.
• The color yellow was for emperor only. Poor were
allowed to wear only blue or black clothing

17. Four Greatest Inventions of China
• Paper
• Compass
• Explosive powder and
• Printing