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The Hwang -Ho Valley Civilization

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The Hwang-Ho Civilization is one of the important civilizations of the world. It was developed about 3600 to 1600 years ago in Hwang-Ho river valley in China. It is the famous river of China known as Yellow river. The valley was made up of plain fertile soil and held enough moisture for growing crops and for human settlement. Finding it suitable for farming, Chinese settled there and founded Hwang-Ho Valley civilization. It also provides the information about the social condition and economic condition at that period.
The Hwang -Ho Valley Civilization

The Hwang-Ho Valley Civilizations

The Hwang-Ho Civilization is one of the important civilizations of the world. It was developed about 3600

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Fig: The Hwang-Ho Valley civilization

to 1600 years ago in Hwang-Ho river valley in China. It is the famous river of China known as Yellow river. The valley was made up of plain fertile soil and held enough moisture for growing crops and for human settlement. Finding it suitable for farming, the Chinese settled there and founded Hwang-Ho Valley civilization.

Social Condition

There was a monarchical system in China during the ancient times. Although the Chinese people had a developed society, they didn’t keep any written records until the Shang dynasty of the 16th century. So, it was said that Shang dynasty is the first civilization between 3000 to 3700 years ago. Art and culture were developed during the Shang period. The people used to choose their strong king, who can protect them during hard times. Slowly, the tradition of

source:www.khanacademy.org Fig : social condition
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Fig : social condition

selecting kings ended because the kings started to appoint their own son and relatives as the next kings. So, the monarchy became hereditary.
In the 11th century, the Zhou (Chous) dynasty came to displace the Shang dynasty which started the feudal tradition. The Zhou used metal tools and weapons to build roads, expand irrigation canals to improve communication and commerce. This was also the classical age of Chinese Philosophy, with Confucianism, Daoism (Taoism), and Legalism all emerging during the Zhou dynasty. Nobles and the businessmen used to receive respect and privileges in this stage.
The king of Chin (Qin) seized control of China in 221 B.C. China got its present name from this dynasty. He extended the territory and made China a strong kingdom. He built the famous ‘Great Wall of China’ in his period. It is the only manmade object visible from the moon. It is 8.5 meters high, 5.7 meters wide and 6000 meters long.

Economic Condition

The economy of the Hwang-Ho valley civilization had a good progress during the rule of Shang dynasty. They were good artists and they knew how to make metal tools and weapons. Agriculture and husbandry were the main occupations of the people. They cultivated maize, millet, paddy etc and they reared animals like sheep, cock, dog, horse, elephant, pig etc. They developed advanced armors, agricultural tools, philosophy, moral education, law, religion etc. Beside these, they were the first people in the world to use the first modern form of paper and first to compile the dictionary in the world.
The modern Chinese is highly influenced by Lord Buddha and his eight fold paths. They used to worship the nature and their ancestors believed in supernatural powers that they can talk to gods and receive helps in need.

Three main rivers of China are as follows:

  • Changeang (Yangtze) ­= 6300 m (the longest in the Asia and the third longest in the world)
    source :source:www.khanacademy.org Fig :Yellow River (Huang He)
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    Fig :Yellow River (Huang He)
  • Huang He = 5465 m
  • Heilung Ciang = 2965 m

Largest towns situated on the banks of Hwang Ho river:

  • Lanchaow
  • Paoshowo
  • Changchow
  • Chinan

Other modern town situated on the bank of Hwang Ho river:

  • Jianshe
  • Zhingda
  • Huangheyan
Things to remember
  • It was developed about 3600 to 1600 years ago in Hwang-Ho river valley in China. 
  • It is the famous river of China known as Yellow river. 
  • There was a Monarchical system in China during the ancient times.
  • The King of Chin (Qin) seized control of China in 221 B.C. China got its present name from this dynasty.
  • The Great Wall of China is the only one manmade object visible from the moon.
  • It includes every relationship which established among the people.
  • There can be more than one community in a society. Community smaller than society.
  • It is a network of social relationships which cannot see or touched.
  • common interests and common objectives are not necessary for society.
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Questions and Answers

The Chinese society was strong and developed during the rule of Shang dynasty.

In the 11th century, the Zhou (Chous) dynasty came to displace the Shang dynasty which started the feudal tradition. The Zhou used metal tools and weapons to build roads, expand irrigation canals to improve communication and commerce. This was also the classical age of Chinese Philosophy, with Confucianism, Daoism (Taoism), and Legalism all emerging during the Zhou dynasty. Nobles and the businessmen used to receive respect and privileges in this period.

The classes of people in China were as follows:
There was a Monarchical system in China during the ancient times. Although the Chinese people had developed society, they didn’t keep any written record until Shang dynasty of the 16th century. So, it was said that the Shang dynasty is the first civilization between 3000 to 3700 years ago. Art and culture developed during the Shang period. The people used to choose their strong king, who could protect them during the hard times. Slowly, the tradition of selecting king ended because the kings started to appoint their own son and relatives as the next kings. So, monarchy became hereditary.
In the 11th century, the Zhou (Chous) dynasty came to displace the Shang dynasty which started the feudal tradition. The Zhou used metal tools and weapons to build roads, expand irrigation canals to improve communication and commerce. This was also the classical age of Chinese Philosophy, with Confucianism, Daoism (Taoism), and Legalism all emerging during the Zhou dynasty. Nobles and the businessmen used to receive respect and privileges in this period.
The King of Chin (Qin) seized control of China in 221 B.C. China got its present name from this dynasty. He extended territory and made the China a strong Kingdom. He built the famous ‘The Great Wall of China’ in his period. It was the only manmade object visible from the moon. It has 8.5 meters high, 5.7 meters wide and 6000 meters long.

The process by which a society or place reaches an advanced stage of social development and organization is called civilization.

Yangtze, Huang-He and Heilung Chiang are the main rivers of china.

Lanchaow, Paoshow, Changchow and Chinan are the large towns that are situated on the banks of Hwang-Ho river.

Jianshe, Zhingda and Huangheyan are the modern towns situated on the banks of Hwang-Ho river.

Yellow river is known as Huang-Ho river.

Shi Huang built the Great Wall of China.

People who are trained for civil services are called Mandarins.

Morden Chinese culture is highly influenced by the teaching of the Buddha and the Confucius but the ancient Chinese culture was based on the law of nature.

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